"If we turn our heads and look away and hope that it will all disappear then they will - all of them, an entire generation of people. And we will have only history left to judge us."
City of Birth: Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Siblings: Brother- Andy de la Tour (also an actor)
Biography: Frances de la Tour was born on July 30, 1944 in Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England, UK. She attended drama school where she received theatrical training. She has done many stage performances including "Antony and Cleopatra" with the Royal Shakespeare Company. In the 1970s, she performed in "Hamlet" as the main character, Hamlet. It was a time in the UK when women had a reputation to uphold. She has been awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1984 for Best Actress in a Revival for the Moon for the Misbegotten and in 1992 for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance in When She Danced.
Interesting Facts:
- She played a female Hamlet in the 1970s at a time when women in the UK had a reputation to follow
Quotes:
- On acting: "I don't think acting is a question of becoming somebody else. It is a question of becoming your fullest self through the part. It is not an ego trip. You allow the character to enter you, but the moments when you are closest to it are the moments when you are most in touch with yourself. Whenever I give acting classes my approach is the opposite of what is regarded as Method acting. What the actor feels is important, but what the actor feels about the part is not."
Filmography:
-The History Boys (2006)
-Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
-Poirot: Death on the Nile (2004)
-The Cherry Orchard (1999)
-Genghis Cohn (1993)
-Bejewelled (1991)
-Strike It Rich (1990)
-Clem (1987)
-Murder With Mirrors (1985)
-Duet for One (1981)
-Time Bandits (1981)
-Rising Damp (1980)
-Wombling Free (1977)
-Maggie : It's Me (1977)
-To the Devil a Daughter (1976)
-All Good Men (1974)
-Our Miss Fred (1972)
-Every Home Should Have One (1970)
-Country Dance (1970)
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