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In the 1970s, she was a member of the Trotskyist Workers Revolutionary Party alongside Vanessa Redgrave . She continued to work frequently with Redgrave, and later joined her political grouping, the Marxist Party .

She is known for her stage performances, notably in Tennessee Williams ' play ''Small Craft Warnings'' in London's West End in 1973. Williams described her performance as one of the best he had seen by any actress in any play.

In 2005, she played the part of Olympe Maxime , headmistress of Beauxbatons Academy, in the movie Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire based on the J. K. Rowling book of the same name.

She was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actress in a Revival Role in 1984 for The Moon For The Misbegotten , and again almost a decade later in 1992 for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for When She Danced .

She is the sister of Andy De La Tour .


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