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Frances de la Tour appears in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1" as Madame Olympe Maxime, reprising the role from "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire." She also stars in "The Nutcracker in 3D" as The Rat Queen, Frau Eva.

Frances de la Tour was recently in Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" (2010), as Aunt Imogene, and Nicholas Hytner's movie "The History Boys" as Mrs. Lintott. She originated the latter role in Nicholas Hytner's award-winning National Theatre production and reprised her role in the regional and international tours of the play and on Broadway where she received the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play.

Frances de la Tour trained at Drama Centre. Her work in theater includes "The Good Hope," "The Forest," "Les Parents Terribles," "Brighton Beach Memoirs" and the title role in "Saint Joan" for the National; "Antony and Cleopatra," "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "The Relapse" and "As You Like It" for the Royal Shakespeare Company; "The Dance of Death" at the Lyric and Sydney Theatre Festival; "Fallen Angels" in the West End, for which she won the Variety Club Best Actress Award; "The Play about the Baby" at the Almeida; "The Fire Raisers" and "Dance of Death" at Riverside Studios; "Three Tall Women" at Wyndham's; "Grease Paint," "Façades," the title role in Lilian and Chekov's "Women" at the Lyric; "The Pope and the Witch and Small Craft Warnings" at the Comedy; "When She Danced" at the Globe, for which she won an Olivier for Best Supporting Actress; "King Lear" at the Old Vic; "A Moon for the Misbegotten," for which she won an Olivier for Best Actress, and "Uncle Vanya" at the Haymarket; "Skirmishes" and "Daughters of Men" at Hampstead; "Duet for One" at the Bush and Duke of York's, for which she won both The Standard and Olivier Awards for Best Actress; the title role in "Hamlet," "Can't Pay Won't Pay" and "Landscape of Exiles" at the Half Moon; "Wheelchair Millie" at the Royal Court; and "Banana Box" at the Apollo.

On British television, she has appeared in "Pierrot," "Waking the Dead," "Born & Bred," "The Egg," "Tom Jones," "Cold Lazarus," "Downwardly Mobile," "Genghis Cohen," "Every Silver Lining," "Stay Lucky," "Bejewelled," "A Kind of Living," "Murder with Mirrors," "Duet for One" (BAFTA nomination for Best Actress), "Skirmishes," "Flickers," "Housewives' Choice," "All Good Men," and as Miss Jones in "Rising Damp."

Her feature film credits include "The Cherry Orchard" and "Rising Damp," for which she won Best Actress at the Evening Standard Film Awards.




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Age: 67 years old
Birthday: July 30, 1944
Height: 5' 7"
Birthplace: Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Husband: Tom Kempinski





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May 25, 2012
MT @MrPaulStott: #SocialistSecrets Rigsby in Rising Damp was an idea of #WRP member #FrancesdelaTour, based on party leader Gerry Healey.
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RT @MrPaulStott: #SocialistSecrets The character of Rigsby in Rising Damp was an idea of #WRP member #FrancesdelaTour, based on party leader Gerry Healey.
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RT @MrPaulStott: #SocialistSecrets The character of Rigsby in Rising Damp was an idea of #WRP member #FrancesdelaTour, based on party leader Gerry Healey.
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