Ruth Gemmell
| Ruth Gemmell | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1967 (age 49–50) Bristol, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Known for |
Utopia Home Fires EastEnders |
| Spouse(s) | Ray Stevenson (1997–2005) |
Ruth Gemmell (born 1967) is an English actress, known for her role in the 1997 film Fever Pitch. Gemmel is also known for her work on the television show Utopia as Jen Dugdale.
Gemmell has also appeared long running television show Silent Witness as mainly Detective Constable Kerry Cox. Gemmell appeared first in 1996 in eight episodes, following this stint as Cox Gemmell appeared in two other characters firstly as Beth Ashdown in 2006 and then finally in 2014 as Ellie Brooke. In the first series Gemmell appeared as Kerry Cox in "Buried Lies", "Long Days Short Nights", "Darkness Visible" and "Sins of The Fathers", as Ellie Brooke Gemmell appeared in "Undertone" and as Beth Ashdown in "Terminus".
Gemmell has also appeared in several shows a guest star, most notably Gemmell has featured in Casualty as Monica Darling during 2014. Gemmell has also appeared in long running series Midsomer Murders as Diana Carnarvon during 2015 in the episode "A Vintage Murder", the series was the third highest rating of the series.
Gemmell is also known as a leading character in the successful ITV Series Home Fires as the Reverend's wife Sarah Collingbourne, Gemmell is a main character in the show and has appeared in all episodes so far in the show. In the show Gemmell's character is the sister of the Women's Institute President Frances Barden and supports her through the show. However when her husband is captured Sarah must face troubles and must rise to the challenge. The first series gained a rating average of 6.2 Million; this led to it being commissioned for a second series. The premiere episode gained a rating of 5.2 Million Views with a 23.7% share.
Ruth Gemmell was born in Bristol but grew up in County Durham, England, where she attended an all-girls' school in Darlington called Polam Hall School. She has three brothers. Her parents divorced when she was a child and she moved with her mother to Darlington from Barnard Castle. Later she moved to London, to live with her father and to pursue her acting dream. She states; "I moved to London because I assumed you had to go to drama school there...I didn't know any better. Having not lived with my dad before I thought it was an ideal opportunity, which is crazy now!"
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