Frances Ruffelle
Known For
Acting
Born
1965-08-29 in London, England, UK
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).
Most Known For
Top of the Pops
as Self
The Equalizer
as Sylvie
Stars in the House
as Self
Les Misérables
as Whore 1
An Audience with...
as Self
Secrets & Lies
as Young Mother
Locked Down
as Neighbour
Objects of Affection
as Christening Guest
Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert
as Eponine (1985 Cast)
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
as Eunice
Devil's Tower
as Kim
The Hiding Place
as Sarah Van Der Weghe (uncredited)
Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story
as Self
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
as Eponine Thénardier (segment "Les Misérables")
The Wildcats of St. Trinian's
as Angela Hall / Princess Roxanne
Les Mis at 25: Matt Lucas Dreams the Dream
as Self
Marks
as Christening Guest
Long Forgotten Fields
as Sue Foster
How to be Human
as Maria
Les Misérables: In Concert at Hylands Park
as Eponine