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