Frances de la Tour
July 30, 1944 (80 years old) in Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Frances de la Tour is an English television, stage and film actress, known for her role as Miss Ruth Jones in the television sitcom "Rising Damp" from 1974 until 1978; Madame Olympe Maxime in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" (2005) and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1" (2010) and Mrs. Lintott in Alan Bennett's "The History Boys". She is a Tony Award winner and three-time Olivier Award winner.
Known For
Credits
- 2021 ·The Princeas Queen Elizabeth (voice)
- 2021 ·Professor Tas Adelaide Tempest
- 2020 ·Enola Holmesas The Dowager
- 2020 ·Dolittleas Dragon (voice)
- 2018 ·The Highway Ratas The Rabbit (voice)
- 2018 ·Vanity Fairas Lady Matilda Crawley
- 2017 ·Man in an Orange Shirtas Mrs. March
- 2016 ·The Collectionas Yvette Sabine
- 2016 ·Alice Through the Looking Glassas Aunt Imogene (uncredited)
- 2015 ·The Lady in the Vanas Ursula Vaughan Williams
- 2015 ·Miss You Alreadyas Jill the Wigmaker
- 2015 ·Mr. Holmesas Madame Schirmer
- 2015 ·Survivoras Sally
- 2014 ·Into the Woodsas Giant
- 2014 ·Outlanderas Mother Hildegarde
- 2013 ·National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stageas Kay
- 2013 ·Big Schoolas Ms Baron
- 2013 ·Trap for Cinderellaas Aunt Elinor
- 2013 ·Viciousas Violet Crosby
- 2013 ·National Theatre Live: Peopleas Dorothy Stacpoole
- 2012 ·Suspension of Disbeliefas Nesta
- 2012 ·Private Peacefulas Grandma Wolf
- 2012 ·Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'as Self
- 2011 ·Hugoas Madame Emilie
- 2010 ·The Nutcracker: The Untold Storyas The Rat Queen / Frau Eva
- 2010 ·Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1as Olympe Maxime
- 2010 ·National Theatre Live: The Habit of Artas Kay
- 2010 ·Alice in Wonderlandas Aunt Imogene
- 2010 ·The Book of Elias Martha
- 2006 ·The History Boysas Mrs. Lintott
- 2005 ·Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fireas Madame Olympe Maxime
- 2005 ·Sensitive Skinas
- 2004 ·Agatha Christie's Marpleas Mrs. Maud Dane Calthrop
- 2004 ·Who Do You Think You Are?as Self
- 2004 ·New Tricksas
- 2003 ·Love Actuallyas Lesbian Lover (uncredited)
- 2002 ·What's Your Problem?as
- 2002 ·Born and Bredas
- 2001 ·Waking the Deadas Alice Taylor-Garnett
- 1999 ·The Cherry Orchardas Charlotte Ivanovna
- 1997 ·The History of Tom Jones: A Foundlingas Aunt Western
- 1996 ·Cold Lazarusas Emma Porlock
- 1994 ·Downwardly Mobileas
- 1993 ·Genghis Cohnas Dr. Helga Feuchtwanger, Psychiatrist
- 1993 ·Genghis Cohnas Dr. Helga Feuchtwanger
- 1993 ·Every Silver Liningas
- 1992 ·Heartbeatas Tessa
- 1991 ·Bejewelledas Beatrice
- 1990 ·Strike It Richas Mrs de Vere
- 1989 ·Stay Luckyas
- 1989 ·Agatha Christie's Poirotas Salome Otterbourne
- 1988 ·Kind of Livingas
- 1986 ·Unnatural Causesas Marcia
- 1985 ·Murder with Mirrorsas Miss Bellaver
- 1982 ·Skirmishesas Jean
- 1982 ·The Bounderas Celia
- 1980 ·Flickersas Maud Cole
- 1980 ·Rising Dampas Miss Jones
- 1977 ·Wombling Freeas Julia Frogmorton
- 1977 ·The Galton & Simpson Playhouseas
- 1976 ·Housewives' Choiceas Marcia
- 1976 ·To the Devil a Daughteras Salvation Army Major
- 1974 ·Rising Dampas Ruth
- 1974 ·All Good Menas
- 1972 ·Our Miss Fredas Miss Lockhart
- 1972 ·Right to Work Marchas Elizabeth I
- 1970 ·Play for Todayas Marcia
- 1970 ·Play for Todayas Maria Waite
- 1970 ·Every Home Should Have Oneas Maud Crape