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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 19
Movies 15
TV Shows 4
self 4
Locked Down (2021)
Long Forgotten Fields (2017)
Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert (2010)
Broadway's Lost Treasures II (2004)
Secrets & Lies (1996)
Marks (1982)
Objects of Affection (1982)
The Wildcats of St. Trinian's (1980)
The Hiding Place (1975)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1965-08-29 (59 years old)
Birth PlaceLondon, United Kingdom
RelationshipsJohn Caird (1990 - 1992)
ChildrenNathaniel George Caird, Eliza
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
AwardsTheatre World Award, Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical
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