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,'' and most notably as Kit Tanthalos in ''Willow''. In 2023, she made her feature length movie debut as Hazel Callahan in '' Bottoms,'' directed by

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Career

Ruby Cruz was born to actor and musician Brandon Cruz and Liz Cruz, an entrepreneur. Cruz grew up in Los Angeles, California, and began auditioning for film and television roles in high school. She studied theater at DePaul University before dropping out to pursue her acting career. In 2018, Cruz played the younger version of Lizzy Caplan's character,

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, in ''Castle Rock''. Cruz received praise from '' TVLine'' for the way she captured Caplan's physicality. In 2020, Cruz appeared in season 10 of ''Blue Bloods''. In 2021, Cruz appeared as Jess Riley in the

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drama series '' Mare of Easttown''. Later that year, Cruz was cast as Kit Tanthalos, the first openly lesbian Disney princess, in the television series ''Willow''. The show, which premiered in November 2022, acts as a sequel to the 1988 film of the same title. In 2023, she appeared alongside Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri in '' Bottoms'' as Hazel Callahan, a co-founder of a high school fight club for girls.

Personal life

Cruz identifies as

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. Her father is American former actor and punk musician Brandon Cruz. Her mother, Elizabeth "Liz" Cruz ( Finkelstein), is an entrepreneur, whom her father married in 1994 and later divorced. She has one older brother, Lincoln, born 1995.

Filmography

Television

Films

Music Videos

References

External links

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