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BIO

New York theatre: original production of Top Girls (The Public Theater, Obie Award), Escaped Alone (BAM), Stanley (Outer Critics Circle Award). Select U.K. theatre: The Children, Escaped Alone and Top Girls, all at the Royal Court Theatre; Rules for Living, Timon of Athens, Mother Clap's Molly House, The Winter's Tale, Stanley (Olivier Award), all at the National Theatre; Coriolanus, Moonlight, John Gabriel Borkman, The Cut, The Vortex, all at the Donmar; The Glass Menagerie at the Young Vic; Like a Fishbone at the Bush Theatre; The School for Scandal, Twelfth Night at the RSC; Tongue of a Bird at the Almeida. Select TV: "Collateral," "Poirot," "Cranford," "State of Play," "Torchwood." Recent film credits: Hampstead, Kaleidoscope, The Ones Below, The Lady in the Van.

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STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Manhattan Theatre Club's Original Broadway Production, 2017
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
US Premiere at Brooklyn Academy of Music, 2017
Sally

[West End]
Royal Court Theatre Return Engagement, 2017
Sally

[Broadway]
1997
Hilda

[Off-Broadway]
1982
Isabelle Bird/Joyce/Mrs. Kidd


Movies

Truly Madly Deeply
[ 1990 ] Claire
Jack & Sarah
[ 1995 ] Miss Cartwright
The End of the Affair
[ 1999 ] Miss Smythe
Me Without You
[ 2001 ] Judith
Vanity Fair
[ 2004 ] Mrs. Sedley
Summer
[ 2008 ] Doctor Price Deborah Findley
Arthur Christmas
[ 2011 ] General
Suite Française
[ 2014 ] Madame Joseph
Coriolanus
[ 2014 ] Volumnia
The Lady in the Van
[ 2015 ] Pauline
The Ones Below
[ 2015 ] Tessa
Kaleidoscope
[ 2016 ] Maureen
Hampstead
[ 2017 ] Mary Neal
National Theatre Live: Allelujah!
[ 2018 ] Sister Gilchrist
Making Noise Quietly
[ 2019 ] Helene Ensslin

TV Shows

Casualty
Caroline Palmer, Debbie Cookson
Cranford
Miss Tomkinson
Midsomer Murders
Lorna Soane, Hilary Richards
Silent Witness
Gemma King, Mary Carter
The Split
Ruth

Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 2018 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Deborah Findlay, The Children

Olivier Awards - 2007 - Best Performance In A Supporting Role

Deborah FindlayThe Cut


winner
Olivier Awards - 1997 - Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Deborah FindlayStanley


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1997 - Best Featured Actress - Play

Deborah FindlayStanley

News


THE YEARS Will Transfer to the Harold Pinter Theatre

Internationaal Theater Amsterdam's new Artistic Director Eline Arbo will return to direct her five-star, sold out adaptation of Nobel Prize winner Annie Ernaux's critically acclaimed semi-autobiographical novel The Years
Review Roundup: THE YEARS Opens at Almeida Theatre

See what the critics are saying about The Years at Almeida Theatre. Read the reviews and learn more about this West End show.
Review: THE YEARS, Almeida Theatre

Five actors + 80 years + a soupçon of French ennui = an evening that will spark many a conversation
Findlay, Garai, and More Set for THE YEARS at Almeida Theatre; Additional Season Casting Announced

The Almeida Theatre has announced casting for Eline Arbo’s The Years and the Angry and Young season. 
Giles Terera and Michael Benz Complete the Cast of POWER OF SAIL at Menier Chocolate Factory

The Menier Chocolate Factory has announced that Giles Terera and Michael Benz join the cast of the European première of Paul Grellong's Power of Sail, directed by Dominic Dromgoole. Performances run 20 March – 12 May.
Cast Set For POWER OF SAIL at the Menier Chocolate Factory

The Menier Chocolate Factory has announced casting the European première of Paul Grellong’s Power of Sail. Performances run 20 March – 12 May.
European Premere of POWER OF SAIL Comes to the Menier Chocolate Factory Next Month

With its critically acclaimed production of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s Pacific Overtures running at the venue, the Menier Chocolate Factory has announced the European première of Paul Grellong’s Power of Sail. Dominic Dromgoole returns to the company, after the success of last year’s Marjorie Prime, to direct.
Symphony Space Announces New Programs For Spring 2024

