Outlander Casts Harry Potter Actress as Season 2's Mother Hildegarde 

‘s Season 2 cast is a real giant in Hollywood. (Well, a 

Frances de la Tour, known for her portrayal of towering Beauxbatons headmistress/half-giantess Madame Maxime in the 

films, will play Mother Hildegarde in upcoming episodes of the Starz series, the network announced Tuesday.

Frances De La Tour is intelligent and commanding, which is why she’ll make a great Mother Hildegarde! #Outlander pic.twitter.com/2J9ZPeHflw

Mother Hildegarde is the commanding Mother Superior of Paris’ L’Hopital des Anges. Claire spends a significant amount of time at the hospital in 

, the Diana Gabaldon novel on which Season 2 is based.

The Tony-winning actress’ credits also include roles in the movies 

In May, series co-executive producer Maril Davis tweeted that 

 had cast Mother Hildegarde’s pooch, Bouton, who is her constant companion in the book. 

Other new cast members include Stanley Weber (

Agatha Christie: Poirot) as Le Comte St. Germain, Robert Cavanah (

) as Mary Hawkins, French actress Margaux Chatelier as Annalise de Marillac, Marc Duret (the 

film) as Joseph Duverney, Laurence Dobiesz (ITV’s 

) as Alex Randall and French actress Claire Sermonne as Louise de Rohan.

She’s absolutely hilarious in Vicious. Can’t wait for it to come back!

Damn it, just when I’d decided it wasn’t worth continuing…

BTW…… Outlander is one of THEE best TV series! Thanks to; Ronald D. Moore; Tall Ship Productions Story Mining & Supply Co; Left Bank Pictures (Productions); Sony Pictures Television (in association with TayScreen Scotland (Film Locations). Not forgetting the oracle that is… Diana Gabaldon and all people involved to transform this excellent story from paper to TV. All of you… please keep up the good work! :-) I’m looking forward to Series 2 (aka episode #17)

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