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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, Adelaide | 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 Collection | Yvette Sabine | 2016 |
| The Cars That Made Britain Great | Self | 2016 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts | Self | 2022 |
| The Prince | Queen Elizabeth | 2021 |
| Professor T | Adelaide Tempest, Adelaide | 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 Collection | Yvette Sabine | 2016 |
| The Cars That Made Britain Great | Self | 2016 |
| Alice Through the Looking Glass | Aunt Imogene | 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 | 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 | 2005 |
| Sensitive Skin | Sarah Thorne | 2005 |
| Agatha Christie's 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 |
| The Cherry Orchard | Charlotte Ivanovna / Charlotta Ivanovna | 1999 |
| The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling | Aunt Western | 1997 |
| 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 |
| Poirot | Salome Otterbourne | 1989 |
| Murder with Mirrors | Miss Bellaver | 1985 |
| Ellis Island | Millie Renfrew | 1984 |
| The Bounder | Celia | 1982 |
| Flickers | Maud | 1980 |
| Rising Damp | Miss Ruth Jones / Miss Jones | 1980 |
| The South Bank Show | Herself | 1978 |
| Wombling Free | Julia Frogmorton | 1977 |
| To the Devil a Daughter | Salvation Army Major | 1976 |
| Rising Damp | Mrs Jones / Ruth, Mrs Jones | 1974 |
| Our Miss Fred | Miss Lockhart | 1972 |
| Crown Court | Anne Scofield | 1972 |
| The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine | Various Characters | 1971 |
| Play for Today | Marcia, Maria | 1970 |
| Every Home Should Have One | Maud Crape | 1970 |
| Brotherly Love | District Nurse | 1970 |
| NBC Experiment in Television | Relief Secretary | 1967 |
| This Is Your Life | Self - Guest, Self | 1955 |
