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Ruth Sheen (born 1952) is an English actress.
Born in London, Sheen began her career by training at the East 15 Acting School, and has appeared regularly on British television and in British films since 1988. On television, she had recurring roles as Nanny Simmons in Berkeley Square (1998), and as Nurse Ethel Carr in the series Bramwell (1995–1998). She has also appeared as four different characters in six episodes of The Bill between 1989 and 2004.
She has also appeared in five Mike Leigh films: in the female lead role of Shirley in High Hopes (1988); as Laughing Woman in Secrets & Lies (1996); as Maureen in All or Nothing (2002), as Lily in Vera Drake (2004) and as Gerri in Another Year (2010). Her role in High Hopes won her the Best Actress award at the 1989 European Film Awards.
In 2007, she played the role of Lyn, opposite Ben Whishaw's Steven, in the world premiere of Philip Ridley's stage play, Leaves of Glass at the Soho Theatre, London.
She also plays the mother of Jim Sturgess's character, Jamie, in Philip Ridley's feature film, Heartless.
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Filmography
all 71
Movies 43
TV Shows 28
self 1
Voice 1
Touch (2024)
The After (2024)
Hijack (2023)
Sweetly It Turns (2023)
Cyrano (2021)
The Nevers (2021)
It's a Sin (2021)
Brassic (2019)
VS. (2018)
The Woman in White (2018)
Strike (2017)
Prime Suspect 1973 (2017)
A Street Cat Named Bob (2016)
SuperBob (2015)
Unforgotten (2015)
A Royal Night Out (2015)
The One and Only Mike Leigh (2014)
Mr. Turner (2014)
Inside No. 9 (2014)
Welcome to the Punch (2013)
The Mimic (2013)
Another Year (2010)
The Hardest Part (2010)
Heartless (2009)
Misfits (2009)
Brave Young Men (2009)
Fanny Hill (2007)
Fanny Hill (2007)
Run, Fatboy, Run (2007)
A Class Apart (2007)
A Class Apart (2007)
Hush Your Mouth (2007)
Vital Signs (2006)
The English Harem (2005)
Footprints in the Snow (2005)
Imagine Me & You (2005)
Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky (2005)
Vera Drake (2004)
Vanity Fair (2004)
Cheeky (2003)
Plain Jane (2002)
All or Nothing (2002)
The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells (2001)
Lorna Doone (2001)
Lorna Doone (2000)
Never Never (2000)
Bait (2000)
Don Quixote (2000)
Virtual Sexuality (1999)
Berkeley Square (1998)
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling (1997)
Holding On (1997)
Midsomer Murders (1997)
Different for Girls (1996)
Secrets & Lies (1996)
Silent Witness (1996)
Bramwell (1995)
The Young Poisoner's Handbook (1995)
Sin Bin (1994)
Cracker (1993)
When Pigs Fly (1993)
Peak Practice (1993)
Ghostwatch (1992)
A Fatal Inversion (1992)
Clubland (1991)
Night Voice (1990)
High Hopes (1989)
The Angry Earth (1989)
Little Dorrit (1987)
Casualty (1986)
The Bill (1984)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1952-01-01 (72 years old)
Birth PlaceLondon, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
AwardsEuropean Film Award for Best Actress
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