Symphony Space has announced additional Spring 2024 programming. The coming months abound with bespoke evenings that offer playful and candid experiences of some of today's most beloved voices in music, literature, theater, and more.
Symphony Space Unveils Spring 2024 Programming Featuring George Takei, Judy Collins & More

Symphony Space has revealed additional Spring 2024 programming. See performance dates and learn who is taking part!
National Theatre Live Presents: ROMEO & JULIET to Play The Plaza Cinema & Media Arts Center Next Month

This bold new film brings to life the remarkable backstage spaces of the National Theatre in which desire, dreams and destiny collide to make Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy sing in an entirely new way. Romeo and Juliet risk everything to be together.
Full Company Announced for THE INQUIRY at Chichester Festival Theatre

The full cast has been announced for the world premiere of THE INQUIRY by Harry Davies at Chichester’s Minerva Theatre, where an extra week of performances has been added. The production now runs from 13 October – 11 November (press night: 17 October).  
Full Cast Announced For the UK Première of MARJORIE PRIME

As public booking opens, the Menier Chocolate Factory has announced the full casting for the UK première of Jordan Harrison's Marjorie Prime.
Photos: On the Red Carpet at Opening Night of ORLANDO at the Garrick Theatre

Orlando officially opened last night at London's Garrick Theatre. Check out photos from the opening night red carpet here!
Review Roundup: What Did the Critics Think of ORLANDO, starring Emma Corrin?

Michael Grandage directs Emma Corrin in Neil Bartlett’s joyous new adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s modern masterpiece – Orlando. Leading an eleven-strong company in a bold new staging, Olivier Award nominee Emma Corrin returns to London’s West End in one of the most surprising stories in the English language.
Review: ORLANDO, Garrick Theatre

On the surface it might seem impossible to adapt Orlando for the stage, but Neil Bartlett and director Michael Grandage have achieved a warm and witty play that is also a welcome antidote to today's culture wars.
Photos: First Look at Emma Corrin in MGC's ORLANDO at the Garrick Theatre

Get an all new first look at Emma Corrin in MGC's Orlando. The production begins performances this weekend. Check out the photos here!
Photos: See Emma Corrin & More in Rehearsals for ORLANDO at the Garrick Theatre

Orlando, Neil Bartlett’s new version of Virginia Woolf’s novel, opens at the Garrick Theatre on 5 December 2022, with previews from 25 November, and runs until 25 February 2023. Michael Grandage directs Emma Corrin in the title role. Get a first look at the cast in rehearsals here!
Full Cast Announced For ORLANDO at the Garrick Theatre

The full company has been announced for Orlando – joining Emma Corrin, in the title role, are Deborah Findlay (Mrs Grimsditch), Jessica Alade (Virginia, Drunken Tory), Debra Baker (Virginia, Favilla, The Captain), Akuc Bol (Virginia, Euphrosyne, Prue), Lucy Briers (Virginia, Queen Elizabeth, Officer), Richard Cant (Virginia, Harriet, Kitty), Melissa Lowe (Virginia, Drunken Tory), Jodie McNee (Virginia, Marmaduke), Oliver Wickham (Virginia, Clorinda), and Millicent Wong (Virginia, Sasha, Nell).
Menier Chocolate Factory Announces Reopening with New Season For 2022/2023

The Menier Chocolate Factory has announced programming for its Autumn 2022/Spring 2023 season. Learn more about the full season here!
ANGELS IN AMERICA Joins the National Theatre Collection on Drama Online

The filmed performance of Angels in America Part One: Millennium Approaches and of Part Two: Perestroika will be added to the National Theatre Collection 2 on Drama Online in February alongside eight new films announced in November.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Deborah Findlay been in?

Deborah Findlay has appeared on Broadway in 2 shows.

How many West End shows has Deborah Findlay been in?

Deborah Findlay has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.

What was Deborah Findlay's first West End show?

Deborah Findlay's first West End show was Escaped Alone which opened in 2017

What awards has Deborah Findlay been nominated for?

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for The Children, Best Performance In A Supporting Role (Olivier Awards) for The Cut , Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Olivier Awards) for Stanley and Best Featured Actress - Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Stanley .

What awards has Deborah Findlay won?

Deborah Findlay has won the following awards: Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the Olivier Awards for her performance in Stanley and Best Featured Actress in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, also for Stanley.

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