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.
Known For
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
(2005)
Olympe Maxime
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
(2010)
Olympe Maxime
Alice in Wonderland
(2010)
Aunt Imogene
Love Actually
(2003)
Lesbian Lover (uncredited)
Survivor
(2015)
Sally
The Book of Eli
(2010)
Martha
Alice Through the Looking Glass
(2016)
Aunt Imogene (uncredited)
Dolittle
(2020)
Dragon (voice)
Hugo
(2011)
Madame Emilie
Into the Woods
(2014)
Giant
Enola Holmes
(2020)
The Dowager
Mr. Holmes
(2015)
Madame Schirmer
The Nutcracker: The Untold Story
(2010)
The Rat Queen / Frau Eva
Miss You Already
(2015)
Jill the Wigmaker
The Lady in the Van
(2015)
Ursula Vaughan Williams
The History Boys
(2006)
Mrs. Lintott
Full Filmography
Acting
Every Home Should Have One
(1970)
Maud Crape
Our Miss Fred
(1972)
Miss Lockhart
Right To Work March
(1972)
Elizabeth I
All Good Men
(1974)
To the Devil a Daughter
(1976)
Salvation Army Major
Housewives' Choice
(1976)
Marcia
Wombling Free
(1977)
Julia Frogmorton
Rising Damp
(1980)
Miss Jones
Skirmishes
(1982)
Jean
Murder with Mirrors
(1985)
Miss Bellaver
Strike It Rich
(1990)
Mrs de Vere
Bejewelled
(1991)
Beatrice
Genghis Cohn
(1994)
Dr. Helga Feuchtwanger, Psychiatrist
The Cherry Orchard
(1999)
Charlotte Ivanovna
Love Actually
(2003)
Lesbian Lover (uncredited)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
(2005)
Olympe Maxime
The History Boys
(2006)
Mrs. Lintott
The Book of Eli
(2010)
Martha
Alice in Wonderland
(2010)
Aunt Imogene
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
(2010)
Olympe Maxime
The Nutcracker: The Untold Story
(2010)
The Rat Queen / Frau Eva
National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
(2010)
Kay
Hugo
(2011)
Madame Emilie
Private Peaceful
(2012)
Grandma Wolf
Suspension of Disbelief
(2012)
Nesta
Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'
(2012)
Self
Trap for Cinderella
(2013)
Aunt Elinor
National Theatre Live: People
(2013)
Dorothy Stacpoole
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
(2013)
Kay
Into the Woods
(2014)
Giant
The Lady in the Van
(2015)
Ursula Vaughan Williams
Survivor
(2015)
Sally
Mr. Holmes
(2015)
Madame Schirmer
Miss You Already
(2015)
Jill the Wigmaker
Alice Through the Looking Glass
(2016)
Aunt Imogene (uncredited)
The Highway Rat
(2018)
The Rabbit (voice)
Enola Holmes
(2020)
The Dowager
Dolittle
(2020)
Dragon (voice)