# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ruby-wax
# Generated: 2026-08-12T19:48:54.182Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ruby-wax"
name: "Ruby Wax"
slug: "ruby-wax"
description: "Ruby Wax is an American-British actress, comedian, writer, television presenter, and mental health campaigner. A classically trained actress, Wax began her career performing with the Royal Shakespeare Company, before co-starring on the ITV sitcom Girls on Top (1985–1986). She came to prominence as a comic interviewer, playing up to British perceptions of the strident American style on television shows including The Full Wax (1991–1994), Ruby Wax Meets... (1994–1998), Ruby (1997–2000), and The Ruby Wax Show (2002)."
tagline: "American comedian"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ruby-Wax-2016_(cropped_again).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Journalists"
  slug: "journalists"
profileType:
  name: "Journalist"
  slug: "journalist"
birthDate: "1953-04-19"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             3.700171526586621
  historical:           12.518848
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     80
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://x.com/Rubywax"
    handle:    "Rubywax"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/rubywax/"
    handle:    "rubywax"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0915375/"
    handle:    "nm0915375"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.rubywax.net/"
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "روبى واكس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Ruby Wax"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Wax"
    title: "Ruby Wax"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Wax"
    title: "Ruby Wax"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Wax"
    title: "Ruby Wax"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Ruby Wax"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Wax"
    title: "Ruby Wax"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Wax"
    title: "Ruby Wax"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Рубі Векс"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikidata"
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    title: "Ruby Wax"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump