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De la Tour was born in [[Bovingdon]]in [[Hertfordshire]]. She is the sister of [[Andy de la Tour]]. |
De la Tour was born in [[Bovingdon]]in [[Hertfordshire]]. She is the sister of [[Andy de la Tour]]. |
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In the 1970s, she was a member of the [[Trotskyist]] [[Workers Revolutionary Party (UK)|Workers Revolutionary Party]] alongside [[Vanessa Redgrave]]. She continued to work frequently with Redgrave, and later joined her political grouping, the [[Marxist Party]]. |
In the 1970s, she was a member of the [[Trotskyist]] [[Workers Revolutionary Party (UK)|Workers Revolutionary Party]] alongside [[Vanessa Redgrave]]. She continued to work frequently with Redgrave, and later joined her political grouping, the [[Marxist Party]]. |
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Frances de la Tour (born July 30 1944) is an English actress best remembered for playing Miss Jones in the hit Yorkshire Television comedy Rising Damp. She is renowned for her appearances on television, movies, and on the stage.
Tennessee Williams described her performance in his play Small Craft Warnings in London's West End in 1973 as one of the best he had seen by any actress in any play. [citation needed]
She was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actress in a Revival Role in 1984 for The Moon for the Misbegotten, and again almost a decade later in 1992 for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for When She Danced.
In 2005, she played the part of Olympe Maxime, headmistress of Beauxbatons Academy, in the movie Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire based on the J. K. Rowling book of the same name.
She won a Drama Desk Award and a Tony in 2006 for her work in The History Boys in New York.
Background
De la Tour was born in Bovingdon in Hertfordshire. She is the sister of Andy de la Tour.
In the 1970s, she was a member of the Trotskyist Workers Revolutionary Party alongside Vanessa Redgrave. She continued to work frequently with Redgrave, and later joined her political grouping, the Marxist Party.
Selected filmography
- Rising Damp (1974-1978) - Miss Ruth Jones
- Rising Damp (1980) - Miss Ruth Jones
- Flickers (1980) - Maud Cole
- Cold Lazarus (1996) - Emma Porlock
- The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1997) - Aunt Western
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) - Madame Olympe Maxime
- The Moving Finger (2006) - Mrs. Maud Dane Calthrop
External links
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