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).
Known For Acting
Popularity 1.516
Birthday 1965-08-29
Place of Birth London, England, UK
Also Known As
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
1982

P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang

Les Misérables
2012

Les Misérables

Devil's Tower
2014

Devil's Tower

The Wildcats of St. Trinian's
1980

The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

Secrets & Lies
1996

Secrets & Lies

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

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

Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004

Broadway's Lost Treasures II

Locked Down
2021

Locked Down

How to be Human
2017

How to be Human

Les Misérables - 25th Anniversary in Concert
2010

Les Misérables - 25th Anniversary in Concert

Les Mis at 25: Matt Lucas Dreams the Dream
2010

Les Mis at 25: Matt Lucas Dreams the Dream

The Hiding Place
1975

The Hiding Place

Long Forgotten Fields
2017

Long Forgotten Fields