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Frances Ruffelle Biography (1965-)

Born August 29, 1965, in London, England; daughter of a phone company managerand engineer father and Sylvia Young (a theatre school founder); married John Caird (a director), 1990 (divorced); children: Eliza, Nathaniel; (with RobManley) Felix. Addresses: Contact: Arc Management, P.O. Box No. 3671,London NW8, England.

Nationality

British

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress, singer

Birth Details

August 29, 1965

London, United Kingdom

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• Princess Louisa, The Sleeping Prince, Haymarket Theatre, London, 1983, and Chichester Festival
• Dinah, Starlight Express, Apollo Victoria Theatre, London, 1984
• Eponine, Les miserables, Royal Shakespeare Company, London, 1985 then Kennedy Center, Washington, DC, then (Broadway debut) Broadway Theatre, 1987
• Delilah, Apples, English Stage Company, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1989
• Yonah, Children of Eden, Prince Edward Theatre, London, 1991
• Eponine, Les miserables, London, 1996-1997
• Also appeared in The Princess and the Showgirl, Chichester Festival Theatre; Gavin the Monster, West End production; Spread a LittleHappiness, London; as Betty Shaefer, Sunset Boulevard, Sydmonton Festival; Candy, Whistle Down the Wind, Sydmonton Festival; Mabel, Mack and Mabel in Concert, London; Mary, Jesus Christ Superstar Concert, London.
• Major Tours
• Narrator, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, 1982
• Film Appearances
• Angela/Princess Roxanne, The Wildcats of St. Trinians, Wildcat, 1980
• Eunice, Kipperbang (also known as P'tang Yang Kipperbang),Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1982
• Young mother, Secrets & Lies (also known as Secrets et mensonges), October Films, 1996
• Eleni, The Road to Ithaca, 1999
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Kitty, Headless, 2000
• Dawn Daniel-Spears, Dream Team, syndicated, 2001-?
• Specials
• An Audience with Ricky Martin, 2001
• Episodic
• Sylvie, "The Child Broker," The Equalizer, CBS, 1988
• Also appeared in "The Rebellion," The New Adventures of Robin Hood, TNT and syndicated; This Is Your Life, BBC.
• RECORDINGS
• Albums; As a Featured Voice
• Starlight Express (cast recording), 1984
• Les miserables (cast recording), 1986, 1987
• Mack and Mable in Concert, 1988
• Christopher Cross's Back of My Mind, 1988
• Ian Dury's Apples, 1989
• Save the Children Christmas Album, 1989
• Children of Eden, 1990
• The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Atlantic, 1991
• Albums; As a Solo Artist
• Fragile, Virgin Records, 1994
• Frances Ruffelle, Virgin Records, 1998
• Singles include "He's My Hero/Love's Not for Me."
• WRITINGS
• Television Music
• Episodic
• Headless, 2000

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic

• Frances Ruffelle Web Site, http://www.francesruffelle.com, January23, 2002