Frances Ruffelle
Born: 1965-08-29 in London, England, UK
Known For: Acting
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).
Filmography
2021
- Locked Down as Neighbour
2020
- Stars in the House as Self
2017
- How to be Human as Maria
- Long Forgotten Fields as Sue Foster
2014
- Devil's Tower as Kim
2012
- Les Misérables as Whore 1
2010
- Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert as Eponine (1985 Cast)
- Les Mis at 25: Matt Lucas Dreams the Dream as Self
2004
- Broadway's Lost Treasures II as Eponine Thénardier (segment "Les Misérables")
1996
- Secrets & Lies as Young Mother
1985
- The Equalizer as Sylvie
1982
- Marks as Christening Guest
- P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang as Eunice
- Objects of Affection as Christening Guest
1980
- The Wildcats of St. Trinian's as Angela Hall / Princess Roxanne
1978
- An Audience with... as Self
1975
- The Hiding Place as Sarah Van Der Weghe (uncredited)
1964
- Top of the Pops as Self