Frances Ruffelle
English actress and singer (born 1965)
Biography
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 Eurovision Song Contest 1994 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).
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Career highlights
Instruments
- voice
Family
- Spouse(s)
- John Caird
- Children
- ElizaNathaniel George Caird
- Parents
- Sylvia Young
- Siblings
- Alison Ruffelle
Awards & honours (2)
- Theatre World Award
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Quick answers about Frances Ruffelle
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- Frances Ruffelle is 61 years old (born August 29, 1965).
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- Frances Ruffelle was born on August 29, 1965.
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- Frances Ruffelle was born in London.
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- Frances Ruffelle's zodiac sign is Virgo.
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- Frances Ruffelle is a citizen of United Kingdom.
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- According to Wikidata, Frances Ruffelle's spouse is or was John Caird.
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- Wikidata lists 2 children of Frances Ruffelle.