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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

78

Gender

Female

Birthday

1953-04-19 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Evanston, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

Ruby Wax

Biography

Ruby Wax OBE is an American actress, comedian, mental health campaigner, lecturer, and author who has resided in the United Kingdom since the 1970s.

Known For

Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

Rocky Horror 45: The Movie

Rocky Horror 45: The Movie

Ruby Wax - Sane New World

Ruby Wax - Sane New World

Acting

Tara Road

2005

Tara Road

as

Carlotta

Pamela, A Love Story

2023

Pamela, A Love Story

as

Self (archive footage)

Shock Treatment

1981

Shock Treatment

as

Betty Hapschatt

Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

2014

Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

as

Self

Ron's Gone Wrong

2021

Ron's Gone Wrong

as

Ms. Hartley (voice)

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

2004

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

as

Self

The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball

1987

The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball

as

Self

Rocky Horror 45: The Movie

2021

Rocky Horror 45: The Movie

as

Self

Sir Billi

2012

Sir Billi

as

Patti Turner (voice)

Jackass: Gumball Rally 3000 Special

2002

Jackass: Gumball Rally 3000 Special

as

Self

The British Guide to Showing Off

2011

The British Guide to Showing Off

as

Self

Romance on the Orient Express

1985

Romance on the Orient Express

as

Susan Lawson

Wild Turkey

1992

Wild Turkey

as

Sue

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter

2023

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter

as

Self

Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News

2009

Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News

as

Self

The Borrowers

1997

The Borrowers

as

Town Hall Clerk

Agent Crush

2008

Agent Crush

as

Charleen Chinstubble (voice)

Things Are Tough All Over

1982

Things Are Tough All Over

as

Restaurant Patron

Ladies Please!

1994

Ladies Please!

as

Self

Water

1985

Water

as

Spenco Executive

Chariots of Fire

1981

Chariots of Fire

as

Bunty

Ruby Wax - Sane New World

2017

Ruby Wax - Sane New World

as

Herself

Ruby Takes A Trip!

1991

Ruby Takes A Trip!

as

Herself

The Final Conflict

1981

The Final Conflict

as

US Ambassador's secretary (uncredited)

Joan Rivers at the BBC

2024

Joan Rivers at the BBC

as

Self (archive footage)

Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out

2024

Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out

as

Self

Comic Relief Does Fame Academy

Comic Relief Does Fame Academy

as

The One Show

The One Show

as

Self

Jackass

Jackass

as

Self

Girls On Top

Girls On Top

as

Shelley

Count Duckula

Count Duckula

as

Other characters (voices)

The Paul O'Grady Show

The Paul O'Grady Show

as

Question Time

Question Time

as

Self - Panellist

The Secret Policeman's Ball

The Secret Policeman's Ball

as

Self

Absolutely Fabulous

Absolutely Fabulous

as

Beth De Woodi

Commercial Breakdown

Commercial Breakdown

as

The Apprentice: You're Fired!

The Apprentice: You're Fired!

as

Red Dwarf

Red Dwarf

as

Blaize Falconberger

Only Fools on Horses

Only Fools on Horses

as

Ruby

Ruby

as

Self - Host

Saturday Night Clive

Saturday Night Clive

as

V Graham Norton

V Graham Norton

as

Self

Comedy Map of Britain

Comedy Map of Britain

as

Gok's Fashion Fix

Gok's Fashion Fix

as

Self

The Ruby Wax Show

The Ruby Wax Show

as

Van Der Vorst Ziet Sterren

Van Der Vorst Ziet Sterren

as

GMTV

GMTV

as

Self

Live from Studio Five

Live from Studio Five

as

Self

Angela and Friends

Angela and Friends

as

Ruby Wax Goes Dutch

Ruby Wax Goes Dutch

as

Ruby Wax Meets

Ruby Wax Meets

as

Self

Ruby Wax: Cast Away

Ruby Wax: Cast Away

as

When Ruby Wax Met...

When Ruby Wax Met...

as

Self - Presenter

The Comic Strip Presents...

The Comic Strip Presents...

as

Sue

Who Do You Think You Are?

Who Do You Think You Are?

as

Self

The One Show

The One Show

as

Self - Guest

Nigella

Nigella

as

Self

Kate Garraway's Life Stories

Kate Garraway's Life Stories

as

Themselves

Popetown

Popetown

as

The Pope (voice)

Happy Families

Happy Families

as

Waitress

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

as

Self - Guest

QI

QI

as

Self

Terry Wogan's Friday Night

Terry Wogan's Friday Night

as

Self

Room 101

Room 101

as

Self

Going Live!

Going Live!

as

Self

The Weakest Link

The Weakest Link

as

Self

Trailblazers: A Rocky Mountain Road Trip

Trailblazers: A Rocky Mountain Road Trip

as

Self

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

as

Self – Author and broadcaster

Q&A

Q&A

as

Self - Panellist

French & Saunders

French & Saunders

as

Herself

The Professionals

The Professionals

as

Lonnie

Have I Got News for You

Have I Got News for You

as

Self

Production

Ruby Takes A Trip!

1991

Ruby Takes A Trip!

as

Crew

Directing