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Frances De La Tour Biography (1944-)

Born July 30, 1944, in Bovington, Hertsfordshire, England; daughter of Charles and Moyre (Fessas) De La Tour; married Tom Kempinski (a playwright). Addresses: Agent: John Cadell, 2 Southwood Ln., London N6 5EE, England.

Nationality

English

Gender

Female

Occupation

actress for stage, television, film

Birth Details

July 30, 1944

Bovington, Hertsfordshire, England

Famous Works

• Credits; Stage Appearances
• (Professional debut) Beggar, Timon of Athens, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, 1965.
• School Superintendent's Wife, The Government Inspector, Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre, London, England, 1966.
• Alice, Henry V, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon, 1966.
• Widow/Nicholas, Taming of the Shrew, Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre, 1967, later Los Angeles, CA, 1967.
• Audrey, As You Like It, Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre, 1967, later Los Angeles, 1967.
• Miss Hoyden, The Relapse, Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre, 1967- 68.
• Doris, Dutch Uncle, Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre, 1969.
• Helen, Dr. Faustus, Royal Shakespeare Company, Theatregoround, Stratford- upon-Avon, 1970.
• Player Queen, Hamlet, Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre,1971.
• Helena, Midsummer Night's Dream, Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre, 1971.
• Belinda, The Man of Mode, Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre, 1971.
• Rosine, The Balcony, Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre, 1971.
• Milly, High Time, Hampstead Theatre, London, 1972.
• Violet, Small Craft Warnings, Hampstead Theatre, 1973, later the Comedy Theatre, London, 1973.
• Ruth Jones, The Banana Box, Hampstead Theatre, 1973, later the Apollo Theatre, London, 1973.
• Charlotte, The Vegetable, Oxford Playhouse, England, 1975.
• Rosalind, As You Like It, Oxford Playhouse, 1975.
• Isabella, The White Devil, Old Vic Theatre, London, 1976.
• Sophie Baines, Singles, Greenwich Theatre, London, 1977.
• Else Jost, Laughter!, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1978.
• Antonia, We Can't Pay? We Won't Pay, Half Moon Theatre, London, 1978.
• Mum, Wheelchair Willie, Royal Court Theatre, 1978.
• Kate Lister, Daughters of Men, Hampstead Theatre, 1979.
• Eleanor Marx, Landscape of Exile, Half Moon Theatre, 1979.
• Title role, Hamlet, The New Half Moon Theatre, London, 1980.
• Stephanie, Duet for One, Bush Theatre, London, 1980.
• Jean, Skirmishes, Hampstead Theatre, 1982.
• Judi Dench, "A Kind of Alaska," Three Plays by Harold Pinter (triple bill), Cottesloe Theatre, London, 1982.
• Sonya, Uncle Vanya, Haymarket Theatre, London, 1982.
• Josie, A Moon for the Misbegotten, Riverside Studios, London, 1983, later Mermaid Theatre, London, 1983.
• Glengarry Glen Ross, National Theatre, London, 1984.
• Title role, Saint Joan, National Theatre, London, 1984.
• Dance of Death, Riverside Studios, 1985.
• Brighton Beach Memoirs, National Theatre, 1986, later Lyttelton Theatre, London, 1986.
• Lillian Hellman, Lillian, Lyric Theatre, London, 1986.
• Edith Sitwell, Facades, Lyric Theatre, 1988.
• Sonya and Masha, Chekov's Women (selected scenes from Anton Chekov's plays), Lyric-Hammersmith Theatre, London, 1989.
• Regan, King Lear, Old Vic Theatre, 1989.
• Miss Belzer, When She Danced, Globe Theatre, London, 1991.
• Credits; Major Tours
• Widow/Nicholas, Taming of the Shrew, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1967.
• Audrey, As You Like It, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1967.
• Player Queen, Hamlet, Royal Shakespeare Company, U.S. cities, 1971.
• Helena, Midsummer Night's Dream, Royal Shakespeare Company, U.S. cities, 1971.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Movies
• Crimes of Passion, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), 1973.
• Skirmishes (adapted from the play), BBC, 1982.
• Millie Renfrew, Ellis Island, CBS, 1984.
• Miss Bellaver, Agatha Christie's "Murder with Mirrors," CBS, 1985.
• Duet for One (adapted from the play), BBC, 1985.
• A Kind of Living, BBC, 1987.
• Mrs. DeVere, Strike It Rich, BBC, 1989.
• Beatrice, "Bejewelled," The Magical World of Disney, Disney Channel, 1991.
• Also appeared in All Good Men and Housewives Choice.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Series
• Miss Jones, Rising Damp, BBC, 1974, 1976.
• A Cottage to Let, BBC, 1976.
• Credits; Film Appearances
• District Nurse, Brotherly Love (also known as Country Dance), Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer, 1970.
• Miss Lockhart, Our Miss Fred, EMI, 1972.
• Salvation Army Major, To the Devil a Daughter, EMI, 1976.
• Julia Frogmorton, Wombling Free, Rank, 1977.
• Miss Jones, Rising Damp (adapted from the television series), Cinema Arts International/Black Lion, 1980.
• Salvation Army Major, Time Bandits, American Embassy, 1981.
• Mrs. DeVere, Strike It Rich (adapted from the television film), British Screen, 1990.
• Also appeared as Maud Crape in Every Home Should Have One, 1970.

Further Reference

Periodicals

• Plays and Players, October, 1991.
• Sunday Times (London), April 2, 1989.