Frances de la Tour

Acting · Born 1944-07-30 in Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Biography

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.

Filmography

• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as Madame Olympe Maxime
• The Book of Eli as Martha
• Murder with Mirrors as Miss Bellaver
• The History Boys as Mrs. Lintott
• Rising Damp as Miss Jones
• Alice in Wonderland as Aunt Imogene
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 as Olympe Maxime
• Hugo as Madame Emilie
• The Nutcracker as The Rat Queen / Frau Eva
• Wombling Free as Julia Frogmorton