Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 29, 1965
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Credits
22 titles
Frances Ruffelle
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
Filmography
Breach
Maria
Locked Down
Neighbour
Stars in the House
Self
Long Forgotten Fields
Sue Foster
How to be Human
Maria
Devil's Tower
Kim
Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story
Self
Les Misérables
Whore 1
Les Mis at 25: Matt Lucas Dreams the Dream
Self
Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert
Eponine (1985 Cast)
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
Eponine Thénardier (segment "Les Misérables")
Les Misérables: In Concert at Hylands Park
Eponine
Secrets & Lies
Young Mother
The Equalizer
Sylvie
Marks
Christening Guest
Objects of Affection
Christening Guest
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
Eunice
The Wildcats of St Trinian's
Angela Hall / Princess Roxanne
Strangers
Elsie
An Audience with...
Self
The Hiding Place
Sarah Van Der Weghe (uncredited)
Top of the Pops
Self