Deborah Grant
Deborah Grant (born Deborah Jane Snelling; 22 February 1947) is an English actress.[1] Between 1981 and 1991, she played Deborah Bergerac in the BBC television detective series Bergerac. Since 2007, she has appeared in the sitcom Not Going Out as Wendy Adams, the mother of Tim (Tim Vine) and Lucy (Sally Bretton).[2]
Deborah Grant | |
|---|---|
| Born | Deborah Jane Snelling 22 February 1947 |
| Alma mater | Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2 |
Personal life and training
Grant was born in Perivale to Henry Percival and Henrietta (formerly Finn) Snelling.
She trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama and appeared on stage at the Bristol Old Vic and in the West End of London.[3][4] She has since had a successful television acting career.[5]
She has been married twice. She became Lady Child in 1971 when she married the baronet and actor Jeremy Child by whom she has a daughter.[6] After their divorce, she married actor Gregory Floy and had a daughter.
Television appearances
- Public Eye - Rosemary, in the episode "A Fixed Address"
- Edward the Seventh - young Princess Alexandra of Denmark/Princess of Wales
- The Power Game
- Danger UXB
- Crown Prosecutor
- Jonathan Creek
- Brum - police lady
- Bread
- UFO - Linda Simmonds in the episode "The Psychobombs" (1970)
- Casualty
- Doctors
- Peak Practice - receptionist Carol Johnson
- Howards' Way
- Bergerac - Deborah, ex-wife of John Nettles' character.
- Bouquet of Barbed Wire - Sarah Francis
- Another Bouquet - Sarah Roberts (née Francis), alongside Frank Finlay
- Minder - Lady Ingrave in You Gotta Have Friends (series 1)
- Room at the Bottom - Celia Pagett-Smythe
- Victoria Wood As Seen On TV
- Victoria Wood
- Outside Edge
- Pat and Margaret - Stella Kincaid
- Not Going Out - Wendy Adams, Lucy and Tim's mother
- Mr Palfrey of Westminster - Yelena
Theatre appearances
- Barnum (1983), with Michael Crawford at the London Palladium
Film appearances
- I Want What I Want (1972)
- Scandal (1989) - Valerie Hobson
- Aces Go Places V (1989) - Deborah
- London Has Fallen (2016) - Doris
References
- "Deborah Grant". BFI. Archived from the original on 26 April 2017.
- "Not Going Out - S9 - Episode 1: Home Improvements". Radio Times.
- "Interview: Deborah Grant in Absurd Person Singular at Blackpool Grand Theatre". Lancashire Telegraph. 9 October 2009.
- "Deborah Grant - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com. Archived from the original on 13 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- "BBC Radio Derby - Andy Potter, 25/11/2014, Bergerac, Scandal and Peak Practice actress Deborah Grant". BBC. 27 November 2014.
- "Actor Jeremy Child and actress Debbie Grant at their wedding at..." Getty Images.