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RUTH WILSON

Actress
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). ...
BORN January 13, 1982
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HEIGHT 5'2" (1.57 m)
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NATIONALITY British
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YEARS ACTIVE 2004 – Present
RUTH WILSON

🏆 AWARDS & ACCOLADES

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2015
ACADEMY AWARDS

Best Lead Performance (The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon)

WINNER
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2016
GOLDEN GLOBES

Best Actor/Actress in a Motion Picture (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert)

WINNER
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2008
BAFTA FILM AWARDS

Outstanding Cinematic Achievement (The Graham Norton Show)

WINNER
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2005
CRITICS' CHOICE

Best Performance (Agatha Christie's Marple)

WINNER

👤 BIOGRAPHY

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 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).

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🗉 QUICK FACTS

  • Nick Name Ruth
  • Born January 13, 1982
  • Height 5'2" (1.57 m)
  • Nationality British
  • Citizenship British
  • Education Studied Dramatic Arts / Private performance training
  • Current Status Active (Recently in Family, Urchin)
  • Years Active 2004 – Present
  • Occupation Actress
  • Family Background Private Family Background
  • Early Career Began active theatrical and commercial performances in early adulthood.
  • Partner Private
  • Children 1
  • Social

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