Deborah Watling

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Deborah Watling at the Television & Movie Store, Norwich on September 20, 2008

Deborah Watling (born January 2, 1948 in Loughton, Essex , United Kingdom - † July 21, 2017 ) was a British actress .

life and career

Deborah Watling was the daughter of actors Jack Watling and Patricia Hicks . Her brother, Giles Watling , and her two sisters Dilys Watling and Nicky Matthews are also active actors.

Deborah Watling had her first television appearance in 1958 in the television series The Invisible . From 1967 to 1968 Watling played her most famous role to date as Victoria Waterfield in the British television series Doctor Who . Victoria was with the second doctor ( Patrick Troughton ) who took her with him when her father was killed by the Daleks .

After Doctor Who , she has appeared in many other films and television series. In 1973 she had an appearance in Trau Nobody Over 18 ( That'll Be The Day ). In 1979 she starred in the television series Danger UXB . 1995 Watling took on the role of Victoria Waterfield again and presented this in the film Downtime . In total, she was seen in 30 film and television productions.

On May 17, 2010, Deborah Watling published her autobiography, Daddy's Girl , which is available as a book and audio book. Deborah Watling reads the audio book herself.

In July 2017 she died of lung cancer .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1958–1959: The Invisible Man (TV series, 11 episodes)
  • 1965–1966: The Wednesday Play (TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 1967–1968: Doctor Who (TV series, 40 episodes)
  • 1969: The Newcomers (TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 1972: Doctor in Chargen (TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 1973: Late Night Theater (TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 1973: Don't trust anyone over 18 (That'll Be the Day)
  • 1973: Arthur of the Britons (TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 1974: Take Me High
  • 1977: Journey to the center of the earth (Viaje al centro de la Tierra)
  • 1979: Danger UXB (TV series, 7 episodes)
  • 1981: The Jim Davidson Show (TV series, 5 episodes)
  • 1995: downtime
  • 2013: The Five (ish) Doctors Reboot

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Obituary for Deborah Watling
  2. ↑ Eric Shorter: Jack Watling. . In: The Guardian. . May 25, 2001. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  3. ↑ Jack Watling. . In: Telegraph . May 26, 2001. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  4. ↑ Steve Eramo: Sci-Fi Blast From The Past - Deborah Watling (Doctor Who) . In: Scifiandtvtalk . February 26, 2011. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  5. ↑ Doctor who? The Time Lord's companions from the 60s and 70s have their say. . In: The Guardian . September 28, 2013. Accessed March 22, 2016.
  6. ^ Tardis Party: Carole Ann Ford / Deborah Watling ~ Sixties Screamers. . In: Georgesjournal . April 20, 2013. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  7. ^ Greg Jameson: Downtime DVD review . In: Entertainment Focus . November 13, 2015. Accessed March 22, 2016.
  8. ↑ Deborah Watling. Daddy's girl. The Autobiography. . In: Fantomfilms . Archived from the original on March 16, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 22, 2016. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.fantomfilms.co.uk
personal data
SURNAME Watling, Deborah
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actress
DATE OF BIRTH January 2, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Loughton , Essex , United Kingdom
DATE OF DEATH July 21, 2017