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).
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
(Eunice)
Les Misérables
(Whore 1)
How to be Human
(Maria)
Devil's Tower
(Kim)
Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert
(Eponine (1985 Cast))
Les Mis at 25: Matt Lucas Dreams the Dream
(Self)
The Hiding Place
(Sarah Van Der Weghe (uncredited))
Long Forgotten Fields
(Sue Foster)
The Wildcats of St. Trinian's
(Angela Hall / Princess Roxanne)
Secrets & Lies
(Young Mother)
Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story
(Self)
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
(Eponine Thénardier (segment "Les Misérables"))
Locked Down
(Neighbour)
Marks
(Christening Guest)
An Audience with...
(Self)
Stars in the House
(Self)
Objects of Affection
(Christening Guest)
The Equalizer
(Sylvie)