Actor profile

Frances de la Tour

30th July 1944 Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England, UK Acting

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.

38 Movies 29 TV Shows 71 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Enola Holmes poster

Enola Holmes 22nd September 2020 as The Dowager

Dolittle poster

Dolittle 2nd January 2020 as Dragon (voice)

The Highway Rat poster

The Highway Rat 10th October 2018 as The Rabbit (voice)

Alice Through the Looking Glass poster

Alice Through the Looking Glass 25th May 2016 as Aunt Imogene

The Lady in the Van poster

The Lady in the Van 30th October 2015 as Ursula Vaughan Williams

Miss You Already poster

Miss You Already 12th September 2015 as Jill

Mr. Holmes poster

Mr. Holmes 19th June 2015 as Madame Schirmer

Survivor poster

Survivor 21st May 2015 as Sally

Into the Woods poster

Into the Woods 24th December 2014 as Giant

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage poster

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage 2nd November 2013 as Kay

Trap for Cinderella poster

Trap for Cinderella 12th July 2013 as Aunt Elinor

National Theatre Live: People poster

National Theatre Live: People 21st March 2013 as Dorothy Stacpoole

Suspension of Disbelief poster

Suspension of Disbelief 1st November 2012 as Nesta

Private Peaceful poster

Private Peaceful 12th October 2012 as Grandma Wolf

Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo' poster

Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo' 28th February 2012 as Self

Hugo poster

Hugo 22nd November 2011 as Madame Emilie

The Nutcracker poster

The Nutcracker 24th November 2010 as The Rat Queen / Frau Eva

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 poster

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 17th November 2010 as Olympe Maxime

National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art poster

National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art 22nd April 2010 as Kay

Alice in Wonderland poster

Alice in Wonderland 3rd March 2010 as Aunt Imogene

The Book of Eli poster

The Book of Eli 14th January 2010 as Martha

The History Boys poster

The History Boys 2nd October 2006 as Mrs. Lintott

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire poster

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 16th November 2005 as Madame Olympe Maxime

Love Actually poster

Love Actually 7th September 2003 as Lesbian Lover (uncredited)

The Cherry Orchard poster

The Cherry Orchard 1st January 1999 as Charlotte Ivanovna

Genghis Cohn poster

Genghis Cohn 9th November 1993 as Dr. Helga Feuchtwanger, Psychiatrist

Genghis Cohn poster

Genghis Cohn 9th November 1993 as Dr. Helga Feuchtwanger

Bejewelled poster

Bejewelled 20th January 1991 as Beatrice

Strike It Rich poster

Strike It Rich 26th January 1990 as Mrs de Vere

Murder with Mirrors poster

Murder with Mirrors 20th February 1985 as Miss Bellaver

Rising Damp poster

Rising Damp 3rd May 1980 as Miss Jones

Wombling Free poster

Wombling Free 31st December 1977 as Julia Frogmorton

Housewives' Choice poster

Housewives' Choice 19th October 1976 as Marcia

To the Devil a Daughter poster

To the Devil a Daughter 4th March 1976 as Salvation Army Major

All Good Men poster

All Good Men 31st January 1974

Our Miss Fred poster

Our Miss Fred 14th December 1972 as Miss Lockhart

Right to Work March poster

Right to Work March 19th October 1972 as Elizabeth I

Every Home Should Have One poster

Every Home Should Have One 5th March 1970 as Maud Crape

The Prince poster

The Prince 29th July 2021 as Queen Elizabeth (voice)

Professor T poster

Professor T 18th July 2021 as Adelaide Tempest

Vanity Fair poster

Vanity Fair 2nd September 2018 as Lady Matilda Crawley

Man in an Orange Shirt poster

Man in an Orange Shirt 31st July 2017 as Mrs. March

The Collection poster

The Collection 2nd September 2016 as Yvette Sabine

Outlander poster

Outlander 9th August 2014 as Mother Hildegarde

Big School poster

Big School 16th August 2013 as Ms Baron

Vicious poster

Vicious 29th April 2013 as Violet Crosby

Sensitive Skin poster

Sensitive Skin 10th November 2005 as Sarah Thorne

Agatha Christie's Marple poster

Agatha Christie's Marple 12th December 2004 as Mrs. Maud Dane Calthrop

Who Do You Think You Are? poster

Who Do You Think You Are? 12th October 2004 as Self

New Tricks poster

New Tricks 1st January 2004

Born and Bred poster

Born and Bred 21st April 2002 as Eugenia Maddox

Waking the Dead poster

Waking the Dead 18th June 2001 as Alice Taylor-Garnett

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling poster

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling 9th November 1997 as Aunt Western

Cold Lazarus poster

Cold Lazarus 26th May 1996 as Dr Emma Porlock

Downwardly Mobile poster

Downwardly Mobile 21st July 1994

Every Silver Lining poster

Every Silver Lining 27th May 1993

Heartbeat poster

Heartbeat 10th April 1992 as Tessa

Stay Lucky poster

Stay Lucky 8th December 1989

Agatha Christie's Poirot poster

Agatha Christie's Poirot 8th January 1989 as Salome Otterbourne

Unnatural Causes poster

Unnatural Causes 8th November 1986 as Marcia

The Bounder poster

The Bounder 16th April 1982 as Celia

Flickers poster

Flickers 17th September 1980 as Maud Cole

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse poster

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse 17th February 1977 as The Woman

Rising Damp poster

Rising Damp 2nd September 1974 as Ruth

Play for Today poster

Play for Today 15th October 1970 as Marcia

Play for Today poster

Play for Today 15th October 1970 as Maria Waite

ITV Playhouse poster

ITV Playhouse 25th September 1967 as Jean