Frances de la Tour

Acting

Frances de la Tour

Born July 30, 1944Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England, UK68 credits

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

The Prince
6.4

The Prince

TV

2021

Professor T
7.3

Professor T

TV

2021

Enola Holmes
7.2

Enola Holmes

Movie

2020

Dolittle
6.6

Dolittle

Movie

2020

The Highway Rat
6.3

The Highway Rat

Movie

2018

Vanity Fair
7.3

Vanity Fair

TV

2018

Filmography

The Prince
2021The Princeas Queen Elizabeth (voice)TV
Professor T
2021Professor Tas Adelaide TempestTV
Enola Holmes
2020Enola Holmesas The DowagerMovie
Dolittle
2020Dolittleas Dragon (voice)Movie
The Highway Rat
2018The Highway Ratas The Rabbit (voice)Movie
Vanity Fair
2018Vanity Fairas Lady Matilda CrawleyTV
Man in an Orange Shirt
2017Man in an Orange Shirtas Mrs. MarchTV
The Collection
2016The Collectionas Yvette SabineTV
Alice Through the Looking Glass
2016Alice Through the Looking Glassas Aunt ImogeneMovie
The Lady in the Van
2015The Lady in the Vanas Ursula Vaughan WilliamsMovie
Miss You Already
2015Miss You Alreadyas JillMovie
Mr. Holmes
2015Mr. Holmesas Madame SchirmerMovie
Survivor
2015Survivoras SallyMovie
Into the Woods
2014Into the Woodsas GiantMovie
Outlander
2014Outlanderas Mother HildegardeTV
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
2013National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stageas KayMovie
Big School
2013Big Schoolas Ms BaronTV
Trap for Cinderella
2013Trap for Cinderellaas Aunt ElinorMovie
Vicious
2013Viciousas Violet CrosbyTV
National Theatre Live: People
2013National Theatre Live: Peopleas Dorothy StacpooleMovie
Suspension of Disbelief
2012Suspension of Disbeliefas NestaMovie
Private Peaceful
2012Private Peacefulas Grandma WolfMovie
Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'
2012Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'as SelfMovie
Hugo
2011Hugoas Madame EmilieMovie
The Nutcracker
2010The Nutcrackeras The Rat Queen / Frau EvaMovie
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1as Olympe MaximeMovie
National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
2010National Theatre Live: The Habit of Artas KayMovie
Alice in Wonderland
2010Alice in Wonderlandas Aunt ImogeneMovie
The Book of Eli
2010The Book of Elias MarthaMovie
The History Boys
2006The History Boysas Mrs. LintottMovie
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fireas Madame Olympe MaximeMovie
Sensitive Skin
2005Sensitive SkinTV
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004Agatha Christie's Marpleas Mrs. Maud Dane CalthropTV
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004Who Do You Think You Are?as SelfTV
Death on the Nile
2004Death on the Nileas Salome OtterbourneMovie
New Tricks
2004New TricksTV
Love Actually
2003Love Actuallyas Lesbian Lover (uncredited)Movie
W
2002What's Your Problem?TV
Born and Bred
2002Born and Bredas Eugenia MaddoxTV
Waking the Dead
2001Waking the Deadas Alice Taylor-GarnettTV
The Cherry Orchard
1999The Cherry Orchardas Charlotte IvanovnaMovie
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
1997The History of Tom Jones: A Foundlingas Aunt WesternTV
Cold Lazarus
1996Cold Lazarusas Dr Emma PorlockTV
Downwardly Mobile
1994Downwardly MobileTV
Genghis Cohn
1993Genghis Cohnas Dr. Helga Feuchtwanger, PsychiatristMovie
Every Silver Lining
1993Every Silver LiningTV
Heartbeat
1992Heartbeatas TessaTV
Bejewelled
1991Bejewelledas BeatriceMovie
Strike It Rich
1990Strike It Richas Mrs de VereMovie
Stay Lucky
1989Stay LuckyTV
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989Agatha Christie's Poirotas Salome OtterbourneTV
A
1988A Kind of Livingas Carol BeasleyTV
U
1986Unnatural Causesas MarciaTV
Murder with Mirrors
1985Murder with Mirrorsas Miss BellaverMovie
S
1982Skirmishesas JeanMovie
The Bounder
1982The Bounderas CeliaTV
Flickers
1980Flickersas Maud ColeTV
Rising Damp
1980Rising Dampas Miss JonesMovie
Wombling Free
1977Wombling Freeas Julia FrogmortonMovie
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
1977The Galton & Simpson Playhouseas The WomanTV
Housewives' Choice
1976Housewives' Choiceas MarciaMovie
To the Devil a Daughter
1976To the Devil a Daughteras Salvation Army MajorMovie
Rising Damp
1974Rising Dampas RuthTV
All Good Men
1974All Good MenMovie
Our Miss Fred
1972Our Miss Fredas Miss LockhartMovie
Right to Work March
1972Right to Work Marchas Elizabeth IMovie
Play for Today
1970Play for Todayas MarciaTV
Every Home Should Have One
1970Every Home Should Have Oneas Maud CrapeMovie