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Ruby Wax

Ruby Wax

4 movies on Netflix

Biography

Ruby Wax is an American-British performer, writer and television host who grew up in Evanston, Illinois and trained as an actress in Glasgow. She started out as a straight actress at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1978, appearing in Measure for Measure and Love's Labours Lost. Her screen credits include Shock Treatment (1981) and Tara Road (2005). She broke through on the sitcom Girls on Top and became known as a comic interviewer on shows such as The Full Wax and Ruby Wax Meets..., which earned a 1997 BAFTA nomination. A script editor on Absolutely Fabulous, she also wrote bestselling memoirs, among them How Do You Want Me?, and in 2015 received an honorary OBE for services to mental health.

73years old

Turns 74 on April 19in 199 days

  • Born Evanston
  • Star sign: AriesLast day of the sign, on the Taurus cusp

Movie Career

Films
4
Career span
40 years1981 to 2021

Every film, newest first

  1. 2021Ron's Gone WrongIMDb rating 7.1
  2. 2005Tara RoadIMDb rating 6.0
  3. 1997The BorrowersIMDb rating 5.9
  4. 1981Shock TreatmentIMDb rating 5.7

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  1. A role that slipped away

    Wax's role in Chariots of Fire, her appearance as an American track fan in 1981, was originally much larger but was cut down during editing.

  2. Early training

    Wax studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow after moving to the UK, and began her acting career at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.

  3. Behind the camera

    Wax served as script editor on Absolutely Fabulous for the whole run of the series, and she also appeared as a guest in two episodes of the program.

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Worked with

Ruby Wax made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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John Goodman, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with John GoodmanJim Broadbent, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Jim BroadbentStephen Rea, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Stephen ReaAndie MacDowell, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Andie MacDowellZach Galifianakis, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Zach GalifianakisCelia Imrie, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Celia ImrieJean-Philippe VineDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Jean-Philippe VineOctavio E. RodriguezDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Octavio E. RodriguezSarah SmithDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Sarah Smith

Films together

Awards

One award and honor.

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Ruby Wax's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
2014BBC 100 WomenWon

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