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Frances de la Tour

Acting

Born July 30, 1944 · Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Also known as Frances J. de Lautour · فرانسیس دی لا تور

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.

Awards & recognition

  • Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Featured Actress in a Play · 2006
  • Tony AwardBest Featured Actress in a Play · 2006
  • Laurence Olivier AwardBest Actress in a Supporting Role · 1992
  • Laurence Olivier AwardActress of the Year in a Revival · 1983
  • Laurence Olivier AwardActress of the Year in a New Play · 1980
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  • Evening Standard Theatre AwardBest Actress
  • British Academy Television AwardBest Female Comedy Performance · 2014 · nominated
  • BAFTA AwardBest Actress in a Supporting Role · 2007 · nominated
  • British Independent Film AwardBest Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film · 2006 · nominated
  • Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Featured Actress in a Play · 2006 · nominated
  • Tony AwardBest Featured Actress in a Play · 2006 · nominated
  • Laurence Olivier AwardBest Actress · 1995 · nominated
  • Laurence Olivier AwardBest Actress in a Supporting Role · 1992 · nominated
  • British Academy Television AwardBest Actress · 1986 · nominated
  • Laurence Olivier AwardActress of the Year in a Revival · 1983 · nominated
  • Laurence Olivier AwardActress of the Year in a New Play · 1980 · nominated

Filmography39 titles

Wombling Free

1977as Julia Frogmorton

Outlander

2014as Mother Hildegarde

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989as Salome Otterbourne

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

2005as Madame Olympe Maxime

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004as Mrs. Maud Dane Calthrop

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

2010as Olympe Maxime

Man in an Orange Shirt

2017as Mrs. March

Vicious

2013as Violet Crosby

Rising Damp

1974as Ruth

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

as Aunt Western

Miss You Already

2015as Jill

Professor T

2021as Adelaide Tempest

New Tricks

2004

Vanity Fair

as Lady Matilda Crawley

Enola Holmes

2020as The Dowager

Hugo

2011as Madame Emilie

Waking the Dead

2001as Alice Taylor-Garnett

Heartbeat

1992as Tessa

Love Actually

2003as Lesbian Lover (uncredited)

Who Do You Think You Are?

as Self

Big School

2013as Ms Baron

The Book of Eli

2010as Martha

Dolittle

2020as Dragon (voice)

Alice Through the Looking Glass

2016as Aunt Imogene

Private Peaceful

2012as Grandma Wolf

Alice in Wonderland

2010as Aunt Imogene

The History Boys

2006as Mrs. Lintott

The Collection

2016as Yvette Sabine

Mr. Holmes

2015as Madame Schirmer

Strike It Rich

1990as Mrs de Vere

The Prince

2021as Queen Elizabeth (voice)

The Lady in the Van

2015as Ursula Vaughan Williams

The Highway Rat

2018as The Rabbit (voice)

Into the Woods

2014as Giant

Survivor

2015as Sally

To the Devil a Daughter

1976as Salvation Army Major

Trap for Cinderella

2013as Aunt Elinor

Genghis Cohn

1993as Dr. Helga Feuchtwanger, Psychiatrist

The Nutcracker: The Untold Story

2010as The Rat Queen / Frau Eva