Frances Ruffelle
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 29, 1965 (age 61)
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
Biography
Frances Ruffelle (born 29 August 1965) is an English musical theatre actress and singer. She won a Tony Award in 1987, and represented the United Kingdom in the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Lonely Symphony (We Will Be Free)", finishing 10th. The song became a UK Top 30 hit. In 1984, Ruffelle starred as Dinah in the original West End production of Starlight Express. From 1985, she was the original Éponine in the first English-language productions of Les Misérables in the West End and on Broadway, winning the 1987 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Other stage roles include Yonah in Children of Eden (1991), Roxie Hart in Chicago (2003–04, 2007), the title role in Piaf (2013), Bella in The A–Z of Mrs P (2014), and Queenie in The Wild Party. Her albums include Fragile (1994), Frances Ruffelle (1998), Showgirl (2004), Imperfectly Me (2010), and I Say Yeh-Yeh (2015).
Known For
Filmography
Breach
Movie · as Maria
Locked Down
Movie · as Neighbour
Stars in the House
TV · as Self · 1 ep
How to be Human
Movie · as Maria
Long Forgotten Fields
Movie · as Sue Foster
Devil's Tower
Movie · as Kim
Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story
Movie · as Self
Les Misérables
Movie · as Whore 1
Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert
Movie · as Eponine (1985 Cast)
Les Mis at 25: Matt Lucas Dreams the Dream
Movie · as Self
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
Movie · as Eponine Thénardier (segment "Les Misérables")
Les Misérables: In Concert at Hylands Park
Movie · as Eponine
Secrets & Lies
Movie · as Young Mother
The Equalizer
TV · as Sylvie · 1 ep
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
Movie · as Eunice
Marks
Movie · as Christening Guest
Objects of Affection
TV · as Christening Guest · 1 ep
The Wildcats of St Trinian's
Movie · as Angela Hall / Princess Roxanne
An Audience with...
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Strangers
TV · as Elsie · 1 ep
The Hiding Place
Movie · as Sarah Van Der Weghe (uncredited)
Top of the Pops
TV · as Self · 1 ep