Frances Ruffelle
Known for Acting · 21 credits
- Born
- 1965-08-29 (age 60)
- Place of birth
- 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
TV Shows (6)
Movies (15)
Les Misérables
2012
as Whore 1
Locked Down
2021
as Neighbour
Secrets & Lies
1996
as Young Mother
Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert
2010
as Eponine (1985 Cast)
Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story
2013
as Self
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
1982
as Eunice
The Wildcats of St Trinian's
1980
as Angela Hall / Princess Roxanne
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004
as Eponine Thénardier (segment "Les Misérables")
Les Mis at 25: Matt Lucas Dreams the Dream
2010
as Self
The Hiding Place
1975
as Sarah Van Der Weghe (uncredited)
Devil's Tower
2014
as Kim
Marks
1982
as Christening Guest
How to be Human
2017
as Maria
Long Forgotten Fields
2017
as Sue Foster
Les Misérables: In Concert at Hylands Park
as Eponine
About Frances Ruffelle
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 B… With 21 credits spanning from 1964 to 2021, Frances Ruffelle has appeared in 15 films and 6 TV shows.
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Most Popular Frances Ruffelle Movies
- Les Misérables (2012) — as Whore 1
- Locked Down (2021) — as Neighbour
- Secrets & Lies (1996) — as Young Mother
- Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert (2010) — as Eponine (1985 Cast)
- Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story (2013) — as Self
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