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).
Filmography
all 16
Movies 13
self 3
TV Shows 3
Locked Down (2021)
Long Forgotten Fields (2017)
How to be Human (2017)
Devil's Tower (2014)
Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story (2013)
Les Misérables (2012)
Les Mis at 25: Matt Lucas Dreams the Dream (2010)
Les Misérables - 25th Anniversary in Concert (2010)
Broadway's Lost Treasures II (2004)
Secrets & Lies (1996)
The Equalizer (1985)
Objects of Affection (1982)
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang (1982)
The Wildcats of St. Trinian's (1980)
An Audience with... (1978)
The Hiding Place (1975)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1965-08-29 (58 years old)
Birth PlaceLondon, United Kingdom
RelationshipsJohn Caird (1990-01-01 - 1992-01-01)
ChildrenNathaniel George Caird, Eliza
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
AwardsTheatre World Award, Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical
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