Frances de la Tour
Relaxed yet incredibly direct and a little bit naughty! Distinctive & unmistakable.
Tony award winner in 2006 for her role as Mrs. Lintott in "The History Boys."
Accents
- RP*
Other Languages
- French (Conversational)
Credits
- Enola Holmes (Feature Film, 2020) Netflix
- Dolittle (Feature Film, 2018) Ginko-Who-Soars. Universal
- Vanity Fair (TV, 2018) Miss Matilda Crawley. Mammoth
- The Highway Rat (Animation Short, 2017) The Rabbit. BBC
- Man in an Orange Shirt (TV, 2017) Mrs. Marsh. BBC
- Vicious (TV, 2016-13) Violet Crosby. ITV.
- The Collection (TV, 2016) Yvette Sabine. Amazon
- Alice Through the Looking Glass (Feature Film, 2016) Aunt Imogene. Disney
- Survivor (Feature Film, 2015) Sally. Nu Image / Millennium Films
- Mr. Holmes (Feature Film, 2015) Madame Schirmer. AI-Film
- Into the Woods (Feature Film, 2014) Giant. Disney
- National Theatre Live (TV, 2013) Kay. BBC2.
- Big School (TV, 2013) Ms Baron. BBC1.
- People (Theatre, West End, 2012) Dorothy. National Theatre, Lyttelton.
- Hugo Cabret (Feature Film, 2011) Emilie. Martin Scorsese. Paramount
- Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (Feature Film, 2011) Madame Maxine. Warner
- Alice in Wonderland (Feature Film, 2010) Aunt Imogene. Disney
- The Book of Eli (Feature Film, 2010) Martha. Warner
- The Nutcracker in 3D (Feature Film, 2010) The Rat Queen, Frau Eva.
- New Tricks (TV, 2006) Professor Styles.
- Marple: The Moving Finger (TV, 2006) Mrs. Maud Dane Calthorp.
- 3lbs (TV, 2006)
- History Boys (Feature Film, 2005) Mrs. Lintott.
- History Boys (Theatre, West End, 2005) Mrs. Lintott. National Theatre/Broadway.
- Sensitive Skin (TV, 2005) Sarah Thorne.
- Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire (Feature Film, 2005) Madame Olympe Maxime.
- Cherry Orchard (Feature Film, 2005) Charlotte.
- Poirot: Death on The Nile (TV, 2004) Salome Otterbourne.
- Dance of Death (Theatre, West End, 2003) Alice. With Ian McKellen.
- Love Actually (Feature Film, 2003) Geraldine.
- Good Hope (Theatre, West End, 2001) National Theatre.
- Fallen Angels (Theatre, West End, 2000) Jane Banbury. Apollo.
- Anthony & Cleopatra (Theatre, 2000) Cleopatra. Royal Shakespeare Company, Barbican.
- Forest (Theatre, West End, 1999) National Theatre.
- Play About The Baby (Theatre, 1998) Almeida.
- Blinded by The Sun (Theatre, West End, 1996) National Theatre.
- Three Tall Women (Theatre, West End, 1994) Wyndhams. With Maggie Smith.
- Les Parents Terribles (Theatre, West End, 1994) National Theatre.
- Grease Paint (Theatre, West End, 1993) Lyric. Monologue.
- King Lear (Theatre, West End, 1989) Regan. Old Vic.
- Rising Damp (Feature Film, 1980) Miss Jones.
- Can't Pay Won't Pay (Theatre, 1978) Half Moon Theatre.
- Rising Damp (TV, 1974-78) Miss Jones. 24 Episodes.
Related news articles
14/07/2021
New crime drama 'Professor T' starring Ben Miller, Frances de la Tour and featuring Calvin Demba.
Based on the hit Belgium crime programme of the same name, the show casts Ben Miller as a brilliant but fastidious university lecturer, who becomes a reluctant detective, solving crimes in Cambridge and beyond. Watch on the Sunday 18th July at 9pm on ITV.
23/09/2020
Don’t miss the new film Enola Holmes featuring Frances de la Tour and Hattie Morahan, and with Gaby French!
The film explores the early life of Sherlock Holmes’ sister and is available to stream now on Netflix.
03/09/2018
New series starring Tom Bateman and Frances de la Tour Vanity Fair
An adaptation of the 1848 novel by William Makepeace Thackeray. Watch Sunday 2nd and Monday 3rd September for the first two episodes, ITV at 9pm.
01/02/2018
This Sunday watch Mr Holmes!
A fantastic cast based on a retired Sherlock Holmes story. Featuring Hattie Morahan, Frances de la Tour and Nicholas Rowe.