Portrait of Frances de la Tour

Frances de la Tour

Acting

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.

Born: July 30, 1944

Place of Birth: Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Filmography

2021
The Prince

as Queen Elizabeth (voice)

2021
Professor T

as Adelaide Tempest

2020
Enola Holmes

as The Dowager

2020
Dolittle

as Dragon (voice)

2018
The Highway Rat

as The Rabbit (voice)

2018
Vanity Fair

as Lady Matilda Crawley

2017
2016
The Collection

as Yvette Sabine

2015
The Lady in the Van

as Ursula Vaughan Williams

2015
2015
Mr. Holmes

as Madame Schirmer

2015
Survivor

as Sally

2014
2014
Outlander

as Mother Hildegarde

2013
Big School

as Ms Baron

2013
Trap for Cinderella

as Aunt Elinor

2013
Vicious

as Violet Crosby

2013
National Theatre Live: People

as Dorothy Stacpoole

2012
Private Peaceful

as Grandma Wolf

2011
Hugo

as Madame Emilie

2010
The Nutcracker

as The Rat Queen / Frau Eva

2010
Alice in Wonderland

as Aunt Imogene

2010
2006
The History Boys

as Mrs. Lintott

2005
2004
Agatha Christie's Marple

as Mrs. Maud Dane Calthrop

2003
Love Actually

as Lesbian Lover (uncredited)

2002
Born and Bred

as Eugenia Maddox

2001
Waking the Dead

as Alice Taylor-Garnett

1999
The Cherry Orchard

as Charlotte Ivanovna

1996
Cold Lazarus

as Emma Porlock

1993
Genghis Cohn

as Dr. Helga Feuchtwanger, Psychiatrist

1993
Genghis Cohn

as Dr. Helga Feuchtwanger

1992
Heartbeat

as Tessa

1991
Bejewelled

as Beatrice

1990
Strike It Rich

as Mrs de Vere

1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Salome Otterbourne

1985
Murder with Mirrors

as Miss Bellaver

1982
The Bounder

as Celia

1980
Flickers

as Maud Cole

1980
Rising Damp

as Miss Jones

1977
Wombling Free

as Julia Frogmorton

1976
1976
To the Devil a Daughter

as Salvation Army Major

1974
1972
Our Miss Fred

as Miss Lockhart

1972
Right to Work March

as Elizabeth I

1970
1970
Play for Today

as Maria Waite