Ruth Jones

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ruth Jones
Occupation	TV Actress
Date Of Birth	Sep 22, 1966(1966-09-22)
Age	58
Birthplace	Bridgend
Country	Wales
Horoscope	Virgo

Ruth Jones Biography

Ruth Jones is one of the most popular and richest TV Actress who was born on September 22, 1966 in Bridgend, Wales. Gavin & Stacey was a UK series that featured an award-winning actress and writer.

In 1996 Oscar-winning film Emma, she had a small role with Gwyneth Patrow.

Ruth Alexandra Elisabeth Jones MBE (born 22 September 1966) is a Welsh actress, writer, and producer. She co-wrote and co-starred in the award- winning BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey (2007–2010, 2019), and has appeared in various television comedies and dramas, including Fat Friends (2000–2005), Little Britain (2003–2005), Little Britain Abroad (2006–2007), Saxondale (2006–2007), The Street (2009), Hattie (2011), and Stella (2012–2017) for which she was nominated for a British Academy Television Award and won three BAFTA. Jones was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2014 New Year Honours for services to entertainment.

In November 1989, Jones took her first professional role, with Dominic Cooke’s company Pan Optic, playing the Countess Almaviva in Cooke’s adaptation of The Marriage of Figaro which toured the UK for six months. After the tour finished she found it difficult to get acting work, temping as a clerical assistant in the Education Contracts dept of Kensington and Chelsea Borough Council. At this point she considered giving up acting and training as a solicitor. However, in 1990, comedian and pantomime producer Stan Stennett offered her an Equity contract shifting scenery and playing a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle (Michelangelo) in Dick Whittington at the Porthcawl Pavilion, where she had performed in school musicals. Her first television job was a non-broadcast sketch show for BBC Wales including Rob Brydon and Steve Speirs. Soon after, she joined an improv group in Bath: the group also included Julia Davis, with whom Jones would later appear in Nighty Night and Gavin & Stacey.

She is the mother of three stepchildren, David Peet, her husband and producer.

Ruth Jones Net Worth

Ruth Jones is one of the richest TV Actress from Wales. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ruth Jones 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She received a drama degree at Warwick University.

British Comedy Awards 2007 named her the Best Female Comedy Artist.

Ruth Jones was born on 22 September 1966 in Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales. Her father was a lawyer for British Steel Corporation, Port Talbot, and her mother was a General Practitioner. She has two older brothers and a younger sister. Jones was brought up in Porthcawl, where she attended Porthcawl Comprehensive School, the same school as Rob Brydon. At school she participated enthusiastically every year in musical theatre productions. After graduating from the University of Warwick with a degree in Theatre Studies and Dramatic Arts, she trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff.

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Who is Ruth Jones Dating?

According to our records, Ruth Jones married to David Peet. As of December 1, 2023, Ruth Jones’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2008 Jones featured in two BBC One television period costume dramas, Tess of the d’Urbervilles and Little Dorrit, as well as two episodes of The Street. In December 2009 she starred in A Child’s Christmases in Wales. In 2010 she starred in BBC4 comedy The Great Outdoors alongside Mark Heap, and in December presented the first of four chat shows on BBC2, Ruth Jones’ Christmas Cracker. In January 2011 she starred as Hattie Jacques in BBC4 drama Hattie, which tells the story of Jacques’ affair with her young driver John Schofield while she was married to Dad’s Army actor John Le Mesurier.

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Ruth Ranked on the list of most popular TV Actress. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Wales. Ruth Jones celebrates birthday on September 22 of every year.

Jones was awarded the BAFTA Cymru Sian Phillips Special Recognition Award in

2009. In 2012, Jones received a nomination for the British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance for her performance in Stella. In 2013, Stella won three BAFTA Cymru awards for Best Drama, Best Writer, and Best Editing.

What is Ruth Jones famous for?

Ruth Jones is best known as co-writer and star of the hit BBC television comedy Gavin & Stacey, and for creating and taking the lead role in the comedy drama Stella on Sky TV. She has won multiple industry awards and was appointed MBE in 2014 for services to entertainment.

Did Ruth Jones and Rob Brydon go to school together?

Rob Brydon and Ruth Jones The Gavin & Stacey stars both attended Porthcawl Comprehensive School in Wales, where they first met. The pair featured in school musicals together, with both landing leading roles in a production of Guys and Dolls.

Where does Ruth Jones live now?

Places lived

Does Ruth Jones have a tattoo?

Donning a thick black fringe, a stripy top, a leather skirt and waistcoat and a red Welsh dragon tattoo on her shoulder , the 44-year-old from Tonyrefail told viewers that she has recently become a Nessa impersonator.

Where is Stella filmed in South Wales?

Comedy/drama series Stella is mainly filmed in the fictional village of Pontyberry in the South Wales Valleys, which is actually Ferndale, Rhondda. One of the most iconic Stella filming locations is Elm Street, the road on which Stella, played by Ruth Jones, lives.