Ruby Wendell is an American

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and

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. She has appeared on ''

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'' and has acted in independent films such as '' The Mother of Invention'', ''I'm Not Like That No More'' and ''Ashes''.

Biography

Ruby Wendell was born in Iowa City, Iowa. Her brother is writer/director Joseph M. Petrick. She attended the

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and the British American Drama Academy in Oxford. Her grandfather was Howard Wendell, a character actor who appeared in, among other films: ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes''.

Career

Ruby Wendell has been an active stand-up comic since 2002 and in 2008 appeared on the

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comedy reality show

. In 2009 she appeared in the independent films '' The Mother of Invention'' as Jenny, ''I'm Not Like That No More'' as Leti and ''Ashes'' as Emily, which she also produced. The same year she had a small role in Paul Blart: Mall Cop as Ruby the Waitress. Filmmaker

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picked the short film ''Four Years, Six Months'' that starred Wendell and actor

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as one of his favorite short films on the website Filmaka.com.Filmaka - Profile Jury
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