Frances de la Tour

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.

Known For

Outlander

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Play for Today

Play for Today

New Tricks

Heartbeat

Agatha Christie's Marple

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

All Movies (39)

• Enola Holmes2020 · as The Dowager
• Dolittle2020 · as Dragon (voice)
• The Highway Rat2018 · as The Rabbit (voice)
• Alice Through the Looking Glass2016 · as Aunt Imogene
• The Lady in the Van2015 · as Ursula Vaughan Williams
• Miss You Already2015 · as Jill
• Mr. Holmes2015 · as Madame Schirmer
• Survivor2015 · as Sally
• Into the Woods2014 · as Giant
• National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage2013 · as Kay
• Trap for Cinderella2013 · as Aunt Elinor
• National Theatre Live: People2013 · as Dorothy Stacpoole
• Suspension of Disbelief2012 · as Nesta
• Private Peaceful2012 · as Grandma Wolf
• Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'2012 · as Self
• Hugo2011 · as Madame Emilie
• The Nutcracker2010 · as The Rat Queen / Frau Eva
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 12010 · as Olympe Maxime
• National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art2010 · as Kay
• Alice in Wonderland2010 · as Aunt Imogene
• The Book of Eli2010 · as Martha
• The History Boys2006 · as Mrs. Lintott
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire2005 · as Madame Olympe Maxime
• Love Actually2003 · as Lesbian Lover (uncredited)
• The Cherry Orchard1999 · as Charlotte Ivanovna
• Genghis Cohn1993 · as Dr. Helga Feuchtwanger, Psychiatrist
• Genghis Cohn1993 · as Dr. Helga Feuchtwanger
• Bejewelled1991 · as Beatrice
• Strike It Rich1990 · as Mrs de Vere
• Murder with Mirrors1985 · as Miss Bellaver
• Skirmishes1982 · as Jean
• Rising Damp1980 · as Miss Jones
• Wombling Free1977 · as Julia Frogmorton
• Housewives' Choice1976 · as Marcia
• To the Devil a Daughter1976 · as Salvation Army Major
• All Good Men1974
• Our Miss Fred1972 · as Miss Lockhart
• Right to Work March1972 · as Elizabeth I
• Every Home Should Have One1970 · as Maud Crape

All TV Shows (31)

• The Prince2021 · as Queen Elizabeth (voice)
• Professor T2021 · as Adelaide Tempest
• Vanity Fair2018 · as Lady Matilda Crawley
• Man in an Orange Shirt2017 · as Mrs. March
• The Collection2016 · as Yvette Sabine
• Outlander2014 · as Mother Hildegarde
• Big School2013 · as Ms Baron
• Vicious2013 · as Violet Crosby
• Sensitive Skin2005 · as Sarah Thorne
• Agatha Christie's Marple2004 · as Mrs. Maud Dane Calthrop
• Who Do You Think You Are?2004 · as Self
• New Tricks2004
• What's Your Problem?2002
• Born and Bred2002 · as Eugenia Maddox
• Waking the Dead2001 · as Alice Taylor-Garnett
• The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling1997 · as Aunt Western
• Cold Lazarus1996 · as Dr Emma Porlock
• Downwardly Mobile1994
• Every Silver Lining1993
• Heartbeat1992 · as Tessa
• Stay Lucky1989
• Agatha Christie's Poirot1989 · as Salome Otterbourne
• A Kind of Living1988 · as Carol Beasley
• Unnatural Causes1986 · as Marcia
• The Bounder1982 · as Celia
• Flickers1980 · as Maud Cole
• The Galton & Simpson Playhouse1977 · as The Woman
• Rising Damp1974 · as Ruth
• Play for Today1970 · as Marcia
• Play for Today1970 · as Maria Waite
• ITV Playhouse1967 · as Jean