Ruby Wax

Ruby Wax
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Born	Ruby Wachs; April 19th 1953 (age 72); Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
Citizenship	United States • United Kingdom
Education	University of California, Berkeley; Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (BA); Regent's College (PgDip); Kellogg College, Oxford (MSt)
Occupations	Actress • comedian • writer • television presenter • mental health campaigner
Years active	1970–present
Spouses	Andrew Porter (m. 1976; div. 1980); Trevor Walton (m. 1981, divorced); Ed Bye (m. 1988)
Children	3
Website	www.rubywax.net

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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[1] Greenstreet, Rosanna (December 14th 2002). "Q&A: Comedian Ruby Wax". The Guardian. London.

[2] Who's Who. Oxford, England: A & C Black. December 2009.

[3] Ruby Wax OBE - Honorary Graduate - Staffordshire University

[4] Ruby Wax OBE | Keynote Speaker

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Ruby Wax
File:F874bd7-kingston-university-60e61d7-comedian-ruby-wax-opens-up-to-k.jpg
Born	Ruby Wachs April 19th 1953 (age 72) Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
Citizenship	United States • United Kingdom
Education	University of California, Berkeley Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (BA) Regent's College (PgDip) Kellogg College, Oxford (MSt)
Occupations	Actress • comedian • writer • television presenter • mental health campaigner
Years active	1970–present
Spouses	Andrew Porter (m. 1976; div. 1980) Trevor Walton (m. 1981, divorced) Ed Bye (m. 1988)
Children	3
Website	www.rubywax.net