Debra has enjoyed a long and exciting amateur theatre career in both Canberra and Melbourne. She is currently living and working in Canberra.

Her Theatre credits include: Madame Edith (Allo Allo), Karen Holt (Something to Hide), Anne Protheroe (Murder at the Vicarage), Elizabeth Proctor (The Crucible), Karen (Mixed Emotions), Prince Charming (Cinderella), Azurial (Cinderella) and Rita (Educating Rita).

Her Musical Theatre credits include: Hold Me Touch Me (The Producers), Maggie Jones (42nd Street), U/S Madame Thenadier/Ensemble (Les Miserables), Jacks Mum/Granny (Into the Woods), Mrs Pembleton (Rokitelly Man), Madame Firman (Phantom of the Opera), Maizy La Bird (Suessical), Widow Corney (Oliver), Mrs Koala (Snugglepot and Cuddlepie), Stepmother (Into the Woods), Mother Abbess (Sound of Music), Ensemble (Les Miserables), Ensemble (Follies), Sister Amnesia (Nunsense), Gilmer (Godspell), Maisie (The Boyfriend), Domina (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum), Rizzo (Grease), and a variety of small roles in Gilbert and Sullivan productions and school productions.

She has also appeared in several local TV commercials, Short Films and promotional training DVDs.