Frances Ruffelle
- Acting
- August 29, 1965 · 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 · Maria
- Locked Down · Neighbour
- Stars in the House · Self
- Long Forgotten Fields · Sue Foster
- How to be Human · Maria
- Devil's Tower · Kim
- Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story · Self
- Les Misérables · Whore 1
- Les Mis at 25: Matt Lucas Dreams the Dream · Self
- Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert · Eponine (1985 Cast)
- Broadway's Lost Treasures II · Eponine Thénardier (segment "Les Misérables")
- Les Misérables: In Concert at Hylands Park · Eponine
- Secrets & Lies · Young Mother
- The Equalizer · Sylvie
- Marks · Christening Guest
- Objects of Affection · Christening Guest
- P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang · Eunice
- The Wildcats of St Trinian's · Angela Hall / Princess Roxanne
- Strangers · Elsie
- An Audience with... · Self
- The Hiding Place · Sarah Van Der Weghe (uncredited)
- Top of the Pops · Self