1965-08-29 London, England, UK
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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Locked Down | Neighbour | 2021-02-25 |
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How to be Human | Maria | 2017-04-27 |
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Long Forgotten Fields | Sue Foster | 2017-11-17 |
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Devil's Tower | Kim | 2014-09-05 |
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Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story | Self | 2013-04-01 |
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Les Misérables | Whore 1 | 2012-12-18 |
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Les Misérables - 25th Anniversary in Concert | Eponine (1985 Cast) | 2010-10-03 |
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Les Mis at 25: Matt Lucas Dreams the Dream | Self | 2010-12-29 |
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Broadway's Lost Treasures II | Eponine Thénardier (segment "Les Misérables") | 2004-10-26 |
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Secrets & Lies | Young Mother | 1996-05-24 |
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P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang | Eunice | 1982-11-03 |
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The Wildcats of St. Trinian's | Angela Hall / Princess Roxanne | 1980-09-10 |
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The Hiding Place | Sarah Van Der Weghe (uncredited) | 1975-05-04 |
