Frances Ruffelle

Biography

Frances Ruffelle (born 29 August 1965) is an English musical theatre actress and singer. She won a Tony Award in 1987, and represented the United Kingdom in the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Lonely Symphony (We Will Be Free)", finishing 10th. The song became a UK Top 30 hit.

In 1984, Ruffelle starred as Dinah in the original West End production of Starlight Express. From 1985, she was the original Éponine in the first English-language productions of Les Misérables in the West End and on Broadway, winning the 1987 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Other stage roles include Yonah in Children of Eden (1991), Roxie Hart in Chicago (2003–04, 2007), the title role in Piaf (2013), Bella in The A–Z of Mrs P (2014), and Queenie in The Wild Party. Her albums include Fragile (1994), Frances Ruffelle (1998), Showgirl (2004), Imperfectly Me (2010), and I Say Yeh-Yeh (2015).

Known For

Top of the Pops

Self

The Equalizer

Sylvie

Stars in the House

Self

An Audience with...

Self

Les Misérables

Whore 1

Secrets & Lies

Young Mother

Locked Down

Neighbour

Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert

Eponine (1985 Cast)

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2021	Locked Down	Neighbour
2017	How to be Human	Maria
2017	Long Forgotten Fields	Sue Foster
2014	Devil's Tower	Kim
2013	Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story	Self
2012	Les Misérables	Whore 1
2010	Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert	Eponine (1985 Cast)
2010	Les Mis at 25: Matt Lucas Dreams the Dream	Self
2004	Broadway's Lost Treasures II	Eponine Thénardier (segment "Les Misérables")
1996	Secrets & Lies	Young Mother
1982	P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang	Eunice
1982	Marks	Christening Guest
1980	The Wildcats of St. Trinian's	Angela Hall / Princess Roxanne
1975	The Hiding Place	Sarah Van Der Weghe (uncredited)

Year	TV Show	Role
2020	Stars in the House	Self
1985	The Equalizer	Sylvie
1982	Objects of Affection	Christening Guest
1978	An Audience with...	Self
1964	Top of the Pops	Self