
Frances de la Tour
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 | Acting |
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Most Rating | 7.946 |
Birthday | 1944-07-30 |
Place of Birth | Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England, UK |
Also Known As | Frances J. de Lautour, فرانسیس دی لا تور, |

2005

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
7.805/20973
When Harry Potter's name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, he becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools—the Tri...
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

2010

The Book of Eli
6.788/6173
A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankin...
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The Book of Eli

1985

Murder with Mirrors
6.5/19
When Miss Jane Marple arrives at palatial Stonygates, one thing is certain. Before there's time to lather a warm scone with marmalade and place a tea...
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Murder with Mirrors

2006

The History Boys
6.645/203
The story of an unruly class of bright, funny history students at a Yorkshire grammar school in pursuit of an undergraduate place at Oxford or Cambrid...
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The History Boys

1980

Rising Damp
5.5/16
Stingy landlord Rigsby manages to scam his lodgers John, an art student, and Philip, an African medical student, making both pay for a room they must...
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Rising Damp

2010

Alice in Wonderland
6.637/14102
Alice, now 19 years old, returns to the whimsical world she first entered as a child and embarks on a journey to discover her true destiny.
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Alice in Wonderland

2010

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
7.744/19304
Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for...
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

2011

Hugo
7.174/7247
Orphaned and alone except for an uncle, Hugo Cabret lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. Hugo's job is to oil and maintain the statio...
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Hugo

2010

The Nutcracker
5.1/189
In 1920s Vienna, a young girl receives a magical doll on Christmas Eve.
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The Nutcracker

1977

Wombling Free
9.5/2
The adventures of The Wombles, strange creatures who live on Wimbledon Common and pick up the litter left by the humans. There's always time for a nic...
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Wombling Free

2012

Private Peaceful
6.6/44
Set in the fields of Devon and the WW1 battlefields of Flanders, two brothers fall for the same girl while contending with the pressures of their feud...
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Private Peaceful

2012

Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'
6/1
The cast and crew of "Hugo" discuss the process of adapting the book to screen, the work of director Martin Scorsese, the story's themes, the origins...
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Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'

2012

Suspension of Disbelief
4.3/24
Martin is a screenwriter, who finds himself in one of his own plays: A young woman is found dead in the Thames and no one really knows, what has happe...
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Suspension of Disbelief

2013

Trap for Cinderella
5.3/40
A young girl, suffering from amnesia after surviving a house fire that takes her childhood friend's life, begins a tormented road to recovery.
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Trap for Cinderella

2014

Into the Woods
5.8/4255
In a woods filled with magic and fairy tale characters, a baker and his wife set out to end the curse put on them by their neighbor, a spiteful witch.
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Into the Woods

2013

National Theatre Live: People
8/3
People spoil things; there are so many of them and the last thing one wants is them traipsing through one’s house. But with the park a jungle and a ba...
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National Theatre Live: People

2010

National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
8/1
National Theatre Live’s 2010 broadcast of Alan Bennett’s acclaimed play The Habit of Art, with Richard Griffiths, Alex Jennings and Frances de la Tour...
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National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art

1972

Our Miss Fred
6.4/8
Danny La Rue stars in this 1970s drag comedy as Fred Wimbush, a Shakespearean actor who is drafted into WWII and is appearing in a camp show in France...
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Our Miss Fred

1993

Genghis Cohn
4.5/3
In the midst of World War II, Nazi officer Otto Schatz declares the execution of Jewish music-hall comedian Genghis Cohn. Many years later, Otto is co...
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Genghis Cohn

2015

The Lady in the Van
6.4/751
The true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who ‘temporarily’ parked her van...
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The Lady in the Van

1974

All Good Men
0/0
On the eve of an in-depth television interview, Edward Waite, former Labour cabinet minister, calls his family together for a birthday celebration tha...
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All Good Men

2015

Survivor
5.7/1017
A Foreign Service Officer in London tries to prevent a terrorist attack set to hit New York, but is forced to go on the run when she is framed for cri...
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Survivor

2003

Love Actually
7.1/6872
Eight London couples try to deal with their relationships in different ways. Their tryst with love makes them discover how complicated relationships c...
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Love Actually

2015

Mr. Holmes
6.472/1856
In 1947, long-retired and near the end of his life, Sherlock Holmes grapples with an unreliable memory and must rely on his housekeeper's son as he re...
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Mr. Holmes

1982

Skirmishes
0/0
Two sisters sit at the bedside of their dying mother. One has dedicated herself to looking after her mother, whilst the other has dedicated herself to...
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Skirmishes

1990

Strike It Rich
5/1
A London accountant on his honeymoon gets swept away by gambling fever.
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Strike It Rich

1991

Bejewelled
4.4/4
An American's family jewels are stolen during her trip to London and she reluctantly teams up with a private investigator-in-training to try and recov...
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Bejewelled

2016

Alice Through the Looking Glass
6.6/6468
Alice Kingsleigh returns to Underland and faces a new adventure in saving the Mad Hatter.
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Alice Through the Looking Glass

2013

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
7/3
To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the National Theatre of Great Britain presents National Theatre: 50 Years on Stage, bringing together the best Brit...
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National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

1970

Every Home Should Have One
4.6/17
Teddy works for a large advertising company. Given the seemingly impossible task of selling frozen porridge, he decides to produce commercials that ma...
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Every Home Should Have One

2018

The Highway Rat
6.3/29
The tale of a ravenous rat who craves buns, biscuits and all sweet things. Tearing along the highway, he searches for sugary treats to steal, until hi...
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The Highway Rat

1972

Right to Work March
0/0
They're young, unemployed and on the march - from Glasgow, Liverpool and Swansea to London.
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Right to Work March

1993

Genghis Cohn
4.5/3
In the midst of World War II, Nazi officer Otto Schatz declares the execution of Jewish music-hall comedian Genghis Cohn. Many years later, Otto is co...
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Genghis Cohn

1999

The Cherry Orchard
5/5
Madame Ranevskaya is a spoiled aging aristocratic lady, who returns from a trip to Paris to face the loss of her magnificent Cherry Orchard estate aft...
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The Cherry Orchard

2020

Enola Holmes
7.261/6089
While searching for her missing mother, intrepid teen Enola Holmes uses her sleuthing skills to outsmart big brother Sherlock and help a runaway lord.
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Enola Holmes

1976

To the Devil a Daughter
5.5/106
An American occult novelist battles to save the soul of a young girl from a group of Satanists, led by an excommunicated priest, who plan on using her...
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To the Devil a Daughter

2020

Dolittle
6.6/3668
After losing his wife seven years earlier, the eccentric Dr. John Dolittle, famed doctor and veterinarian of Queen Victoria’s England, hermits himself...
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Dolittle

1976

Housewives' Choice
0/0
Marcia is looking for someone to look after her baby and Joyce seems ideal, looking like a perfect, kindly, respectable lady.
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