Felicity Finch (born 14 March 1955) is a British actress, known for her

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-accented portrayal of

Ruth Archer Ruth Archer (also Pritchard) is a fictional character from the British BBC Radio 4 soap opera ''The Archers'', played by English actress Felicity Finch. She made her debut in the 15 July 1987 episode. The character was created and introduced to ...

in ''

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'' on

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Early life

Felicity Finch was born in the

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and grew up in Eaglescliffe, Co. Durham. She has three brothers, born in 1953, 1957 and 1960. Felicity attended Grangefield School (now The Grangefield Academy) in

Stockton-on-Tees Stockton-on-Tees, often simply referred to as Stockton, is a market town in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees in County Durham, England. It is on the northern banks of the River Tees, part of the Teesside built-up area. The town had an estimated ...

. She trained at the London Drama Centre (

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Career

She has worked as an actress on TV dramas. She presented ''

Something Understood ''Something Understood'' is a weekly radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4 since 1995 which deals with topics of religion, spirituality, and the larger questions of human life, and took a particular spiritual theme, exploring it through speech, ...

'' on Radio 4 in Oct 2007 and July 2014. She joined ''The Archers'' in 1987 and has played Ruth Archer (née Pritchard) since then. Finch has also worked as a voice-over artist and reported for ''

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'', also on Radio 4. In August 2012 she hosted the

Radio 4 Appeal The ''Radio 4 Appeal'' is a British radio programme on BBC Radio 4. Each week a single speaker, usually a celebrity, appeals for support for a different charity (for example Paul Heiney appealed on behalf of Send a Cow in 2008, while Ross Noble ...

for Health Poverty Action.

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Ruth Archer

The Archers

Made of Steel August 2010
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Early life

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