Ruth Emmanuella "Rudi" Davies (born 24 March 1965) is an English actress, the daughter of writer Dame

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(1932–2010).

Career

Davies began her acting career as Penny Lewis in the BBC school drama, ''

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''. She appeared there from 1979 to 1982. She did not return for Series 4, due to filming '' Forever Young''. Her character was written out, stated to have had a horse riding accident offscreen. She reappeared, alongside the rest of the original cast, in a single episode of Series 5. She appeared opposite

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in '' Resurrected'' (1989), and appeared in ''A Sense of Guilt''. She later was cast in ''

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'' (1991) alongside

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and

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which received a lukewarm reception from critics, and the 1995 film '' Frankie Starlight''. Davies is married to actor and writer

Mick Ford Mick Ford (born 1 August 1952) is a British actor, screenwriter and playwright, best known for his portrayal of intellectual convict Archer in the cinema version of ''Scum (film), Scum''. Early life and education Ford was born on 1 August 19 ...

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Davies, Rudi 1965 births Living people English television actresses Place of birth missing (living people)