Frances de la Tour

Frances de la Tour

1944-07-30 Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England, UK 39 Credits

Biography

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.

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Enola Holmes

Enola Holmes

2020

as The Dowager

7.3
Acting

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

Dolittle

Dolittle

2020

as Dragon (voice)

6.6
Acting

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

The Highway Rat

The Highway Rat

2018

as The Rabbit (voice)

6.3
Acting

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...

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass

2016

as Aunt Imogene

6.6
Acting

Alice Kingsleigh returns to Underland and faces a new adventure in saving the Mad Hatter.

The Lady in the Van

The Lady in the Van

2015

as Ursula Vaughan Williams

6.4
Acting

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

Miss You Already

Miss You Already

2015

as Jill

7.4
Acting

The friendship between two life-long girlfriends is put to the test when one starts a family and the other falls ill.

Mr. Holmes

Mr. Holmes

2015

as Madame Schirmer

6.5
Acting

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...

Survivor

Survivor

2015

as Sally

5.7
Acting

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...

Into the Woods

Into the Woods

2014

as Giant

5.8
Acting

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.

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

2013

as Kay

6.2
Acting

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

Trap for Cinderella

Trap for Cinderella

2013

as Aunt Elinor

5.3
Acting

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

National Theatre Live: People

National Theatre Live: People

2013

as Dorothy Stacpoole

8.0
Acting

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...

Suspension of Disbelief

Suspension of Disbelief

2012

as Nesta

4.3
Acting

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...

Private Peaceful

Private Peaceful

2012

as Grandma Wolf

6.6
Acting

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...

Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'

Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'

2012

as Self

6.0
Acting

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 ...

Hugo

Hugo

2011

as Madame Emilie

7.2
Acting

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...

The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker

2010

as The Rat Queen / Frau Eva

5.0
Acting

In 1920s Vienna, a young girl receives a magical doll on Christmas Eve.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

2010

as Olympe Maxime

7.7
Acting

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 ...

National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art

National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art

2010

as Kay

8.0
Acting

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...

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

2010

as Aunt Imogene

6.6
Acting

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.

The Book of Eli

The Book of Eli

2010

as Martha

6.8
Acting

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...

The History Boys

The History Boys

2006

as Mrs. Lintott

6.7
Acting

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...

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

2005

as Madame Olympe Maxime

7.8
Acting

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...

Love Actually

Love Actually

2003

as Lesbian Lover (uncredited)

7.1
Acting

Eight very different couples deal with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in Londo...

The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard

1999

as Charlotte Ivanovna

4.3
Acting

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...

Genghis Cohn

Genghis Cohn

1993

as Dr. Helga Feuchtwanger, Psychiatrist

4.5
Acting

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...

Genghis Cohn

Genghis Cohn

1993

as Dr. Helga Feuchtwanger

4.5
Acting

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...

Bejewelled

Bejewelled

1991

as Beatrice

4.4
Acting

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...

Strike It Rich

Strike It Rich

1990

as Mrs de Vere

5.0
Acting

A London accountant on his honeymoon gets swept away by gambling fever.

Murder with Mirrors

Murder with Mirrors

1985

as Miss Bellaver

6.5
Acting

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 ...

Skirmishes

1982

as Jean

Acting

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...

Rising Damp

Rising Damp

1980

as Miss Jones

5.5
Acting

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 ...

Wombling Free

Wombling Free

1977

as Julia Frogmorton

9.5
Acting

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...

Housewives' Choice

Housewives' Choice

1976

as Marcia

Acting

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

To the Devil a Daughter

To the Devil a Daughter

1976

as Salvation Army Major

5.5
Acting

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...

All Good Men

All Good Men

1974

Acting

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

Our Miss Fred

Our Miss Fred

1972

as Miss Lockhart

6.4
Acting

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...

Right to Work March

Right to Work March

1972

as Elizabeth I

Acting

They're young, unemployed and on the march - from Glasgow, Liverpool and Swansea to London.

Every Home Should Have One

Every Home Should Have One

1970

as Maud Crape

4.9
Acting

Teddy works for a large advertising company. Given the seemingly impossible task of selling frozen porridge, he decides to produce commercials that ma...