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Ruth Jones Biography

Birth Name:Ruth Alexandra Elizabeth Jones

Birth Place:Bridgend, Wales

Profession Actress, Writer, Producer, Composer

Fast Facts

Won the title of "Ultimate Funny Woman" at the Cosmopolitan Ultimate Women of the Year Awards in 2009
In 2007, she was named as the Best Female Newcomer at the British Comedy Awards
Earned her degree in Drama and Theatre Studies from Warwick University
Trained in acting at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
Struggling to obtain acting roles, she got her first job as a professional pantomime in Wales
In 2008, she helped co-found the production company Tidy
Was a former classmate of fellow actor and co-star Rob Brydon

Awards

2007British Comedy Award-Best Female Comedy Newcomer: winner
2007British Comedy Award-Best TV Comedy Actress: nominated
2007Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award-Best TV Comedy/Light Entertainment: nominated
2008Broadcasting Press Guild Award-Best Comedy/Entertainment: winner
2008TV Quick Award-Best Comedy Show: nominated
2008Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award-Television Comedy/Light Entertainment: winner
2009British Comedy Award-Best TV Comedy Actress: nominated
2009Broadcasting Press Guild Award-Best Actress: nominated
2009Broadcasting Press Guild Award-Best Comedy/Entertainment: nominated
2009TV Quick Award-Best Comedy Show: nominated
2010RTS Television Award-Comedy Performance: nominated
2010TV Quick Award-Best Comedy Series: winner
2010TRIC Award-TV Entertainment Programme: nominated
2012BAFTA TV Award-Best Female Performance in a Comedy Programme: nominated
2013BAFTA Cymru Award-Best Screenwriter (Yr Awdur Gorau Ar Gyfer Y Sgrin): winner
2013BAFTA Cymru Award-Best Actress (Yr Actores Orau): nominated
2013Broadcasting Press Guild Award-Best Multichannel Programme: nominated
2013RTS Television Award-Comedy Performance: nominated
2014BAFTA Cymru Award-Best Screenwriter (Yr Awdur Gorau Ar Gyfer Y Sgrin): nominated
2014BAFTA Cymru Award-Best Television Drama: nominated
2020National Film Award-Best Actress in a TV Series: nominated
2021RTS Television Award-Comedy Performance - Female: nominated
2025BAFTA TV Award-Female Performance in a Comedy: winner
2025I Talk Telly Award-Best Comedy Partnership: winner