Actor
Frances Ruffelle
Born August 29, 1965 in London, England, UK13 films
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.
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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).
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First watchLes Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert20108.3as Eponine (1985 Cast)This concert, recorded to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the landmark musical Les Miserables, gathers the casts of the show's 2010 original production at the Queen's Theatre, the 1985…View filmEssential films
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Filmography
13 films as actor- 2026BreachMaria
- 2021Locked DownNeighbour
- 2017Long Forgotten FieldsSue Foster
- 2017How to be HumanMaria
- 2014Devil's TowerKim
- 2012Les MisérablesWhore 1
- 2010Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in ConcertEponine (1985 Cast)
- 1997Les Misérables: In Concert at Hylands ParkEponine
- 1996Secrets & LiesYoung Mother
- 1982MarksChristening Guest
- 1982P'tang, Yang, KipperbangEunice
- 1980The Wildcats of St Trinian'sAngela Hall / Princess Roxanne
- 1975The Hiding PlaceSarah Van Der Weghe (uncredited)