Frances Ruffelle (born 29 August 1965) is an English musical theatre actress and singer. She won a

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in 1987, and represented the

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in the

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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 ''

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''. From 1985, she was the original

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in the first English-language productions of ''

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'' in the West End and on Broadway, winning the 1987

for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Other stage roles include Yonah in ''

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'' (1991), Roxie Hart in ''

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'' (2003–04, 2007), the title role in '' Piaf'' (2013), Bella in ''The A to 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).

Career

As well as her later stage work, Ruffelle has also gained success on the screen. Her film credits include roles in ''

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'' (1980), ''

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'' (1982), '' Secrets & Lies'' (1996), ''The Road to Ithaca'' (1999), ''

'' (2012), ''

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'' (2014), and ''Long Forgotten Fields'' (2014). Ruffelle's first West End appearance was as Louisa in

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's '' The Sleeping Prince''. In 1984, she took on the principal role of

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's ''

'' in the original London cast. A year later, she had left ''Starlight'' and joined the original London cast of ''Les Misérables'' as Éponine. Though virtually an unknown outside of the West End, she and

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were invited to reprise their roles for the Broadway launch. Ruffelle won multiple awards (including the Tony) for her role. She returned to the role she originated in 1997 in the West End of London. Her subsequent work on stage included the

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musical ''Apples'' in 1989 and

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's ''Children of Eden'' in 1990, featuring on the cast albums of both. She has also starred as the female lead

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in ''Chicago'', as well as appearing in ''

Lucky Stiff ''Lucky Stiff'' is a musical farce. It was the first collaboration for the team of Lynn Ahrens (book and lyrics) and Stephen Flaherty (music). The show is based on the 1983 novel ''The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo'' by Michael Butt ...

'', The creative team behind ''Les Misérables'',

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and

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, also used Ruffelle's vocals as Kim while writing ''

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''. She also workshopped Andrew Lloyd Webber's ''Sunset Boulevard'' and ''Whistle Down the Wind''. Ruffelle, who previously played Roxie Hart in Chicago in the West End from September 2003 to June 2004, reprised the role for the show's 10th anniversary in 2007 and stayed with the production through into 2008. Her return to Chicago marked the first time she has performed in the show in the Cambridge Theatre, having only appeared in it when it was on at the Adelphi Theatre. Ruffelle was set to appear in a revival of the

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musical ''

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'' in January 2007, alongside

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and

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, however it was postponed, and was scheduled to open in

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in 2009. In 2006, she performed in a musical based on the works of

, ''Schwartz Stories''. In March 2008, she commenced a limited five-week season in the musical, ''Make Me A Song''. She played the title role in ''Mathilde'' at the

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in 2008. Ruffelle appeared as series regular Dawn Daniel-Spears in Sky's ''Dream Team'', and series regular Kitty in Headless, for which she also composed the music. Other television credits include playing Olivia in Warner Bros' ''New Adventures of Robin Hood'', Denise in Alan Bennett's ''Objects of Affection'' for the BBC and Susan in ''SWALK'' for

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. She has starred in ''

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'' (Thames Television), ''Strangers'' (ITV), ''The Equaliser'' (Universal) and ''The Hard Word'' (Thames Television). In 1994, Ruffelle was chosen to represent the United Kingdom at the

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. She sang all eight songs at the pre-selection, and British televoters chose " Lonely Symphony" to represent the UK, by televoting. It went on to come in 10th at the contest in

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. When asked about her motivations for joining the competition, she jokingly replied that since none of the four constituent nations of the UK (Wales, Scotland, England and Northern Ireland) had qualified for that year's football World Cup finals, it was her responsibility to try to restore some national pride. In 2010, she appeared in the 25th Anniversary Concert of ''Les Misérables'' at the

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as part of the original London cast and in 2011 starred as meddling Essex mother Fastrada at the Menier Theatre's production of ''Pippin''. She opened in the title role of Piaf in Pam Gems' ''Piaf'' in February 2013 and received a UK Theatre award nomination for Best Actor and in 2014 created the role of Bella in '' The A-Z of Mrs P'' at

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. Frances also performs her critically acclaimed solo shows, ''Paris Original'' and ''Beneath the Dress'', in London and New York. In 2015, Ruffelle played the role of Naomi Green in the

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sitcom '' Birds of a Feather''. She appeared in three episodes.

Theatre credits

* 2017: Queenie, The Wild Party,

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* 2014: Bella,

The A–Z of Mrs P ''The A–Z of Mrs P'' is a musical conceived by Neil Marcus and written by British playwright Diane Samuels and British composer Gwyneth Herbert. Described as "a musical fable inspired by the autobiographies of Phyllis Pearsall", it tells t ...

* 2013: Piaf, Pam Gem's PIAF, Leicester Curve Theatre * 2011 Fastrada,

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Menier Chocolate Factory The Menier Chocolate Factory is a 180-seat off-West End theatre, which comprises a restaurant, bar and rehearsal rooms. It is located in a former 1870s Menier Chocolate, Menier Chocolate Company factory at 53 Southwark Street, a major street in ...

