Frances de la Tour
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1944-07-30 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England, UK
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
Acting
(2020)
Enola Holmes
as The Dowager
(2020)
Dolittle
as Dragon (voice)
(2018)
The Highway Rat
as The Rabbit (voice)
(2016)
Alice Through the Looking Glass
as Aunt Imogene
(2015)
Survivor
as Sally
(2015)
Mr. Holmes
as Madame Schirmer
(2015)
The Lady in the Van
as Ursula Vaughan Williams
(2015)
Miss You Already
as Jill
(2014)
Into the Woods
as Giant
(2013)
(2013)
Trap for Cinderella
as Aunt Elinor
(2013)
National Theatre Live: People
as Dorothy Stacpoole
(2012)
Private Peaceful
as Grandma Wolf
(2012)
Suspension of Disbelief
as Nesta
(2012)
(2011)
Hugo
as Madame Emilie
(2010)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
as Olympe Maxime
(2010)
Alice in Wonderland
as Aunt Imogene
(2010)
The Book of Eli
as Martha
(2010)
The Nutcracker
as The Rat Queen / Frau Eva
(2010)
(2006)
The History Boys
as Mrs. Lintott
(2005)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
as Madame Olympe Maxime
(2003)
Love Actually
as Lesbian Lover (uncredited)
(1999)
The Cherry Orchard
as Charlotte Ivanovna
(1993)
Genghis Cohn
as Dr. Helga Feuchtwanger, Psychiatrist
(1993)
Genghis Cohn
as Dr. Helga Feuchtwanger
(1991)
Bejewelled
as Beatrice
(1990)
Strike It Rich
as Mrs de Vere
(1985)
Murder with Mirrors
as Miss Bellaver
(1982)
Skirmishes
as Jean
(1980)
Rising Damp
as Miss Jones
(1977)
Wombling Free
as Julia Frogmorton
(1976)
To the Devil a Daughter
as Salvation Army Major
(1976)
Housewives' Choice
as Marcia
(1974)
(1972)
Our Miss Fred
as Miss Lockhart
(1972)
Right to Work March
as Elizabeth I
(1970)
Every Home Should Have One
as Maud Crape