Frances de la Tour

Frances de la Tour

Acting

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

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 P…

Known for

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989

Outlander

Outlander

2014

Play for Today

Play for Today

1970

Play for Today

Play for Today

1970

Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

1992

ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

1967

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

2005

Acting(69)

2021The PrinceQueen Elizabeth (voice)

2021Professor TAdelaide Tempest

2020Enola HolmesThe Dowager

2020DolittleDragon (voice)

2018The Highway RatThe Rabbit (voice)

2018Vanity FairLady Matilda Crawley

2017Man in an Orange ShirtMrs. March

2016The CollectionYvette Sabine

2016Alice Through the Looking GlassAunt Imogene

2015The Lady in the VanUrsula Vaughan Williams

2015Miss You AlreadyJill

2015Mr. HolmesMadame Schirmer

2015SurvivorSally

2014Into the WoodsGiant

2014OutlanderMother Hildegarde

2013National Theatre Live: 50 Years on StageKay

2013Big SchoolMs Baron

2013Trap for CinderellaAunt Elinor

2013ViciousViolet Crosby

2013National Theatre Live: PeopleDorothy Stacpoole

2012Suspension of DisbeliefNesta

2012Private PeacefulGrandma Wolf

2012Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'Self

2011HugoMadame Emilie

2010The NutcrackerThe Rat Queen / Frau Eva

2010Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1Olympe Maxime

2010National Theatre Live: The Habit of ArtKay

2010Alice in WonderlandAunt Imogene

2010The Book of EliMartha

2006The History BoysMrs. Lintott

2005Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireMadame Olympe Maxime

2005Sensitive SkinSarah Thorne

2004Agatha Christie's MarpleMrs. Maud Dane Calthrop

2004Who Do You Think You Are?Self

2003Love ActuallyLesbian Lover (uncredited)

2002What's Your Problem?

2002Born and BredEugenia Maddox

2001Waking the DeadAlice Taylor-Garnett

1999The Cherry OrchardCharlotte Ivanovna

1997The History of Tom Jones: A FoundlingAunt Western

1996Cold LazarusDr Emma Porlock

1994Downwardly Mobile

1993Genghis CohnDr. Helga Feuchtwanger, Psychiatrist

1993Every Silver Lining

1992HeartbeatTessa

1991BejewelledBeatrice

1990Strike It RichMrs de Vere

1989Agatha Christie's PoirotSalome Otterbourne

1988A Kind of LivingCarol Beasley

1986Unnatural CausesMarcia

1985Murder with MirrorsMiss Bellaver

1982SkirmishesJean

1982The BounderCelia

1980FlickersMaud Cole

1980Rising DampMiss Jones

1977Wombling FreeJulia Frogmorton

1977Cottage to LetElsie Pope

1977The Galton & Simpson PlayhouseThe Woman

1976Housewives' ChoiceMarcia

1976To the Devil a DaughterSalvation Army Major

1974Rising DampRuth

1974All Good Men

1972Our Miss FredMiss Lockhart

1972Right to Work MarchElizabeth I

1970Play for TodayMarcia

1970Every Home Should Have OneMaud Crape

1967ITV PlayhouseJean

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