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).

Movies & TV Shows

1. Les Misérables (2012) — Whore 1
2. Secrets & Lies (1996) — Young Mother
3. Locked Down (2021) — Neighbour
4. Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert (2010) — Eponine (1985 Cast)
5. The Equalizer (1985) — Sylvie
6. Top of the Pops (1964) — Self
7. The Hiding Place (1975) — Sarah Van Der Weghe (uncredited)
8. Devil's Tower (2014) — Kim
9. P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang (1982) — Eunice
10. Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story (2013) — Self
11. The Wildcats of St Trinian's (1980) — Angela Hall / Princess Roxanne
12. Long Forgotten Fields (2017) — Sue Foster
13. Broadway's Lost Treasures II (2004) — Eponine Thénardier (segment "Les Misérables")
14. Strangers (1978) — Elsie
15. An Audience with... (1978) — Self
16. Objects of Affection (1982) — Christening Guest
17. How to be Human (2017) — Maria
18. Les Mis at 25: Matt Lucas Dreams the Dream (2010) — Self
19. Marks (1982) — Christening Guest
20. Les Misérables: In Concert at Hylands Park — Eponine
21. Stars in the House (2020) — Self