Frances Ruffelle
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).
Filmography
Locked Down
as Neighbour
Locked Down
as Neighbour
Long Forgotten Fields
as Sue Foster
Long Forgotten Fields
as Sue Foster
How to be Human
as Maria
How to be Human
as Maria
Devil's Tower
as Kim
Devil's Tower
as Kim
Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story
as Self
Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story
as Self
Les Misérables
as Whore 1
Les Misérables
as Whore 1
Les Mis at 25: Matt Lucas Dreams the Dream
as Self
Les Mis at 25: Matt Lucas Dreams the Dream
as Self
Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert
as Eponine (1985 Cast)
Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert
as Eponine (1985 Cast)
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
as Eponine Thénardier (segment "Les Misérables")
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
as Eponine Thénardier (segment "Les Misérables")
Secrets & Lies
as Young Mother
Secrets & Lies
as Young Mother
Marks
as Christening Guest
Marks
as Christening Guest
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
as Eunice
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
as Eunice
The Wildcats of St Trinian's
as Angela Hall / Princess Roxanne
The Wildcats of St Trinian's
as Angela Hall / Princess Roxanne
The Hiding Place
as Sarah Van Der Weghe (uncredited)
The Hiding Place
as Sarah Van Der Weghe (uncredited)
Les Misérables: In Concert at Hylands Park
as Eponine
Les Misérables: In Concert at Hylands Park
as Eponine