Frances de la Tour
Known For
Acting
Born
1944-07-30 in Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Biography
Frances de la Tour is an English television, stage and film actress, known for her role as Miss Ruth Jones in the television sitcom "Rising Damp" from 1974 until 1978; Madame Olympe Maxime in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" (2005) and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1" (2010) and Mrs. Lintott in Alan Bennett's "The History Boys". She is a Tony Award winner and three-time Olivier Award winner.
Most Known For
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Salome Otterbourne
Outlander
as Mother Hildegarde
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Mrs. Maud Dane Calthrop
Play for Today
as Marcia
Play for Today
as Maria Waite
Heartbeat
as Tessa
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
as Madame Olympe Maxime
Waking the Dead
as Alice Taylor-Garnett
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
as Olympe Maxime
Alice in Wonderland
as Aunt Imogene
New Tricks
Enola Holmes
as The Dowager
Professor T
as Adelaide Tempest
Dolittle
as Dragon (voice)
Love Actually
as Lesbian Lover (uncredited)
The Book of Eli
as Martha
Alice Through the Looking Glass
as Aunt Imogene
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self
Hugo
as Madame Emilie
Vicious
as Violet Crosby