Place of Birth: London, England, UK
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).
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang | Eunice | 1982 |
| Les Misérables | Whore 1 | 2012 |
| How to be Human | Maria | 2017 |
| Devil's Tower | Kim | 2014 |
| Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert | Eponine (1985 Cast) | 2010 |
| Les Mis at 25: Matt Lucas Dreams the Dream | Self | 2010 |
| The Hiding Place | Sarah Van Der Weghe (uncredited) | 1975 |
| Long Forgotten Fields | Sue Foster | 2017 |
| The Wildcats of St. Trinian's | Angela Hall / Princess Roxanne | 1980 |
| Secrets & Lies | Young Mother | 1996 |
| Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story | Self | 2013 |
| Broadway's Lost Treasures II | Eponine Thénardier (segment "Les Misérables") | 2004 |
| Locked Down | Neighbour | 2021 |
| Marks | Christening Guest | 1982 | Series | Cast | Year |
| An Audience with... | Self | 1978 |
| Stars in the House | Self | 2020 |
| Objects of Affection | Christening Guest | 1982 |
| The Equalizer | Sylvie | 1985 |
