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British actress

Person · Open Library

Works
13

Top works

  • Nature and Spirituality During the Early Years
  • Our Dark Places
  • Where Thou Lodgest
  • Our blood and tears
  • Seniors It's Time to Strengthen Your Core

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Film & TV

Acting · Ashford, Surrey, England

Ruth Wilson MBE (born 13 January 1982) is an English actress. She is known for her performances as the eponymous protagonist in Jane Eyre (2006), as Alice Morgan in the BBC psychological crime drama Luther (2010–2013, 2019), as Alison Lockhart in the Showtime drama The Affair (2014–2018), and as the eponymous character in Mrs Wilson (2018). Since 2019, she has portrayed Marisa Coulter in the…

Known for

  • Victorian Psycho — Mrs. Pounds2026
  • Behind The Mic: The Making of The Harry Potter Full-Cast Audio Editions — Herself2026
  • Urchin — Meditation Tape (voice)2025
  • Down Cemetery Road — Sarah Trafford2025
  • Family2024
  • A Very Royal Scandal — Emily Maitlis2024
  • An Audience with Kylie — Self2023
  • The Woman in the Wall — Lorna Brady2023
  • True Things — Kate2022
  • See How They Run — Petula Spencer2022

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1934-06-09
Active to
1984-01-21
chicago soulclassic souldoo-wopnorthern soulpoppop soul

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
47
Total plays
178

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Key facts

Born
( 1982-01-13 ) 13 January 1982 (age 44) , Ashford, Surrey , England
Alma mater
University of Nottingham , London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupation
Actress
Years active
2003–present
Relatives
Alexander Wilson (grandfather), Dennis Wilson (half-uncle)
Awards
See awards

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Encyclopedic overview

Ruth Wilson (born 13 January 1982) is an English actress. She has played the title character in Jane Eyre (2006), Alice Morgan in the BBC psychological crime drama Luther (2010–2013, 2019), Alison Lockhart in the Showtime drama The Affair (2014–2018), and the title character in Mrs Wilson (2018). From 2019 to 2022, she portrayed Marisa Coulter in the BBC/HBO fantasy series His Dark Materials, and for this role she won the 2020 BAFTA Cymru Award for Best Actress. Her film credits include The Lone Ranger (2013), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (2016), and Dark River (2017).

Wilson is a three-time Olivier Award nominee and two-time winner, earning the Best Actress for the title role in Anna Christie, and the Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Stella Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire. She is also a two-time Tony Award nominee for her performances in Constellations and King Lear on Broadway. She has won a Golden Globe for her role in The Affair and received nominations for a British Academy Television Award for Best Actress and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama for the title role in Jane Eyre.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ruth Wilson” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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