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Ruth Madeley

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Ruth Madeley
Barbara Lisicki and Alan Holdsworth, two disabled cabaret performers who pushed the campaign for disabled rights into the spotlight.
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Ruth Madeley was born on 4 August 1987 in Westhoughton, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Don't Take My Baby (2015), Doctor Who (2023) and The Accident (2019).
BornAugust 4, 1987
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 nomination total

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    Known for

    Don't Take My Baby (2015)
    Don't Take My Baby
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • Anna Watson
    • 2015
    Varada Sethu and Ncuti Gatwa in Doctor Who (2023)
    Doctor Who
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Shirley Bingham
    Mark Lewis Jones, Sarah Lancashire, Joanna Scanlan, Adrian Scarborough, and Genevieve Barr in The Accident (2019)
    The Accident
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Laura Tucker
    Joe Cole and Alexandra Roach in Nightsleeper (2024)
    Nightsleeper
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Chrissy Doolan

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    Actress

    • The War Between the Land and the Sea
      • Shirley Bingham
      • Post-production
      • TV Series
    • Being Heumann
      • Judy Heumann
      • In Production
    • Varada Sethu and Ncuti Gatwa in Doctor Who (2023)
      Doctor Who
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Shirley Bingham
      • 2023–2025
    • Bill Nighy, James Norton, and Thomasin McKenzie in Joy (2024)
      Joy
      7.1
      • Maggie
      • 2024
    • Joe Cole and Alexandra Roach in Nightsleeper (2024)
      Nightsleeper
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Chrissy Doolan
      • 2024
    • Louisa Harland in Renegade Nell (2024)
      Renegade Nell
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Mrs. Miller
      • 2024
    • Joe Gilgun, Michelle Keegan, and Damien Molony in Brassic (2019)
      Brassic
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Clara Marie
      • Ciara Marie
      • 2022–2023
    • The Long Shadow (2023)
      The Long Shadow
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • WPC Judy Womack
      • 2023
    • Doctor Who: The Sixth Doctor Adventures (2002)
      Doctor Who: The Sixth Doctor Adventures
      7.9
      Podcast Series
      • Hebe Harrison (voice)
      • 2022–2023
    • Charlotte Gainsbourg and Rebel Wilson in The Almond and the Seahorse (2022)
      The Almond and the Seahorse
      5.4
      • Jenny
      • 2022
    • Ruth Madeley in Then Barbara Met Alan (2022)
      Then Barbara Met Alan
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Barbara Lisicki
      • 2022
    • Canvas 5 (2021)
      Canvas 5
      Short
      • Ruth Betteridge
      • 2021
    • Greg Davies in The Cleaner (2021)
      The Cleaner
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Helena
      • 2021
    • Richard Dormer, Ralph Ineson, Marama Corlett, Lara Rossi, Craig Macrae, Adam Hugill, and Joni Ayton-Kent in The Watch (2020)
      The Watch
      5.5
      TV Series
      • Throat Dibbler
      • 2020–2021
    • Mat Fraser in CripTales (2020)
      CripTales
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Sue
      • 2020
    • Esther Smith and Ruth Madeley in Verisimilitude (2020)
      Verisimilitude
      7.4
      Short
      • Bella
      • 2020
    • Stephen Graham, Lennie James, and Olive Gray in Save Me (2018)
      Save Me
      7.7
      TV Series
      • DS Pip Bleasdell
      • 2020
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    Years And Years (German Trailer 1)
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    Years And Years (German Trailer 1)
    Years And Years (German Trailer 1)
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    Years And Years (German Trailer 1)
    The Rook: A Force To Be Reckoned With
    Trailer 0:36
    The Rook: A Force To Be Reckoned With
    The Rook: Awaken Your Power
    Trailer 0:27
    The Rook: Awaken Your Power

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    • Born
      • August 4, 1987
      • Westhoughton, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, UK

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      Her character Rosie in the show Years and Years (2019) wasn't originally written to be a wheelchair user. After she successfully auditioned for the role, she worked with Russell T. Davies to rewrite her character.

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