, Mitch Sebastian * 2010 Angelique Picard, Songs from a Hotel Bedroom, Linbury Studio ROH/Tour, Kate Flatt * 2010 One Woman Show, Beneath the Dress, Edinburgh Festival 2010/London, Paul Baker * 2008 Mathilde, George Square, Edinburgh, Simon Callow * 2008 Make Me a Song: The Music of William Finn: , New Players Theatre, Andrew McBean * 2007 Roxie Hart,

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Adelphi Theatre The Adelphi Theatre is a West End theatre, located on the Strand in the City of Westminster, central London. The present building is the fourth on the site. The theatre has specialised in comedy and musical theatre, and today it is a receiv ...

, Walter Bobbie * Betty Shaefer,

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, Andrew Lloyd Webber's

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* Annabel,

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, Steven Dexter * Candy, Whistle Down the Wind,

, Gail Edwards * Delilah,

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, Simon Curtis * Eponine,

, Royal Shakespeare Co/Broadway, John Caird/Trevor Nunn –

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and

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* Yonah,

, Upstart – West End, John Caird * Dinah,

, Really Useful Theatre Company, Trevor Nunn * Princess Louisa, The Sleeping Prince,

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, Peter Coe * Narrator,

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, National Tour, Bill Kenwright

Film credits

* ''

'' (1980) * ''

'' (1982) * '' Secrets & Lies'' (1996) * ''The Road to Ithaca'' (1999) * ''

'' (2012) * ''

'' (2014) * ''Long Forgotten Fields'' (2014)

Television credits

* Elsie in ''

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'' (1981, 1 episode) * Denise in ''Objects of Affection'' (1982, 1 episode) * Mandy in ''The Hard Word'' (1983, 1 episode) * Jackie in ''

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'' (1985, 2 episodes) * Sylvie in '' The Equalizer'' (1988, 1 episode) * Susan Gilbert in '' The Bill (series 9)'' (1993, 1 episode) * Olivia in ''

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'' (1997, 1 episode) * Kitty in ''Headless'' (2000) * Dawn Daniel-Spears in ''

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'' (2001, 20 episodes) * Naomi in '' Birds of a Feather'' (2015, 3 episodes)

Radio

* 2009, Guest Soloist, FRIDAY NIGHT IS MUSIC NIGHT (JUDY GARLAND SPECIAL), BBC Radio 2 * 1996, Mary in Jesus Chris Superstar in Concert BBC Radio 2

Music career

"Lonely Symphony" was released as a single in the UK, as well as in other countries, and also appeared on her first solo album, ''Fragile''. It reached number 25 in the

UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...

in April 1994. Ruffelle's second album, ''Frances Ruffelle'', came out in 1998, on the small Dress Circle label. It was a change in direction, featuring stripped-down arrangements of mostly musical theatre songs, as well as a couple of classics, original songs and covers. In 2004, she released ''Showgirl'' on her own label, a return to fuller arrangements, but far from a pop sound. Ruffelle also collaborated with Sam Bonner in the group, paTala, making an album called ''Purify'', featuring "a fusion of traditional Sanskrit chants with unique arrangements of contemporary Western beats". A new solo album, ''Imperfectly Me'', was released in September 2010.

Personal life

Ruffelle was born in Redbridge district of Ilford in

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, England, UK. Her father is a phone company engineer and manager. Her mother is

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, the founder of the prestigious

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at which she trained. Ruffelle married director John Caird in 1990. They have two children: a daughter,

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, and a son Nathaniel. They divorced in 1993.

Discography

Cast recordings

* ''

'' Original London Cast (1984) * ''

'' Original London Cast (1985) * ''

'' Original Broadway Cast (1987) * ''

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'' In Concert (1988) * ''

'' Original London Cast (1989) * ''

'' Original London Cast (1991) * ''

Highlights'' Original London Cast (2009)

Solo albums

* ''Fragile'' (1994) * ''Frances Ruffelle'' (1998) * ''Showgirl'' (2004) * ''Purify'' (2005) as PaTala, with Sam Bonner * ''Imperfectly Me'' (2010) * ''I Say Yeh-Yeh'' (2015)

Album appearances

* '' Back of My Mind'' (

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album) (1988) includes "I Will (Take You Forever)" duet * ''

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Performs

'' (1991) includes " Only You" duet * ''Save the Children: A Christmas Spectacular of Carols and Songs'' (1992) sings "I Watch You Sleeping", and featured on "Save the Children" * ''Corps & Armes'' ( Etienne Daho album) (2000) – includes "Le Brasier", co-written by Daho/Ruffelle/Helen Turner; also released as a single * ''The Definitive Christopher Cross'' (2001) includes "I Will (Take You Forever)" (new mix)

Singles

* "He's My Hero" (1986) * "On My Own" (rerecorded single version) (1985) – from ''Les Misérables'' * "On My Own" (second rerecorded single version) (1987) – from ''Les Misérables'' * "I Will (Take You Forever)" (1988) – duet with

from ''Back of My Mind'' – US Adult Contemporary Chart No. 41 * "Stranger to the Rain" (rerecorded single version) (1990) – from ''Children of Eden'' * "Love Parade" (1994) * " Lonely Symphony (We Will Be Free)" (1994) – UK

entry * "Lose Your Illusions" (1994) * "God Watch Over You" (1995) * "Jennifer's Garden" (1997) (Denmark only) * "Blue Eyes" (1997) (Germany only) * "If a Wish Came True" (1998) (Netherlands only) * "

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" (2004)

References

External links

* * *
Interview with Frances Ruffelle on westendtheatre.com
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