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Frances Ruffelle

Frances Ruffelle

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 29, 1965 (60)
Birthplace London, England, UK
Popularity 0.1 (history)
Updated Apr 25, 2024
Entry Date Apr 25, 2024
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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).

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Filmography

Locked Down

Locked Down

2021

as Neighbour

How to be Human

How to be Human

2017

as Maria

Long Forgotten Fields

Long Forgotten Fields

2017

as Sue Foster

Devil's Tower

Devil's Tower

2014

as Kim

Les Misérables

Les Misérables

2012

as Whore 1

Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert

Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert

2010

as Eponine (1985 Cast)

Broadway's Lost Treasures II

Broadway's Lost Treasures II

2004

as Eponine Thénardier (segment "Les Misérables")

Secrets & Lies

Secrets & Lies

1996

as Young Mother

P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang

P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang

1982

as Eunice

The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

1980

as Angela Hall / Princess Roxanne

The Hiding Place

The Hiding Place

1975

as Sarah Van Der Weghe (uncredited)

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

The Equalizer

as Sylvie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1985

An Audience with...

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 08, 1978

Stars in the House

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 16, 2020

Objects of Affection

as Christening Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 12, 1982

Top of the Pops

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1964

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