Ruth Wilson

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Ruth Wilson (2019)

Ruth Wilson (born January 13, 1982 in Ashford , Kent ) is a British actress .

life and career

Ruth Wilson was born in Ashford , Kent, southeast London , in 1982 . She grew up with three older brothers in Shepperton . She attended Notre Dame School and Esher College. She began modeling as a teenager , but then studied history at the University of Nottingham , which she graduated in 2003. During her studies in Nottingham, she was also enrolled in drama at the New Theater Nottingham. She completed her acting studies at the renowned London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2005.

Ruth Wilson also made her film debut in 2005 in the television series Suburban Shootout . The title role in the television miniseries Jane Eyre earned her greater notoriety and nominations for Best Actress for a 2007 BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award . In German-speaking countries she became known for her role as Alice Morgan in the BBC crime series Luther broadcast on ZDF . In the remake of Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina , directed by Joe Wright in 2012 , she embodies Princess Betsy. In 2015 she received the Golden Globe Award for her leading role in the series The Affair .

Ruth Wilson is the granddaughter of the writer and MI6 officer Alexander Wilson. She plays her own grandmother, Alison Wilson, in the British miniseries Mrs. Wilson. Ruth Wilson is a co-founder of Hush Productions.

Filmography (selection)

Nominations and Awards

Prices

Nominations

Web links

Commons : Ruth Wilson  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Disney: Saving Mr. Banks Press Booklet , 2014, p. 31: "Ruth Wilson was born in Kent."
personal data
SURNAME Wilson, Ruth
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actress
DATE OF BIRTH January 13, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH Ashford , Kent , England , United Kingdom