Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1982-00-00
- Works
- 13
via Open Library + Wikidata
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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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 47
- Total plays
- 178
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
· 2021 · cited 75,924x
- SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 34,272x
- PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and Explanation
· 2018 · cited 33,274x
- QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 30,698x
- AutoDock4 and AutoDockTools4: Automated docking with selective receptor flexibility
· 2009 · cited 22,393x
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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
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 1982
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ruth
- Family name
- Wilson
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Ashford
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- acting
Article
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.
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1982 births21st-century English actressesActors from the Borough of SpelthorneActresses from SurreyAlumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic ArtAlumni of the University of NottinghamAudiobook narratorsBest Drama Actress Golden Globe (television) winnersEnglish film actressesEnglish people of Irish descentEnglish people of Scottish descent