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Frances Ruffelle
Actor
Born August 29, 1965 (59 years)
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).
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 |
| 2016 | Long Forgotten Fields · as Sue Foster |
| 2014 | Devil's Tower · as Kim |
| 2012 | Les Misérables · as Whore 1 |
| 2010 | Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary · as Eponine (1985 Cast) |
| 1997 | Dream Team (TV Series) · as Dawn Daniel-Spears |
| 1997 | The New Adventures of Robin Hood (TV Series) · as Lady Olivia Beacon |
| 1996 | Secrets & Lies · as Young Mother |
| 1989 | Birds Of A Feather (TV Series) · as Naomi |
| 1985 | The Equalizer (TV Series) · as Sylvie |
| 1984 | The Bill (TV Series) · as Susan Gilbert |
| 1983 | Keep Off the Grass · as Girl Lover |
| 1983 | Tucker's Luck (TV Series) · as Jackie |
| 1982 | P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang · as Eunice |
| 1980 | The Wildcats of St. Trinian's · as Angela Hall / Princess Roxanne |
| 1978 | Strangers (TV Series) · as Elsie |
| 1975 | The Hiding Place · as Sarah Van Der Weghe (uncredited) |