Ruby Rees

Ruby Rees (born Ruby Rees-Wemyss in 1995)[1] is an Australian actress, director and writer. She is best known for playing “Edith” a main character in Picnic at Hanging Rock, in 2018, alongside Natalie Dormer and Samara Weaving.

Education

Rees has partaken in the Larry Moss Masterclass at the 16th Street Actors Studio in Melbourne, Australia[2] as well as being a full-time student at HB Studio in New York City.[2][1]

Career

Rees first appeared on screen as a baby in the 1996 Australian movie River Street (film).[3] From 2010, Rees starred in a number of short films Warhead, Once, A Frigid Night, Bracelet , Good Boy, Harvey and The Hunt, as well as appearing on television in The Saddle Club in 2008 and Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries in 2012.[2] Rees starred as “Edith” a main character in Foxtel's Picnic at Hanging Rock, in 2018, alongside Natalie Dormer and Samara Weaving.[4]

Writing and Directing

Rees has written and directed the award winning play Serpents,[2] which was performed at the St Michael’s theatre, Melbourne, Australia in 2010. Rees directed the play Neighbourhood Watch, directed and screenwrote the short film Alien about a young girl, dealing with racism, which was shortlisted for the Tropfest short film festival, Australia, in 2014.[5]

In 2014, she moved to New York City, where she continued to write and direct plays with The Manhattan Repertory Theatre, her play “Kaston” debuting there in 2015.[2] wrote the play Bad religion in 2016, and wrote and starred in the short film “Harvey.[2] Ruby Rees’s first venture into writing feature movies is the film Women by the sea which is essentially a film entirely about women in 2019. Rees is an advocate of equality for women, and the production of this movie employs females only as a spotlight to demonstrate that females can and do speak out against inequality and sexism. [6]

Filmography
Year Title Role
2019 Women by the Sea (Film) (writer) Writer [7]
2018 The Hunt (Short) [8] Rose
2018 Harvey (Short) [9] Revengeful little girl
2014 I Alien (Short) (writer) -
2013 Good Boy (Short) Sophia
2012 Bracelet (Short) Danielle
2012 A Frigid Night (Short) Amy
2011 Once (Short) Self-Consciousness
2010 Warhead (Short) Joe
1996 River Street (film) Baby

Television
Year Title Role
2018 Picnic at Hanging Rock (TV series) ” Edith (6 episodes) [4]
2012-2013 Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries” (TV Series) Jane (8 episodes) [10]
2008 The Saddle Club (TV Series) Lily (1 episode)
gollark: also this code is somewhat evil.
gollark: No, I just fed mine after it starved and it was undead.
gollark: But you can resurrect it.
gollark: Well, it just dies if it goes too high, no?
gollark: Hunger builds up STUPIDLY fastly.

References
  1. "Performance Lab – Design for Living". hbstudio.org. 15 May 2015.
  2. "Theatrical Resume". cpmgt.com.au. 2018.
  3. "Ruby Rees profile". famedstar.com. 2018.
  4. "Picnic at Hanging Rock - Ruby Rees (Edith Horton)". bbc.co.uk. 2018.
  5. "Alien - Short Film". mezzaninefilms.com.au. 2017.
  6. "Women by the sea". rubyrees.com. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  7. "Ruby Rees: Women by the sea". theislandstorygatherers.com. 2018.
  8. "Projects coming 2018". hollyhargreaves.net. 2018.
  9. "Harvey". rubyrees.com. 2018.
  10. "Who says crime doesn't pay? Jane - Ruby Rees". abc.net.au. 2018.
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