Frances de la Tour

Jul 30, 1944 (80 years old) in Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England, UK

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

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Play for Today

Marcia

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Outlander

Mother Hildegarde

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Agatha Christie's Poirot

Salome Otterbourne

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Who Do You Think You Are?

Self

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Waking the Dead

Alice Taylor-Garnett

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Heartbeat

Tessa

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Madame Olympe Maxime

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Agatha Christie's Marple

Mrs. Maud Dane Calthrop

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New Tricks

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Olympe Maxime

Credits

The Prince 2021

Queen Elizabeth (voice)

★ 6.5
Professor T 2021

Adelaide Tempest

★ 7.3
Enola Holmes 2020

The Dowager

★ 7.3
Dolittle 2020

Dragon (voice)

★ 6.6
The Highway Rat 2018

The Rabbit (voice)

★ 6.3
Vanity Fair 2018

Lady Matilda Crawley

★ 7.4
Man in an Orange Shirt 2017

Mrs. March

★ 7.6
The Collection 2016

Yvette Sabine

★ 6.7
Alice Through the Looking Glass 2016

Aunt Imogene

★ 6.6
The Lady in the Van 2015

Ursula Vaughan Williams

★ 6.4
Miss You Already 2015

Jill

★ 7.4
Mr. Holmes 2015

Madame Schirmer

★ 6.5
Survivor 2015

Sally

★ 5.7
Into the Woods 2014

Giant

★ 5.8
Outlander 2014

Mother Hildegarde

★ 8.2
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage 2013

Kay

★ 7
Big School 2013

Ms Baron

★ 6.8
Trap for Cinderella 2013

Aunt Elinor

★ 5.4
Vicious 2013

Violet Crosby

★ 7.5
National Theatre Live: People 2013

Dorothy Stacpoole

★ 8
Suspension of Disbelief 2012

Nesta

★ 4.3
Private Peaceful 2012

Grandma Wolf

★ 6.6
Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo' 2012

Self

★ 6
Hugo 2011

Madame Emilie

★ 7.2
The Nutcracker 2010

The Rat Queen / Frau Eva

★ 5
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 2010

Olympe Maxime

★ 7.7
National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art 2010

Kay

★ 8
Alice in Wonderland 2010

Aunt Imogene

★ 6.6
The Book of Eli 2010

Martha

★ 6.8
The History Boys 2006

Mrs. Lintott

★ 6.7
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2005

Madame Olympe Maxime

★ 7.8
Sensitive Skin 2005

★ 7
Agatha Christie's Marple 2004

Mrs. Maud Dane Calthrop

★ 7.6
Who Do You Think You Are? 2004

Self

★ 6.7
New Tricks 2004

★ 7.3
Love Actually 2003

Lesbian Lover (uncredited)

★ 7.1
What's Your Problem? 2002

★ NR
Born and Bred 2002

★ 8.5
Waking the Dead 2001

Alice Taylor-Garnett

★ 7.3
The Cherry Orchard 1999

Charlotte Ivanovna

★ 5
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling 1997

Aunt Western

★ 7
Cold Lazarus 1996

Emma Porlock

★ 6.8
Downwardly Mobile 1994

★ NR
Genghis Cohn 1993

Dr. Helga Feuchtwanger, Psychiatrist

★ 4.5
Every Silver Lining 1993

★ 6
Heartbeat 1992

Tessa

★ 7
Bejewelled 1991

Beatrice

★ 4.4
Strike It Rich 1990

Mrs de Vere

★ 5
Stay Lucky 1989

★ 6
Agatha Christie's Poirot 1989

Salome Otterbourne

★ 8.1
Kind of Living 1988

★ 5
Unnatural Causes 1986

Marcia

★ 5.5
Murder with Mirrors 1985

Miss Bellaver

★ 6.5
Skirmishes 1982

Jean

★ NR
The Bounder 1982

Celia

★ 6.3
Flickers 1980

Maud Cole

★ 6
Rising Damp 1980

Miss Jones

★ 5.5
Wombling Free 1977

Julia Frogmorton

★ 9.5
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse 1977

★ NR
Housewives' Choice 1976

Marcia

★ NR
To the Devil a Daughter 1976

Salvation Army Major

★ 5.6
All Good Men 1974

★ NR
Our Miss Fred 1972

Miss Lockhart

★ 6.4
Right to Work March 1972

Elizabeth I

★ NR
Play for Today 1970

Marcia

★ 6.3
Every Home Should Have One 1970

Maud Crape

★ 4.6