Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Female

Birthday

1953-04-19 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Evanston, Illinois, USA

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

7.9%

Ron's Gone Wrong

Oct 14, 2021

6.8%

Chariots of Fire

May 15, 1981

5.8%

The Final Conflict

Mar 20, 1981

6.0%

The Borrowers

Dec 5, 1997

8.1%

Red Dwarf

Feb 15, 1988

6.6%

Jackass

Apr 12, 2000

7.9%

QI

Sep 11, 2003

7.8%

Count Duckula

Sep 6, 1988

7.0%

Pamela, A Love Story

Jan 30, 2023

7.6%

Absolutely Fabulous

Nov 12, 1992

5.8%

Shock Treatment

Aug 21, 1981

7.1%

Have I Got News for You

Sep 28, 1990

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Acting

2024		Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out as Self
2024		Joan Rivers at the BBC as Self (archive footage)

2023		imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter as Self
2023		Ruby Wax: Cast Away
2023		Pamela, A Love Story as Self (archive footage)

2022		Trailblazers: A Rocky Mountain Road Trip as Self
2022		Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg as Self – Author and broadcaster

2021		The Weakest Link as Self
2021		Ron's Gone Wrong as Ms. Hartley (voice)
2021		When Ruby Wax Met... as Self - Presenter
2021		Rocky Horror 45: The Movie as Self

2018

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer as Self - Guest

2017

Ruby Wax - Sane New World as Herself

2014

Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule as Self

2012

Sir Billi as Patti Turner (voice)

2011

The British Guide to Showing Off as Self

2009		Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News as Self
2009		Angela and Friends
2009		Live from Studio Five as Self
2009		Ruby Wax Goes Dutch
2009		Kate Garraway's Life Stories as Themselves
2009		Van Der Vorst Ziet Sterren

2008		Gok's Fashion Fix as Self
2008		Commercial Breakdown
2008		Q&A as Self - Panellist
2008		Agent Crush as Charleen Chinstubble (voice)

2007

Comedy Map of Britain

2006		The One Show as Self
2006		The One Show as Self - Guest
2006		Only Fools on Horses
2006		The Apprentice: You're Fired!

2005		Nigella as Self
2005		Popetown as The Pope (voice)
2005		Tara Road as Carlotta

2004		Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? as Self
2004		Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
2004		The Paul O'Grady Show

2003		QI as Self
2003		Comic Relief Does Fame Academy

2002		V Graham Norton as Self
2002		Jackass: Gumball Rally 3000 Special as Self

2000

Jackass as Self

1997		The Borrowers as Town Hall Clerk
1997		The Ruby Wax Show
1997		Ruby as Self - Host

1996

Ruby Wax Meets as Self

1994		Ladies Please! as Self
1994		Room 101 as Self

1993

GMTV as Self

1992		Wild Turkey as Sue
1992		Absolutely Fabulous as Beth De Woodi
1992		Terry Wogan's Friday Night as Self

1991

Ruby Takes A Trip! as Herself

1990

Have I Got News for You as Self

1989

Saturday Night Clive

1988		Count Duckula as Other characters (voices)
1988		Red Dwarf as Blaize Falconberger

1987		Going Live! as Self
1987		French & Saunders as Herself
1987		The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball as Self

1985		Girls On Top as Shelley
1985		Happy Families as Waitress
1985		Romance on the Orient Express as Susan Lawson
1985		Water as Spenco Executive

1982		The Comic Strip Presents... as Sue
1982		Things Are Tough All Over as Restaurant Patron

1981		Shock Treatment as Betty Hapschatt
1981		Chariots of Fire as Bunty
1981		The Final Conflict as US Ambassador's secretary (uncredited)

1979

Question Time as Self - Panellist

1977

The Professionals as Lonnie

1976

The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self

Creator

1985

Girls On Top as Creator

Production

1991

Ruby Takes A Trip! as Producer

Writing

2017

Ruby Wax - Sane New World as Writer

2000

Mirrorball as Script Editor

1991

Ruby Takes A Trip! as Writer

1985

Girls On Top as Writer