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My Take
Frances de la Tour is, to me, a piece of living British theatrical history. Born in 1944 and still working, she's a Tony winner and three-time Olivier winner, with that unforgettable turn as Mrs Lintott in The History Boys on both sides of the Atlantic. Wider audiences know her from Rising Damp and as Madame Maxime in Harry Potter, that wonderful, larger-than-life presence. What I respect is a career spanning stage, screen and voice work without ever coasting. Performers who keep taking the stage well into their later decades have a love for the craft that I find genuinely moving.
Overview
Frances J. de Lautour (born 30 July 1944), better known as Frances de la Tour, is a British actress. A Tony Award winner and three-time Olivier Award winner, she is also known for her roles in the television sitcom Rising Damp and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. She performed as Mrs. Lintott in the play The History Boys in London and on Broadway, winning the 2006 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Frances de la Tour
- Name (Japanese)
- フランシス・デ・ラ・トゥーア
- Reading
- ふらんしす・で・ら・とぅーあ
- Born
- July 30, 1944 (age 81)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Monkey
- Origin
- Bovingdon, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- stage actor / film actor / actor / voice actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2006 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play
- 1983 Laurence Olivier Award for Actress of the Year in a Revival
- 1992 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- 1980 Laurence Olivier Award for Actress of the Year in a New Play
- 2006 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
- Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.