Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 30, 1944
Place of Birth:
Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Social Media
Frances de la Tour
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Enola Holmes | The Dowager |
| 2020 | Dolittle | Dragon (voice) |
| 2018 | The Highway Rat | The Rabbit (voice) |
| 2016 | Alice Through the Looking Glass | Aunt Imogene |
| 2015 | The Lady in the Van | Ursula Vaughan Williams |
| 2015 | Survivor | Sally |
| 2015 | Mr. Holmes | Madame Schirmer |
| 2015 | Miss You Already | Jill |
| 2014 | Into the Woods | Giant |
| 2013 | Trap for Cinderella | Aunt Elinor |
| 2013 | National Theatre Live: People | Dorothy Stacpoole |
| 2013 | National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage | Kay |
| 2012 | Private Peaceful | Grandma Wolf |
| 2012 | Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo' | Self |
| 2012 | Suspension of Disbelief | Nesta |
| 2011 | Hugo | Madame Emilie |
| 2010 | The Book of Eli | Martha |
| 2010 | Alice in Wonderland | Aunt Imogene |
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Olympe Maxime |
| 2010 | The Nutcracker | The Rat Queen / Frau Eva |
| 2010 | National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art | Kay |
| 2006 | The History Boys | Mrs. Lintott |
| 2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Madame Olympe Maxime |
| 2003 | Love Actually | Lesbian Lover (uncredited) |
| 1999 | The Cherry Orchard | Charlotte Ivanovna |
| 1993 | Genghis Cohn | Dr. Helga Feuchtwanger, Psychiatrist |
| 1993 | Genghis Cohn | Dr. Helga Feuchtwanger |
| 1991 | Bejewelled | Beatrice |
| 1990 | Strike It Rich | Mrs de Vere |
| 1985 | Murder with Mirrors | Miss Bellaver |
| 1982 | Skirmishes | Jean |
| 1980 | Rising Damp | Miss Jones |
| 1977 | Wombling Free | Julia Frogmorton |
| 1976 | To the Devil a Daughter | Salvation Army Major |
| 1976 | Housewives' Choice | Marcia |
| 1974 | All Good Men | |
| 1972 | Our Miss Fred | Miss Lockhart |
| 1972 | Right to Work March | Elizabeth I |
| 1970 | Every Home Should Have One | Maud Crape |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Professor T | Adelaide Tempest |
| 2021 | The Prince | Queen Elizabeth (voice) |
| 2018 | Vanity Fair | Lady Matilda Crawley |
| 2017 | Man in an Orange Shirt | Mrs. March |
| 2016 | The Collection | Yvette Sabine |
| 2014 | Outlander | Mother Hildegarde |
| 2013 | Vicious | Violet Crosby |
| 2013 | Big School | Ms Baron |
| 2005 | Sensitive Skin | |
| 2004 | New Tricks | |
| 2004 | Who Do You Think You Are? | Self |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Mrs. Maud Dane Calthrop |
| 2002 | Born and Bred | |
| 2002 | What's Your Problem? | |
| 2001 | Waking the Dead | Alice Taylor-Garnett |
| 1997 | The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling | Aunt Western |
| 1996 | Cold Lazarus | Emma Porlock |
| 1994 | Downwardly Mobile | |
| 1993 | Every Silver Lining | |
| 1992 | Heartbeat | Tessa |
| 1989 | Stay Lucky | |
| 1989 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Salome Otterbourne |
| 1988 | Kind of Living | |
| 1986 | Unnatural Causes | Marcia |
| 1982 | The Bounder | Celia |
| 1980 | Flickers | Maud Cole |
| 1977 | The Galton & Simpson Playhouse | |
| 1974 | Rising Damp | Ruth |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Marcia |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Maria Waite |