Frances Ruffelle
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Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday29 August 1965 (61 years old)
Place of birthLondon, England, UK
Known credits22
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 rol…
Breach
2026 · Maria
Locked Down
2021 · Neighbour
Stars in the House
2020 · Self
Long Forgotten Fields
2017 · Sue Foster
How to be Human
2017 · Maria
Devil's Tower
2014 · Kim
Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story
2013 · Self
Les Misérables
2012 · Whore 1
Les Mis at 25: Matt Lucas Dreams the Dream
2010 · Self
Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert
2010 · Eponine (1985 Cast)
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004 · Eponine Thénardier (segment "Les Misérables")
Les Misérables: In Concert at Hylands Park
1997 · Eponine
Secrets & Lies
1996 · Young Mother
The Equalizer
1985 · Sylvie
Marks
1982 · Christening Guest
Objects of Affection
1982 · Christening Guest
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
1982 · Eunice
The Wildcats of St Trinian's
1980 · Angela Hall / Princess Roxanne
Strangers
1978 · Elsie
An Audience with...
1978 · Self
The Hiding Place
1975 · Sarah Van Der Weghe (uncredited)
Top of the Pops
1964 · Self
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