Frances Ruffelle
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).
Filmography
Locked Down
2021
as Neighbour
Long Forgotten Fields
2017
as Sue Foster
How to be Human
2017
as Maria
Devil's Tower
2014
as Kim
Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story
2013
as Self
Les Misérables
2012
as Whore 1
Les Mis at 25: Matt Lucas Dreams the Dream
2010
as Self
Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert
2010
as Eponine (1985 Cast)
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004
as Eponine Thénardier (segment "Les Misérables")
Secrets & Lies
1996
as Young Mother
Marks
1982
as Christening Guest
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
1982
as Eunice
The Wildcats of St Trinian's
1980
as Angela Hall / Princess Roxanne
The Hiding Place
1975
as Sarah Van Der Weghe (uncredited)
Les Misérables: In Concert at Hylands Park
Unreleased
as Eponine