Frances Ruffelle
Frances Ruffelle

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).
Gender
Female
IMDb Id
nm0749270
Known For Department
Acting
Also Known As
Date of Birth
1965-08-29
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Status
Alive

Known For

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Locked Down

Locked Down

Movie 2021
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Marks

Marks

Movie 1982
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An Audience with...

TV Series 1978
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Stars in the House

TV Series 2020
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Objects of Affection

TV Series 1982
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The Equalizer

TV Series 1985