Known For: English actress (born 1944)
Category: Actresses
Occupation: stage actor, film actor, actor, voice actor
Country: United Kingdom
City: Bovingdon
Date of Birth: Sunday, 30 July 1944
Language English
Frances J. de Lautour, better known as Frances de la Tour, is an English actress. She is known for her role as Miss Ruth Jones in the television sitcom Rising Damp from 1974 until 1978. She is a Tony Award winner and three-time Olivier Award winner.
| BirthPlace | Bovingdon |
| Education | Q1255631, Q3269062 |
| Awards | Q627778, Q6500764, Q6500776, Q6500763, Q5305714, Q106696935 |
| Spouses | Tom Kempinski |
| Wikipedia | Frances_de_la_Tour |
De la Tour was born on 30 July 1944 in Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, to Moyra (née Fessas) and Charles de la Tour (1909–1982). The name was also spelled de Lautour, and it was in this form that her birth was registered in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, in the third quarter of 1944. She has English, French, Greek, and Irish ancestry. She was educated at London's Lycée Français and the Drama Centre London.
