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Frances de la Tour, also Frances J. de Lautour, is an English actress, known for her role as Miss Ruth Jones in the television sitcom Rising Damp from 1974 until 1978. She is a Tony Award winner and three-time Olivier Award winner.
Birth Name
Frances J De Lautour
Born
Sunday, 30 July 1944
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts | Self | 2022 |
| The Prince | Queen Elizabeth | 2021 |
| Professor T | Adelaide Tempest | 2021 |
| Enola Holmes | The Dowager | 2020 |
| Dolittle | Dragon / Dragon (voice) | 2020 |
| Vanity Fair | Lady Matilda Crawley | 2018 |
| The Highway Rat | The Rabbit / The Rabbit (voice) | 2017 |
| Man in an Orange Shirt | Mrs March | 2017 |
| The Cars That Made Britain Great | Self | 2016 |
| The Collection | Yvette Sabine | 2016 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts | Self | 2022 |
| The Prince | Queen Elizabeth | 2021 |
| Professor T | Adelaide Tempest | 2021 |
| Enola Holmes | The Dowager | 2020 |
| Dolittle | Dragon / Dragon (voice) | 2020 |
| Vanity Fair | Lady Matilda Crawley | 2018 |
| The Highway Rat | The Rabbit / The Rabbit (voice) | 2017 |
| Man in an Orange Shirt | Mrs March | 2017 |
| The Cars That Made Britain Great | Self | 2016 |
| The Collection | Yvette Sabine | 2016 |
| Alice Through the Looking Glass | Aunt Imogene | 2016 |
| Rising Damp Forever | Ruth | 2016 |
| The Lady in the Van | Mrs Vaughan Williams / Ursula Vaughan Williams | 2015 |
| Miss You Already | Jill the Wigmaker | 2015 |
| Mr. Holmes | Madame Schirmer | 2015 |
| Survivor | Sally | 2015 |
| Into the Woods | Giant | 2014 |
| Outlander | Mother Hildegarde | 2014 |
| Fifty Years on Stage | Kay / Kay (segment "The Habit of Art") | 2013 |
| Big School | Ms Baron | 2013 |
| Trap for Cinderella | Aunt Elinor / Elinor | 2013 |
| Vicious | Violet Crosby | 2013 |
| Suspension of Disbelief | Nesta / Nesta Rich-Harrick | 2012 |
| Private Peaceful | Grandma Wolf | 2012 |
| Hugo | Madame Emilie | 2011 |
| The Nutcracker: The Untold Story | The Rat Queen / Frau Eva | 2010 |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Madame Maxime / Olympe Maxime | 2010 |
| National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art | Kay | 2010 |
| Alice in Wonderland | Aunt Imogene | 2010 |
| The Book of Eli | Martha | 2010 |
| 3 lbs. | Dr. Haliday | 2006 |
| The History Boys | Mrs. Lintott | 2006 |
| The 60th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Winner | 2006 |
| Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Madame Olympe Maxime / Olympe Maxime | 2005 |
| Sensitive Skin | Sarah Thorne | 2005 |
| Marple | Mrs. Maud Dane Calthrop | 2004 |
| Who Do You Think You Are? | Self | 2004 |
| The Paul O'Grady Show | Herself | 2004 |
| Love Actually | Lesbian Lover | 2003 |
| Imagine | Self | 2003 |
| New Tricks | Professor Styles | 2003 |
| Born and Bred | Eugenia Maddox | 2002 |
| Waking the Dead | Alice Taylor-Garnett | 2000 |
| Heartbeat Chronicles | Tessa | 1999 |
| The Cherry Orchard | Charlotte Ivanovna / Charlotta Ivanovna | 1999 |
| The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling | Aunt Western | 1997 |
| Cold Lazarus | Emma Porlock | 1996 |
| Downwardly Mobile | Rosemary | 1994 |
| Genghis Cohn | Dr. Helga Feuchtwanger, Psychiatrist / Dr. Helga Feuchtwanger | 1994 |
| Heartbeat | Tessa | 1992 |
| Bejewelled | Beatrice | 1991 |
| Strike It Rich | Mrs. de Vere / Mrs de Vere | 1990 |
| Stay Lucky | Paddy Bysouth | 1989 |
| Poirot | Salome Otterbourne | 1989 |
| Clem | Mother | 1987 |
| Murder with Mirrors | Miss Bellaver | 1985 |
| Ellis Island | Millie Renfrew | 1984 |
| The Bounder | Celia | 1982 |
| Flickers | Maud / Maud Cole | 1980 |
| Rising Damp | Miss Ruth Jones / Miss Jones | 1980 |
| Leave It to Charlie | Miss Grimshaw | 1978 |
| The South Bank Show | Self | 1978 |
| Wombling Free | Julia Frogmorton | 1977 |
| Cottage to Let | Elsie Pope | 1977 |
| The Galton & Simpson Playhouse | The Woman | 1977 |
| To the Devil a Daughter | Salvation Army Major | 1976 |
| Rising Damp | Ruth / Mrs Jones | 1974 |
| Our Miss Fred | Miss Lockhart | 1972 |
| Right to Work March | Elizabeth I | 1972 |
| Crown Court | Anne Schofield | 1972 |
| The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine | Various Characters | 1971 |
| Play for Today | Maria / Marcia | 1970 |
| Crime of Passion | Marie Villars | 1970 |
| Every Home Should Have One | Maud Crape | 1970 |
| Brotherly Love | District Nurse | 1970 |
| ITV Playhouse | Jean | 1967 |
| NBC Experiment in Television | Relief Secretary | 1967 |
| This Is Your Life | Self / Self - Guest | 1955 |
