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 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).[4] 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.[5]

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.[6]

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] 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. [7]

Filmography
Year Title Role
2019 Women by the Sea (Film) (writer) Writer [8]
2018 The Hunt (Short) [9] Rose
2018 Harvey (Short) [10] 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) [5]
2012-2013 Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (TV Series) Jane (8 episodes) [11]
2008 The Saddle Club (TV Series) Lily (1 episode)

References
  1. "Performance Lab – Design for Living". hbstudio.org. 15 May 2015.
  2. "Ruby Rees Wemyss". facebook.com. 2020.
  3. "Theatrical Resume". cpmgt.com.au. 2018.
  4. "Ruby Rees profile". famedstar.com. 2018.
  5. "Picnic at Hanging Rock - Ruby Rees (Edith Horton)". bbc.co.uk. 2018.
  6. "Alien - Short Film". mezzaninefilms.com.au. 2017.
  7. "Women by the sea". rubyrees.com. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  8. "Ruby Rees: Women by the sea". theislandstorygatherers.com. 2018.
  9. "Projects coming 2018". hollyhargreaves.net. 2018.
  10. "Harvey". rubyrees.com. 2018.
  11. "Who says crime doesn't pay? Jane - Ruby Rees". abc.net.au. 2018.
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