Ruby Rees (born Ruby Rees-Wemyss in 1995) is an Australian actress, director and writer. She is best known for playing “Edith” a main character in '' Picnic at Hanging Rock,'' in 2018, alongside

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Education

Rees attended

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before furthering her acting education first at the Larry Moss Masterclass at the 16th Street Actors Studio in

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then as a full-time student at

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Career

Rees first appeared on screen as a baby in the 1996 Australian movie ''

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'' in 2008 and ''

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'' in 2012. Rees starred as “Edith” a main character in

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's '' Picnic at Hanging Rock,'' in 2018, alongside

Writing and Directing

Rees has written and directed the award-winning play ''Serpents'', which was performed at the St Michael's theatre,

in 2010. Rees directed the play ''Neighbourhood Watch'', directed and screenwrote the short film ''Alien'' about a young girl, dealing with racism, which was shortlisted for the Tropfest short film festival, Australia, in 2014. In 2014, she moved to New York City, where she continued to write and direct plays with The Manhattan Repertory Theatre, her play “Kaston” debuting there in 2015. wrote the play ''Bad religion'' in 2016, and wrote and starred in the short film ''“Harvey''. Since 2021, Rees has been involved with

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in their production of he/r (or, remember tomorrow when everything was ok), A Fairly Lucid Production, which is due out in early 2022.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

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