Acting
Frances de la Tour
EN cinema · 39 credits
Born
30 July 1944 (age 82)
Birthplace
Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Also known as Frances J. de Lautour · فرانسیس دی لا تور
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.
Known for
Filmography
Enola Holmes
as The Dowager
Dolittle
as Dragon (voice)
The Highway Rat
as The Rabbit (voice)
Alice Through the Looking Glass
as Aunt Imogene
The Lady in the Van
as Ursula Vaughan Williams
Survivor
as Sally
Mr. Holmes
as Madame Schirmer
Miss You Already
as Jill
Into the Woods
as Giant
Trap for Cinderella
as Aunt Elinor
National Theatre Live: People
as Dorothy Stacpoole
Private Peaceful
as Grandma Wolf
Hugo
as Madame Emilie
The Book of Eli
as Martha
Alice in Wonderland
as Aunt Imogene
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
as Olympe Maxime
The Nutcracker
as The Rat Queen / Frau Eva
The History Boys
as Mrs. Lintott
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
as Madame Olympe Maxime
Love Actually
as Lesbian Lover (uncredited)
The Cherry Orchard
as Charlotte Ivanovna
Genghis Cohn
as Dr. Helga Feuchtwanger, Psychiatrist
Bejewelled
as Beatrice
Strike It Rich
as Mrs de Vere
Murder with Mirrors
as Miss Bellaver
Rising Damp
as Miss Jones
Wombling Free
as Julia Frogmorton
To the Devil a Daughter
as Salvation Army Major
Housewives' Choice
as Marcia
Our Miss Fred
as Miss Lockhart
Right to Work March
as Elizabeth I
Every Home Should Have One
as Maud Crape
Brotherly Love
as District Nurse