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|Row 1 info = Ruby Wachs<br>April 19th 1953 (age | |Row 1 info = Ruby Wachs<br>April 19th 1953 (age {{Age|1953|4|19}})<br>Evanston, Illinois, U.S. | ||
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|Row 3 info = University of California, Berkeley<br>Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (BA)<br>Regent's College (PgDip)<br>Kellogg College, Oxford (MSt) | |Row 3 info = University of California, Berkeley<br>Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (BA)<br>Regent's College (PgDip)<br>Kellogg College, Oxford (MSt) | ||
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|Row 4 info = Actress • comedian • writer • television | |Row 4 info = Actress • comedian • writer • television presenter • mental health campaigner | ||
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|Row 5 info = 1970–present | |Row 5 info = 1970–present | ||
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' OBE (née '''Wachs'''<ref>Greenstreet, Rosanna (December 14th 2002). [https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2002/dec/14/weekend7.weekend1 "Q&A: Comedian Ruby Wax"]. ''The Guardian''. London.</ref>; born April 19th 1953<ref>''Who's Who''. Oxford, England: A & C Black. December 2009.</ref> | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' OBE (née '''Wachs'''<ref>Greenstreet, Rosanna (December 14th 2002). [https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2002/dec/14/weekend7.weekend1 "Q&A: Comedian Ruby Wax"]. ''The Guardian''. London.</ref>; born April 19th 1953)<ref>''Who's Who''. Oxford, England: A & C Black. December 2009.</ref> is an American-British actress, comedian, writer, television presenter, and mental health campaigner. A classically-trained actress, Wax co-starred on the [[ITV]] sitcom ''Girls on Top'' (1985–1986), and came to prominence as a comic interviewer, playing up to British perceptions of the strident American style on television programmes including ''The Full Wax'' (1991–1994), ''Ruby Wax Meets...'' (1994–1998), ''Ruby'' (1997–2000), and ''The Ruby Wax Show'' (2002).<ref>[https://www.staffs.ac.uk/about/honorary-graduates/ruby-wax-obe Ruby Wax OBE - Honorary Graduate - Staffordshire University]</ref><ref>[https://speakerideas.com/speaker/ruby-wax/ Ruby Wax OBE | Keynote Speaker]</ref> She was a script editor for the BBC sitcom ''Absolutely Fabulous'' (1992–2012), also appearing in two episodes. | ||
Wax voiced Laura in "[[Igor's Busy Day]]", the Check-In Girl at the Airport in "[[Hi-Duck]]", Miss Bettina Bott in "[[Prime-Time Duck]]", Miss Von Boodle in "[[Bloodsucking Fruit Bats of the Lower Amazon]]", Princess Rana in "[[Bombay Duck]]", Luscious Lullabelle in "[[Dead Eye Duck]]", Zizi L'Amour in "[[Manhattan Duck]]", and a Rich Fan Club Girl in "[[Alps-A-Daisy]]". | |||
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* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0915375/ Ruby Wax] at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) | * [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0915375/ Ruby Wax] at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) | ||
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Born |
Ruby Wachs |
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Citizenship |
United States • United Kingdom |
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Education |
University of California, Berkeley |
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Occupations |
Actress • comedian • writer • television presenter • mental health campaigner |
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Years active |
1970–present |
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Spouses |
Andrew Porter (m. 1976; div. 1980) |
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Children |
3 |
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Website |
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Ruby Wax OBE (née Wachs[1]; born April 19th 1953)[2] is an American-British actress, comedian, writer, television presenter, and mental health campaigner. A classically-trained actress, Wax co-starred on the ITV sitcom Girls on Top (1985–1986), and came to prominence as a comic interviewer, playing up to British perceptions of the strident American style on television programmes including The Full Wax (1991–1994), Ruby Wax Meets... (1994–1998), Ruby (1997–2000), and The Ruby Wax Show (2002).[3][4] She was a script editor for the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous (1992–2012), also appearing in two episodes.
Wax voiced Laura in "Igor's Busy Day", the Check-In Girl at the Airport in "Hi-Duck", Miss Bettina Bott in "Prime-Time Duck", Miss Von Boodle in "Bloodsucking Fruit Bats of the Lower Amazon", Princess Rana in "Bombay Duck", Luscious Lullabelle in "Dead Eye Duck", Zizi L'Amour in "Manhattan Duck", and a Rich Fan Club Girl in "Alps-A-Daisy".
References
- ↑ Greenstreet, Rosanna (December 14th 2002). "Q&A: Comedian Ruby Wax". The Guardian. London.
- ↑ Who's Who. Oxford, England: A & C Black. December 2009.
- ↑ Ruby Wax OBE - Honorary Graduate - Staffordshire University
- ↑ Ruby Wax OBE | Keynote Speaker
External links
- Official website
- Ruby Wax at British Comedy Guide
- Ruby Wax at Discogs
- Ruby Wax at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
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