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Frances de la Tour
Born: 1944-07-30 in 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 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.
Rated Filmography (34)
Sorted by Score9.7
Wombling Free
1977
8.0
National Theatre Live: People
2013
8.0
National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
2010
7.8
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005
7.7
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010
7.4
Miss You Already
2015
7.2
Enola Holmes
2020
7.2
Hugo
2011
7.1
Love Actually
2003
6.8
The Book of Eli
2010
6.6
Alice in Wonderland
2010
6.6
The History Boys
2006
6.6
Private Peaceful
2012
6.6
Dolittle
2020
6.6
Alice Through the Looking Glass
2016
6.5
Strike It Rich
1990
6.5
Mr. Holmes
2015
6.5
Murder with Mirrors
1985
6.4
The Lady in the Van
2015
6.2
The Highway Rat
2018
6.2
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
2013
6.1
Our Miss Fred
1972
6.0
Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'
2012
5.8
Into the Woods
2014
5.7
Survivor
2015
5.6
Rising Damp
1980
5.5
To the Devil a Daughter
1976
5.2
Trap for Cinderella
2013
5.1
Genghis Cohn
1993
5.0
The Nutcracker
2010
5.0
The Cherry Orchard
1999
4.9
Bejewelled
1991
4.9
Every Home Should Have One
1970
4.1
Suspension of Disbelief
2012