Frances de la Tour
Acting
Born: 1944-07-30 in Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Biography
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
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Salome Otterbourne
Outlander
Mother Hildegarde
Play for Today
Marcia
Play for Today
Maria Waite
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Olympe Maxime
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Madame Olympe Maxime
Agatha Christie's Marple
Mrs. Maud Dane Calthrop
Professor T
Adelaide Tempest
Heartbeat
Tessa
Waking the Dead
Alice Taylor-Garnett
New Tricks
Alice in Wonderland
Aunt Imogene
ITV Playhouse
Jean
Love Actually
Lesbian Lover (uncredited)
Enola Holmes
The Dowager
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Aunt Imogene
The Book of Eli
Martha
Born and Bred
Eugenia Maddox
Dolittle
Dragon (voice)
Survivor
Sally
Hugo
Madame Emilie
Into the Woods
Giant
Vicious
Violet Crosby
Mr. Holmes
Madame Schirmer
Stay Lucky
Vanity Fair
Lady Matilda Crawley
Rising Damp
Ruth
Unnatural Causes
Marcia
The Prince
Queen Elizabeth (voice)
Miss You Already
Jill
The Nutcracker
The Rat Queen / Frau Eva
National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
Kay
Cold Lazarus
Dr Emma Porlock
Big School
Ms Baron
Sensitive Skin
Sarah Thorne
The Lady in the Van
Ursula Vaughan Williams
The Collection
Yvette Sabine
Rising Damp
Miss Jones