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Frances Ruffelle
0.3 Popularity
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
5.2
Neighbour
Locked Down
2021
0.0
Self
Stars in the House
2020
4.8
Sue Foster
Long Forgotten Fields
2017
0.0
Maria
How to be Human
2017
3.7
Kim
Devil's Tower
2014
7.8
Self
Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story
2013
7.3
Whore 1
Les Misérables
2012
0.0
Self
Les Mis at 25: Matt Lucas Dreams the Dream
2010
8.2
Eponine (1985 Cast)
Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert
2010
8.0
Eponine Thénardier (segment "Les Misérables")
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004
Credits
Locked Down
as Neighbour
2021
5.2
Stars in the House
as Self
2020
0.0
Long Forgotten Fields
as Sue Foster
2017
4.8
How to be Human
as Maria
2017
0.0
Devil's Tower
as Kim
2014
3.7
Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story
as Self
2013
7.8
Les Misérables
as Whore 1
2012
7.3
Les Mis at 25: Matt Lucas Dreams the Dream
as Self
2010
0.0
Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert
as Eponine (1985 Cast)
2010
8.2
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
as Eponine Thénardier (segment "Les Misérables")
2004
8.0
Secrets & Lies
as Young Mother
1996
7.6
The Equalizer
as Sylvie
1985
7.2
Marks
as Christening Guest
1982
0.0
Objects of Affection
as Christening Guest
1982
7.0
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
as Eunice
1982
7.0
The Wildcats of St. Trinian's
as Angela Hall / Princess Roxanne
1980
4.1
An Audience with...
as Self
1978
5.3
The Hiding Place
as Sarah Van Der Weghe (uncredited)
1975
6.6
Top of the Pops
as Self
1964
6.6