| Rudi Davies | |
| Birth Name: | Ruth Emmanuella Davies |
| Birth Date: | 1965 3, df=y |
| Years Active: | 1982–1995 |
Ruth Emmanuella "Rudi" Davies (born 24 March 1965) is an English actress, the daughter writer Dame Beryl Bainbridge (1932–2010).
Davies 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.
| 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 |