Frances de la Tour in the film "The Book of Eli", directed by the Hughes brothers. In 2012, she appeared in the film "Hugo". Until 2012, she was also a patron for the performing arts group Theatretrain. From 2013 to 2016, de la Tour played the role of Violet Crosby in ITV sitcom "Vicious" with Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi. From 2013 to 2014, she portrayed headmistress Ms Baron in the BBC One sitcom "Big School". In April 2016, she joined the second series of "Outlander" as Mother Hildegarde. Politically, de la Tour is a socialist and was a member of the Workers' Revolutionary
Paul Lacombe de La Tour Paul Lacombe de La Tour Paul Lacombe de La Tour was a French army officer who served from 1910 to 1940 through both World War I and World War II. He eventually rose to the rank of lieutenant-colonel and led the 97th Reconnaissance Group of the Infantry Division into combat during the Battle of France. La Tour was killed in action while commanding a rear guard action which was covering the withdrawal of the 7th North African Infantry Division across the Oise River. La Tour entered the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr in 1910, graduating in 1913. After graduation he