Frances de la Tour

79 · Born: Jul 30, 1944

Personal Details

Born Jul 30, 1944 Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Spouse

David Godman
( Dec 31, 1969 to Apr 27, 2024 )
Tom Kempinski

Parents

Charles de la Tour
Moyra de la Tour

Relatives

Andy de la Tour (Sibling)

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.

Career

acting

2021

Professor T as Adelaide Tempest

The Prince as Queen Elizabeth (voice)

2020

Enola Holmes as The Dowager

2018

The Highway Rat

The Highway Rat as The Rabbit (voice)

Vanity Fair as Lady Matilda Crawley

2016

The Collection as Yvette Sabine

Outlander as Mother Hildegarde

2015

The Lady in the Van

The Lady in the Van as Ursula Vaughan Williams

Survivor as Sally

Miss You Already

Miss You Already as Jill the Wigmaker

Mr. Holmes as Madame Schirmer

2013

Trap for Cinderella

Trap for Cinderella as Aunt Elinor

Fifty Years on Stage

Fifty Years on Stage as Kay

Big School as Ms Baron

Vicious as Violet Crosby

2012

Private Peaceful

Private Peaceful as Grandma Wolf

Suspension of Disbelief

Suspension of Disbelief as Nesta

2011

Hugo as Madame Emilie

2010

The Book of Eli

The Book of Eli as Martha

The Nutcracker: The Untold Story

The Nutcracker: The Untold Story as The Rat Queen / Frau Eva

2006

The History Boys

The History Boys as Mrs. Lintott

Marple as Mrs. Maud Dane Calthrop

2004

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead as Alice Taylor-Garnett

1999

The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard as Charlotta Ivanovna

1997

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling as Aunt Western

1996

Cold Lazarus as Emma Porlock

1994

Genghis Cohn as Dr. Helga Feuchtwanger, Psychiatrist

1991

Bejewelled as Beatrice

1990

Strike It Rich as Mrs de Vere

1985

Murder with Mirrors

Murder with Mirrors as Miss Bellaver

1980

Rising Damp as Miss Jones

Flickers as Maud Cole

1977

Wombling Free as Julia Frogmorton

1976

Play for Today as Marcia

1974

Rising Damp as Ruth

1972

Right to Work March

Right to Work March as Elizabeth I

Our Miss Fred as Miss Lockhart

appearances

2012

Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'

Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'