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Frances de la Tour

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.


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Born:
Jul 30, 1944 In Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
59
First Appeared:
In the movie Every Home Should Have One 1970-03-05
Latest Project:
Series The Prince 2021-07-29
Known For
Poster of Vanity Fair
Poster of Every Silver Lining
Poster of Flickers
Poster of The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
Filmography
Series The Prince Queen Elizabeth (voice) 2021-07-29
Series Professor T Adelaide Tempest 2021-06-03
Movie Dolittle Dragon (voice) 2020-01-02
Movie Enola Holmes The Dowager 2020-09-23
Series Vanity Fair Lady Matilda Crawley 2018-09-02
Movie The Highway Rat The Rabbit (voice) 2018-10-10
Series Man in an Orange Shirt Mrs. March 2017-07-31
Series The Collection Yvette Sabine 2016-09-02
Movie Alice Through the Looking Glass Aunt Imogene (uncredited) 2016-05-25
Movie Survivor Sally 2015-05-21
Movie Mr. Holmes Madame Schirmer 2015-06-19
Movie The Lady in the Van Ursula Vaughan Williams 2015-10-30
Movie Miss You Already Jill the Wigmaker 2015-09-12
Series Outlander Mother Hildegarde 2014-08-09
Movie Into the Woods Giant 2014-12-24
Movie National Theatre Live: People Dorothy Stacpoole 2013-03-21
Series Vicious Violet Crosby 2013-04-29
Series Big School Ms Baron 2013-08-16
Movie National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage Kay 2013-11-02
Movie Trap for Cinderella Aunt Elinor 2013-07-12
Movie Private Peaceful Grandma Wolf 2012-10-12
Movie Suspension of Disbelief Nesta 2012-11-01
Movie Hugo Madame Emilie 2011-11-22
Movie The Book of Eli Martha 2010-01-14
Movie Alice in Wonderland Aunt Imogene 2010-03-03
Movie National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art Kay 2010-04-22
Movie The Nutcracker: The Untold Story The Rat Queen / Frau Eva 2010-11-24
Movie Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Olympe Maxime 2010-11-17
Movie The History Boys Mrs. Lintott 2006-10-02
Series Sensitive Skin Unknown 2005-11-10
Movie Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Madame Olympe Maxime 2005-11-16
Series New Tricks Unknown 2004-01-01
Movie Love Actually Lesbian Lover (uncredited) 2003-09-07
Series Born and Bred Unknown 2002-04-21
Series What's Your Problem? Unknown 2002-09-25
Series Waking the Dead Unknown 2001-06-18
Movie The Cherry Orchard Charlotte Ivanovna 1999-01-01
Series The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling Aunt Western 1997-11-09
Series Cold Lazarus Emma Porlock 1996-05-26
Series Downwardly Mobile 1994-07-21
Series Every Silver Lining 1993-05-27
Movie Genghis Cohn Dr. Helga Feuchtwanger 1993-11-09
Series Heartbeat Unknown 1992-04-10
Movie Bejewelled Beatrice 1991-01-20
Movie Strike It Rich Mrs de Vere 1990-01-26
Series Stay Lucky Unknown 1989-12-08
Series Kind of Living 1988-02-19
Movie Murder with Mirrors Miss Bellaver 1985-02-20
Movie Rising Damp Miss Jones 1980-05-03
Series Flickers Maud Cole 1980-09-17
Series The Galton & Simpson Playhouse Unknown 1977-02-17
Movie Wombling Free Julia Frogmorton 1977-12-31
Movie To the Devil a Daughter Salvation Army Major 1976-03-04
Movie All Good Men 1974-01-31
Series Rising Damp Ruth 1974-09-02
Movie Right to Work March Elizabeth I 1972-10-19
Movie Our Miss Fred Miss Lockhart 1972-12-14
Movie Every Home Should Have One Maud Crape 1970-03-05
Series Play for Today Unknown 1970-10-15