Frances de la Tour
Born
July 30, 1944 (80 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
The Prince
Queen Elizabeth (voice) · (12 episodes)
2021
Professor T
Adelaide Tempest · (18 episodes)
2021
Enola Holmes
The Dowager
2020
Dolittle
Dragon (voice)
2020
The Highway Rat
The Rabbit (voice)
2018
Vanity Fair
Lady Matilda Crawley · (7 episodes)
2018
Man in an Orange Shirt
Mrs. March · (1 episode)
2017
The Collection
Yvette Sabine · (8 episodes)
2016
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Aunt Imogene
2016
The Lady in the Van
Ursula Vaughan Williams
2015
Miss You Already
Jill
2015
Mr. Holmes
Madame Schirmer
2015
Survivor
Sally
2015
Into the Woods
Giant
2014
Outlander
Mother Hildegarde · (4 episodes)
2014
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
Kay
2013
Big School
Ms Baron · (12 episodes)
2013
Trap for Cinderella
Aunt Elinor
2013
Vicious
Violet Crosby · (12 episodes)
2013
National Theatre Live: People
Dorothy Stacpoole
2013
Suspension of Disbelief
Nesta
2012
Private Peaceful
Grandma Wolf
2012
Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'
Self
2012
Hugo
Madame Emilie
2011
The Nutcracker
The Rat Queen / Frau Eva
2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Olympe Maxime
2010
National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
Kay
2010
Alice in Wonderland
Aunt Imogene
2010
The Book of Eli
Martha
2010
The History Boys
Mrs. Lintott
2006
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Madame Olympe Maxime
2005
Sensitive Skin
(1 episode)
2005
Agatha Christie's Marple
Mrs. Maud Dane Calthrop · (1 episode)
2004
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self · (1 episode)
2004
New Tricks
(1 episode)
2004
Love Actually
Lesbian Lover (uncredited)
2003
What's Your Problem?
(1 episode)
2002
Born and Bred
(2 episodes)
2002
Waking the Dead
Alice Taylor-Garnett · (2 episodes)
2001
The Cherry Orchard
Charlotte Ivanovna
1999
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
Aunt Western · (5 episodes)
1997
Cold Lazarus
Emma Porlock · (4 episodes)
1996
Downwardly Mobile
(7 episodes)
1994
Genghis Cohn
Dr. Helga Feuchtwanger, Psychiatrist
1993
Genghis Cohn
Dr. Helga Feuchtwanger
1993
Every Silver Lining
(6 episodes)
1993
Heartbeat
Tessa · (1 episode)
1992
Bejewelled
Beatrice
1991
Strike It Rich
Mrs de Vere
1990
Stay Lucky
(1 episode)
1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Salome Otterbourne · (1 episode)
1989
Kind of Living
(26 episodes)
1988
Unnatural Causes
Marcia · (1 episode)
1986
Murder with Mirrors
Miss Bellaver
1985
Skirmishes
Jean
1982
The Bounder
Celia · (2 episodes)
1982
Flickers
Maud Cole · (6 episodes)
1980
Rising Damp
Miss Jones
1980
Wombling Free
Julia Frogmorton
1977
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
(1 episode)
1977
Housewives' Choice
Marcia
1976
To the Devil a Daughter
Salvation Army Major
1976
Rising Damp
Ruth · (28 episodes)
1974
All Good Men
1974
Our Miss Fred
Miss Lockhart
1972
Right to Work March
Elizabeth I
1972
Play for Today
Marcia · (1 episode)
1970
Play for Today
Maria Waite · (1 episode)
1970
Every Home Should Have One
Maud Crape
1970