Frances Ruffelle

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).

  • Title: Frances Ruffelle
  • Popularity: 1.428
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1965-08-29
  • Place of Birth: London, England, UK
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Frances Ruffelle Movies

  • 1982
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    P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang

    P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang

    7 1982 HD

    Summer, 1948. 14-year-old Alan has just three wishes: that there will be lasting peace, that England will win the Ashes, and that he will finally...

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  • 2012
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    Les Misérables

    Les Misérables

    7.3 2012 HD

    An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th-century France. Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for...

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  • 2017
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    How to be Human

    How to be Human

    1 2017 HD

    If you were forced to flee your own war-ridden country, would you sacrifice what makes you human to survive?

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  • 2014
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    Devil's Tower

    Devil's Tower

    3.8 2014 HD

    Abused, broke and down on her luck, Sarah is given a new shot at life when she moves into a new apartment. At first the apartment seems to have been...

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  • 2010
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    Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert

    Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert

    8.327 2010 HD

    This concert, recorded to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the landmark musical Les Miserables, gathers the casts of the show's 2010 original...

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  • 2010
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    Les Mis at 25: Matt Lucas Dreams the Dream

    Les Mis at 25: Matt Lucas Dreams the Dream

    1 2010 HD

    Les Miserables is the world's best-loved musical. It has been seen by 57 million people and in 2010 celebrated its 25th anniversary with its two...

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  • 1975
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    The Hiding Place

    The Hiding Place

    6.7 1975 HD

    The Hiding Place is an account of a Dutch family who risk their lives by offering a safe haven for Jews during World War II

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  • 2017
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    Long Forgotten Fields

    Long Forgotten Fields

    4.7 2017 HD

    On Sam's return from military service, Lily sets her heart on revitalising their relationship, but with Sam's worsening PTSD isolating him from...

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  • 1980
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    The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

    The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

    4.4 1980 HD

    The girls of St. Trinian's decide they are being asked to do too much work so they go on strike.

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  • 1996
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    Secrets & Lies

    Secrets & Lies

    7.552 1996 HD

    After her adoptive mother dies, Hortense, a successful black optometrist, seeks out her birth mother. She's shocked when her research leads her to...

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  • 2013
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    Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story

    Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story

    7.8 2013 HD

    From Victor Hugo`s classic French novel of the nineteenth century to Tom Hooper`s award winning blockbuster, Les Misérables has undergone one...

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  • 2004
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    Broadway's Lost Treasures II

    Broadway's Lost Treasures II

    8 2004 HD

    The annual Tony Award broadcast provides the only filmed record of Broadway's best for audiences to experience as if they were front-row-center on...

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  • 2021
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    Locked Down

    Locked Down

    5.2 2021 HD

    During a COVID-19 lockdown, sparring couple Linda and Paxton call a truce to attempt a high-risk jewellery heist at one of the world's most exclusive...

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  • 1982
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    Marks

    Marks

    1 1982 HD

    Les is an aimless young man, unemployed and still living with his mother. He decides to give her a present - her name tattooed on his arm…

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  • 1978
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    An Audience with...

    An Audience with...

    5.3 1978 HD

    An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend Television, in which a host, usually a singer or comedian,...

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  • 2020
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    Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

    1 2020 HD

    In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic and theatres across the world closing their curtains indefinitely, SiriusXM host Seth Rudetsky and his...

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  • 1982
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    Objects of Affection

    Objects of Affection

    7 1982 HD

    A series of plays written by Alan Bennett.

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  • 1985
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    The Equalizer

    The Equalizer

    7.1 1985 HD

    Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private crime fighting operation where he fashions himself...

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