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Frances de la Tour

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Biography

Frances de la Tour is an English television, stage and film actress, known for her role as Miss Ruth Jones in the television sitcom "Rising Damp" from 1974 until 1978; Madame Olympe Maxime in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" (2005) and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1" (2010) and Mrs. Lintott in Alan Bennett's "The History Boys". She is a Tony Award winner and three-time Olivier Award winner.

Notable films

Where to start

Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

The Book of Eli

Appears in a KinoChain journey

The Lady in the Van

Appears in a KinoChain journey

The History Boys

Appears in a KinoChain journey

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

As Madame Olympe Maxime

Alice in Wonderland

As Aunt Imogene

Dolittle

As Dragon (voice)

Enola Holmes

As The Dowager

Hugo

As Madame Emilie

Chains

KinoChain journeys

Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.

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The University of British Cinema

From the dreaming spires of Cambridge to the redbrick campuses of the provinces, a journey through the British university film and what it reveals about class,...

8 films

The Classroom Without Walls

From a London schoolroom to a Parisian banlieue, a journey through films where teaching becomes an act of defiance and connection.

8 films

Signals in the Ash

From a father's vigil to a robot's devotion, eight films trace the fragile threads that hold humanity together when the world falls quiet.

8 films

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