Ruth Jones
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Jones in 2007
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Ruth Alexandra Elizabeth Jones 22 September 1966 Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales |
| Residence | Cardiff |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Occupation | Actress, writer, producer |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Spouse(s) | David Peet (1999 – present) |
| Children | 3 |
Ruth Alexandra Elizabeth Jones, MBE (born 22 September 1966) is a Welsh television actress and writer. She co-starred in and co-wrote the award-winning British comedy Gavin & Stacey and has appeared in many television comedies and dramas, such as Jimmy McGovern's The Street with Timothy Spall (2009), and starring as Hattie Jacques in Hattie for BBC Four.
She takes the lead role in the comedy drama series Stella for Sky 1 in which the series is produced by Tidy, the company she co-founded in 2008 with her husband David Peet, who is managing director.
Ruth Jones was born on 22 September 1966 in Bridgend in South Wales. Ruth went to Porthcawl Comprehensive School. Her father was a legal executive for British Steel, Port Talbot, and her mother was a child psychiatrist. She has two older brothers and a younger sister. Jones was brought up in Porthcawl where she attended the same school as Rob Brydon. After graduating from Warwick University with a degree in English and Theatre, she spent a year at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff.
After graduation Jones found it difficult to get acting work, and considered training as a solicitor. However she then received her first professional role in pantomime in Cardiff. She was also helped by Rob Brydon, who invited her to join an improv group in Bath; the group also included Julia Davis, with whom Jones would later appear in Nighty Night and Gavin & Stacey.
She first worked in TV and radio comedy for BBC Wales in 1991. Theatre roles with the RSC and The National Theatre were followed by her performance in the hit British film, East Is East.
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