Person file · Acting
Frances de la Tour
Born 1944-07-30Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England, UK
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Enola HolmesThe DowagerDolittleDragon (voice)The Highway RatThe Rabbit (voice)Alice Through the Looking GlassAunt ImogeneThe Lady in the VanUrsula Vaughan WilliamsMiss You AlreadyJillMr. HolmesMadame SchirmerSurvivorSallyInto the WoodsGiantNational Theatre Live: 50 Years on StageKayTrap for CinderellaAunt ElinorNational Theatre Live: PeopleDorothy StacpooleSuspension of DisbeliefNestaPrivate PeacefulGrandma WolfShoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'SelfHugoMadame EmilieThe NutcrackerThe Rat Queen / Frau EvaHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1Olympe MaximeNational Theatre Live: The Habit of ArtKayAlice in WonderlandAunt ImogeneThe Book of EliMarthaThe History BoysMrs. LintottHarry Potter and the Goblet of FireMadame Olympe MaximeLove ActuallyLesbian Lover (uncredited)