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Deborah Makepeace

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Deborah Makepeace (1957, Buckrose, Yorkshire, England – 2 February 1999, Bromley, London, England) was a British television actress. She trained at Elmhurst Ballet School in Surrey.

Her notable roles included Sara Crewe, the central character in A Little Princess (1973), The Chinese Puzzle (1974), The Apple Cart (1975) and Princess Helena in Edward the Seventh (1975), Penmarric (1979), Byron: A Personal Tour (1981) (as Claire Clairmont) and Sorry! (1987).

She appeared in rep at Pitlochry Festival Theatre in the 1978 season. [1] She had roles in The Tempest, While the Sun Shines and The Caucasian Chalk Circle.

She died prematurely from cancer.