Ruby Leilani N. Ashbourne Serkis (born 1998) is an English actress.

Early life

Ashbourne Serkis was born in Hackney,

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, to actors

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and

Lorraine Ashbourne Lorraine Ashbourne (born 10 April 1961) is an English actress. Career Ashbourne has appeared on British series and television films, including: ''The Street'', ''True Dare Kiss'', '' Thin Ice'', '' In a Land of Plenty'', '' Boon'', '' Playing t ...

and grew up in

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with her younger brothers Sonny and

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. She attended the

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Career

Ashbourne Serkis began her career with small cameos before landing a titular role in the 2015

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's memoir ''Cider with Rosie'', for which she received critical acclaim. The following year, she portrayed a young version of

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's character in the

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miniseries ''

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''. Ashbourne Serkis returned to television in 2020 as Lavinia in the

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'', an English-language adaptation of the classic Dutch book by

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. She appeared opposite

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in the first episode of the crime drama '' The Serpent''. She and her brother Sonny portrayed siblings in the film ''La Cha Cha''. Although the film received mixed reviews, Ashbourne Serkis' performance was praised. In November 2021, Ashbourne Serkis joined the cast of the upcoming

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Audio

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ashbourne Serkis, Ruby 1998 births Living people 21st-century English actresses Actresses from London English child actresses English film actresses English television actresses English voice actresses English video game actresses English people of Armenian descent English people of Iraqi descent People educated at the City of London School for Girls People from the London Borough of Hackney