Deborah trained at Drama Studio London and is of Iraqi/Indian parentage. She has built up a wide-ranging list of credits, most notably playing the role of Mariam an Afghan refugee in the world premiere of The Container by Clare Bayley. This site specific play staged inside an articulated lorry explores the world of people smuggling. It won an Edinburgh Festival Fringe First award, the Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award and was nominated for Best Ensemble by The Stage. As part of The Container’s original cast Deborah toured with Creative Partnerships around the Thames Gateway area.  

 

Other work includes script development for the film ‘Fulll Firearms’, directed by the artist Emily Wardill (Jarman Award Winner 2010) which deals with the effect of The Arms Trade on countries outside of Britain

 

In conjunction with her practice, she is currently conducting at PhD at Kent in the area of dyslexia and actor training in collaboration with a number of NCDT drama schools.