Casting of Mme Olympe Maxime

[Lolua]

Harry Potter producer David Heyman revealed in an interview (see link below) that Frances de la Tour, an ex-sitcom star, would be playing Madame Maxime.

Article on CBBC Newsround about the interview: news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/tv_film/newsid_3742000/3742727.stm

IMDb entry for Frances de la Tour (no photo):
us.imdb.com/name/nm0209428/

Here are some photos of her:

BBC Guide to Comedy
www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/m/gallery/maggieitsme_1299001969_1.shtml

BBC -- "National Theatre's poor performance"
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/986267.stm

Dacre.org
www.dacre.org/stills/webd/delf953.JPG

I've never heard of her, or anything she's been in. What do you think about this casting choice?

[mooncroww]

She's alright. Not quite what I pictured in my head.... but then niether was Remus...

Lets just hope she doesn't have a habit of pursing her lips and only using her forearms to make gestures.

*does best impression of Lupin-face*