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Deborah Fairfax

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After escaping a death sentence for her hideous crimes, a seemingly rehabilitated woman settles in an isolated farmhouse with her husband, only to ache, once more, for blood, and a crash-course in surgery.
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Frightmare (1974)
Deborah Fairfax was born in 1951 in Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Chocky (1984), Coronation Street (1960) and Emmerdale Farm (1972). She has been married to Robert Whelan since 1988.
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    • Known for

    Chocky (1984)
    Chocky
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Girl Reporter
    Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant, and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)
    Coronation Street
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Dr. Summers
    Emmerdale Farm (1972)
    Emmerdale Farm
    4.9
    TV Series
    • Sally Graves
    • Mary Finch
    Frightmare (1974)
    Frightmare
    6.2
    • Jackie Yates
    • 1974

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Emmerdale Farm (1972)
      Emmerdale Farm
      4.9
      TV Series
      • Sally Graves
      • Mary Finch
      • 1990–1992
    • Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant, and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)
      Coronation Street
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Dr. Summers
      • 1991
    • El C.I.D. (1990)
      El C.I.D.
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Sign Reader
      • 1991
    • Missing Persons (1990)
      Missing Persons
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • TV Interviewer
      • 1990
    • David Jason and Gwen Taylor in A Bit of a Do (1989)
      A Bit of a Do
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Barbara
      • 1989
    • Brookside (1982)
      Brookside
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Angela Higgins
      • 1987
    • Chocky (1984)
      Chocky
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Girl Reporter
      • 1984
    • Terry and June (1979)
      Terry and June
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Young Woman
      • 1979
    • Play for Today (1970)
      Play for Today
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Girl
      • Miss Benson
      • 1975–1978
    • The Crezz (1976)
      The Crezz
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Wendy
      • 1976
    • Couples (1975)
      Couples
      4.5
      TV Series
      • Diane Graham
      • 1976
    • Frightmare (1974)
      Frightmare
      6.2
      • Jackie Yates
      • 1974
    • Anthony Valentine, Margaret Lockwood, and John Stone in Justice (1971)
      Justice
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Nurse
      • 1974
    • Anouska Hempel and Anton Rodgers in Zodiac (1974)
      Zodiac
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Cathy Selby
      • 1974
    • Marked Personal (1973)
      Marked Personal
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Maureen
      • 1973

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    • Born
      • 1951
      • Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Robert Whelan1988 - present

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