Frances Ruffelle

Frances Ruffelle

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).

Known For: Acting

Born: London, England, UK, 1965-08-29

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1975	The Hiding Place	Sarah Van Der Weghe (uncredited)	66
2	1980	The Wildcats of St. Trinian's	Angela Hall / Princess Roxanne	41
3	1982	P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang	Eunice	70
4	1982	Marks	Christening Guest	0
5	1996	Secrets & Lies	Young Mother	76
6	2004	Broadway's Lost Treasures II	Eponine Thénardier (segment "Les Misérables")	80
7	2010	Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert	Eponine (1985 Cast)	82
8	2010	Les Mis at 25: Matt Lucas Dreams the Dream	Self	0
9	2012	Les Misérables	Whore 1	73
10	2013	Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story	Self	78
11	2014	Devil's Tower	Kim	37
12	2017	How to be Human	Maria	0
13	2017	Long Forgotten Fields	Sue Foster	48
14	2021	Locked Down	Neighbour	52

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1964	Top of the Pops	Self	66
2	1978	An Audience with...	Self	53
3	1982	Objects of Affection	Christening Guest	70
4	1985	The Equalizer	Sylvie	72
5	2020	Stars in the House	Self	0

Frances Ruffelle

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