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Ruby Wax is an American-British actress, comedian, writer, television presenter, and mental health campaigner. A classically trained actress, Wax began her career performing with the Royal Shakespeare Company, before co-starring on the ITV sitcom Girls on Top (1985–1986). She came to prominence as a comic interviewer, playing up to British perceptions of the strident American style on television shows including The Full Wax (1991–1994), Ruby Wax Meets... (1994–1998), Ruby (1997–2000), and The Ruby Wax Show (2002).

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

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Joan Rivers at the BBC — Self (archive footage)2024
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out — Self / Beth / Candy2024
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter — Self2023
Ruby Wax: Cast Away2023
Trailblazers: A Rocky Mountain Road Trip — Self2022
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg — Self – Author and broadcaster2022
Andor — Moffi / Toffi2022
Ron's Gone Wrong — Ms. Hartley (voice)2021
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie — Self2021
When Ruby Wax Met... — Self - Presenter2021

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Type: Person
Gender: Female
Country: United Kingdom
Active from: 1953

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Instance of: human
Given name: Ruby
Gender: female
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Evanston
Occupation: screenwriter
Educated at: University of California, Berkeley
Languages spoken: English language
Award: BBC 100 Women
Field of work: mental health
Official website: www.rubywax.net
Image: Ruby-Wax-2016 (cropped again).jpg

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date of birth: 1953-04-19
Commons category: Ruby Wax
start of work period: 1970-00-00
social media followers: 155487
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