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 attended De La Salle College, Malvern[2] before furthering her acting education first at the Larry Moss Masterclass at the 16th Street Actors Studio in Melbourne, Australia[3] then as a full-time student at HB Studio in New York City.[3][1]

Career

Rees first appeared on screen as a baby in the 1996 Australian movie River Street (film). 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.[3] 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,[3] 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.[3] wrote the play Bad religion in 2016, and wrote and starred in the short film “Harvey.[3]

In 2022, she directed her sister Eva Rees in the latter’s stage writing debut, “he/r (or, remember tomorrow when everything was ok)”, A Fairly Lucid Production, which was staged at Fortyfivedownstairs in Melbourne.[6]

Filmography

Year Title Role
1996 River Street (film) Baby
2010 Warhead (Short) Joe
2011 Once (Short) Self-Consciousness
2012 Bracelet (Short) Danielle
2012 A Frigid Night (Short) Amy
2013 Good Boy (Short) Sophia
2014 Alien (Short) Writer and director
2018 The Hunt (Short) [7] Rose
2018 Harvey (Short) Revengeful little girl

Television

Year Title Role
2008 The Saddle Club Lily (1 episode)
2012-2013 Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Jane (8 episodes) [8]
2018 Picnic at Hanging Rock Edith (6 episodes) [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Performance Lab – Design for Living". hbstudio.org. 15 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Ruby Rees Wemyss". facebook.com. 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Theatrical Resume". cpmgt.com.au. 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Picnic at Hanging Rock - Ruby Rees (Edith Horton)". bbc.co.uk. 2018.
  5. ↑ "Alien - Short Film". mezzaninefilms.com.au. 2017.
  6. ↑ "her (or, remember tomorrow when everything was ok)". fortyfivedownstairs.com. 2021.
  7. ↑ "Projects coming 2018". hollyhargreaves.net. 2018.
  8. ↑ "Who says crime doesn't pay? Jane - Ruby Rees". abc.net.au. 2018.
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