Frances Ruffelle
Frances Ruffelle has been performing from a young age, appearing in her first West End musical at the age of 16. She went on to create the role of "Eponine" in the blockbuster musical, Les Misérables, for which she won a Tony award when she took the role to Broadway. After New York, she returned to London and appeared in musicals such as Chicago, Joseph and Apples among others. She represented Britain in the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest, and has released 4 solo albums; Fragile; Frances Ruffelle; Showgirl and Imperfectly me. In 2010, Ruffelle appeared in the 25th Anniversary Concert of Les Misérables at the O2 Arena as part of the original London cast and in 2011 starred as meddling Essex mother Fastrada at the Menier Theatre's production of 'Pippin'. Ruffelle recently appeared in the multi award winning film of 'Les Miserables' as well as 'The Devil's Tower' due for release June 2013. She will be opening in the title role of the new Piaf musical in February 2013 and later on in the year will be performing her solo show 'Beneath the Dress' in New York. Frances is the daughter of Sylvia Young who founded the prestigious London Theatre school.
Frances Shand Kydd
Frances Shand Kydd was born on January 20, 1936 in Sandringham, Norfolk, England. She is known for Open House (1998). She was married to Peter Shand Kydd and Earl John Spencer. She died on June 3, 2004 in Seil, Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
Frances Sherman
Frances Sherman is an actress, known for Chasing Taste (2013) and Late Phases (2014).
Frances Sholto-Douglas
Frances Sholto-Douglas is a South African actress born in Cape Town. She trained in acting and musical theatre at the Cape Academy of Performing Arts before attending the University of Cape Town, where she procured an Honours Degree cum laude in Theatre and Performance. She has gained traction through her work in films and television shows such as The Kissing Booth 2 (2020), Black Mirror (2011), and Samson (2018). She has likewise acted in plays such as Zakes Mda's Ways of Dying directed by Lara Foot and Esiseleni Sedini directed by Lwanda Sindaphi. Frances has trained in opera part-time since 2015.
Frances Speedie
Frances Speedie is an actress, known for Hard Shoulder (2012), The Kid (2010) and Black Smoke Rising (2012).
Frances Sternhagen
Raised in Washington, D.C., the great-granddaughter (on her father's side) of German immigrants, Frances Hussey Sternhagen taught acting, singing and dancing to schoolchildren before first performing herself with the Arena Stage Group. Since then, she has been seen in numerous Broadway and Off-Broadway shows. She has been nominated five times for a Tony Award (winning once for her performance in "The Good Doctor"). Other shows in which she appeared include "Equus", "On Golden Pond", "Angel", and "You Can't Take it With You". Among many other appearances Off-Broadway, including the original production of "On Golden Pond", Sternhagen delighted Off-Broadway audiences for over two years with her feisty portrayal of the title character in "Driving Miss Daisy". Her film debut was in Up the Down Staircase (1967). Since then her credits have included Fedora (1978), Starting Over (1979), Outland (1981) and Communion (1989). She appeared on the long-running television series Cheers (1982) as Esther Clavin, mother of John Ratzenberger's character, the pedagogic know-it-all mailman Cliff Clavin. She played wealthy philanthropist and society matron Millicent Carter, the grandmother of John Carter (Noah Wyle) on ER (1994). She also appeared in episodes of Sex and the City (1998) and Becker (1998).
Frances Tomelty
Frances Tomelty was born on October 6, 1948 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She is an actress, known for The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (2006), Bullshot (1983) and Vanity Fair (1998). She was previously married to Sting.
Frances Townend
Frances Townend is an actress and producer, known for Impulse (2018), Fear Thy Neighbor (2014) and The End of Sex (2022).
Frances Turner
Frances Turner is known for The Man in the High Castle (2015), New Amsterdam (2018) and Quantico (2015).
Frances Wang-Ward
Frances Wang-Ward is an actress and producer, known for Crash Zone (1999), Lowdown (2010) and Followers.
