Ruth Emmanuella "Rudi" Davies (born 24 March 1965) is an English actress, the daughter of writer Dame Beryl Bainbridge (1932–2010).
Rudi Davies | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ruth Emmanuella Davies 24 March 1965 |
| Years active | 1982–1995 |
Career
editDavies began her acting career as Penny Lewis in the BBC school drama, Grange Hill.[1] She appeared there from 1979 to 1982. She did not return for Series 4, due to filming Forever Young. Her character was written out, stated to have had a horse riding accident offscreen. She reappeared, alongside the rest of the original cast, in a single episode of Series 5.[2]
She appeared opposite David Thewlis in Resurrected (1989), and appeared in A Sense of Guilt. She later was cast in The Object of Beauty (1991) alongside John Malkovich and Andie MacDowell which received a lukewarm reception from critics,[3][4] and the 1995 film Frankie Starlight.
Davies is married to actor and writer Mick Ford.
Filmography
edit| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Forever Young | Suzie | Credited as Ruth Davies |
| 1987 | The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne | Mary | |
| 1989 | Resurrected | Julie | |
| 1991 | The Object of Beauty | Jenny | |
| 1995 | Frankie Starlight | Emma | |
| 2020 | Dracula the Messiah | Mrs. Westenra |
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979–1982 | Grange Hill | Penny Lewis | Regular cast; credited as Ruth Davies |
| 1987 | Lizzie's Pictures | Sylvie | 2 episodes |
| 1990 | A Sense of Guilt | Sally Hinde | |
| 1990 | Screenplay | Laura | |
| 1993 | Screen Two | Series regular | |
| 1993 | Shattered Family | Mitch |
References
edit- ^ Grange Hill Series 1 & 2, 3 & 4 (DVD)
- ^ Grange Hill Series 5 Episode 16
- ^ "The Object of Beauty movie review (1991) | Roger Ebert".
- ^ "Movie Reviews". The New York Times. 13 January 2022.
External links
edit- Rudi Davies at IMDb