Ruby Bentall (born 3 April 1988) is an English actress, known for playing Minnie in ''

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'', Mary Bennet in '' Lost in Austen'', and Verity Poldark in the 2015 BBC adaptation of

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's '' Poldark'' novels.

Background

Bentall was born at home in

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, London. She is the daughter of actors Janine Duvitski and Paul Bentall.TORMENTED , Official Movie Blog , Emily (Ruby Bentall)
Retrieved on 18 July 2009. The family moved to Petersham outside Richmond when Bentall was eight. She attended Grey Court School and went to

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between 2004 and 2006, graduating with a

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in Performance. Bentall has three siblings, and two elder half-siblings from her father's first marriage. She currently lives in London. Her younger sister Edith is the lead singer of the band 'FOURS'.

Career

Bentall's first professional acting job was an episode of ''

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'', which she filmed in 2006 while still at Richmond College. Her other television credits include ''You Can Choose Your Friends'', '' Doctors'', ''

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'' (2007) and ''

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''. She played Mary Bennet in the 2008

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'' Lost in Austen'', a performance described as "by far the most interesting interpretation of the sanctimonious middle Bennet daughter of ''

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'' yet".Jane Austen Today: Ruby Bentall - A Most Memorable Mary Bennet
Retrieved on 18 July 2009. In 2009 she joined the regular cast of ''

'', playing Minnie. Bentall made her stage debut at the National Theatre in 2008, appearing in productions of ''DNA'' and ''The Miracle''. She has also lent her voice to the

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''Sister Agnes Investigates''. She played Alice in ''Alice'', an adaptation of

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's ''

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'', written by Laura Wade, at the

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in June 2010. She played Anya in ''Remembrance Day'' at the

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in March - April 2011 and the role of Victoria in the

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directed play ''Grief'' at the

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in London. In January 2014, she starred as Julie in a stage adaptation of '' The Cement Garden'' in London at The Vaults, Waterloo. On 30 March 2014, it was announced that Bentall would be playing Ross Poldark's cousin Verity in the new

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version of '' Poldark'', broadcast in 2015. Bentall made a guest appearance in ''Holby City'' in July 2018.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bentall, Ruby English people of Polish descent People from Camden Town Actresses from London English television actresses English film actresses English stage actresses English radio actresses 1988 births Living people 21st-century English actresses Alumni of Richmond upon Thames College