Ruth Wilson

Ruth Wilson

Ruth Wilson is an English actress. Her film credits include The Lone Ranger, Saving Mr. Banks, I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House, and Dark River. She is the granddaughter of novelist and MI6 officer Alexander Wilson.

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Summary Ruth WilsonRuth Wilson is an English actress. Her film credits include The Lone Ranger, Saving Mr. Banks, I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House, and Dark River. She is a three-time Olivier Award nominee and two-time winner, earning the Best Actress for the titular role in Anna Christie, and the Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Stella Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire. She has won a Golden Globe for her role in The Affair and received nominations for a British Academy Television Award for Best Actress in Jane Eyre. Since 2010, she has appeared in the British psychological police drama Luther as Alice Morgan, a research scientist and highly intelligent individual described by Luther as a narcissist.

In December 2019, it was reported that Wilson’s departure from Luther was due to friction with the direction of her character, and that she felt a ‘frustrations with the nudity required’ was what she ultimately felt was a necessary part of her role. Wilson is the granddaughter of novelist and MI6 officer Alexander Wilson and his third, bigamously-married, wife, Alison. Her great-grandmother was Irish. Wilson grew up in Shepperton, Surrey, and was raised as a Catholic. She attended Notre Dame School, an independent Catholic school for girls located in Cobham, before attending sixth form at Esher College.