Ruth Bratt is an

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and

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. Bratt has appeared in the BAFTA award winning BBC2 series '' People Just Do Nothing''. In 2022 she was at the

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in "Starship Improvise" with the Mischief Theatre.

Life

Bratt was a runner-up in the 2005 edition of the

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competition, which Sarah Adams had started in 2003. Bratt has made appearances on several TV shows including '' FAQ U'' (2005) and '' Man Down'' (2017) on

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, and ''

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'' on

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(2006). She was intended to have a larger role in the latter but most of the scenes where she had

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were cut. She has also appeared in TV advertisements for products such as

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Nutrigrain bars. In 2007 she appeared in ''

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'' as Dutch "climatologist" Yolanda van der Landavan. Her stage appearances include ''Aliens Are Scary'' and ''Morpheus Descending'' at the Pleasance,

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as well as ''George Orwell’s School Disco'' and ''The Service Elevator'' at

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Theatre. Bratt is a founding member of '' Showstopper! The Improvised Musical.'' She was also part of the ''Reduced Edinburgh Fringe Impro Show'' in 2005. She took third place in the 2005

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Funny Women Awards. She played a number of different roles in several episodes of

's ''

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'' and in 2013 appeared in

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' show ''

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''. She went on to play Roche, girlfriend of DJ Beats (aka Kev) in BBC3's '' People Just Do Nothing''. Roche loves Kev but wishes he would be a more hands-on dad and not spend all of his time with MC Grindah. She co-wrote and co-starred with Lucy Trodd in the BBC radio comedy series ''Trodd en Bratt Say 'Well Done You in 2014. Bratt has appeared in three series of the BAFTA award winning BBC2 series '' People Just Do Nothing''. In August 2022 she was at the

in "Starship Improvise" with the Mischief Theatre.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bratt, Ruth English stand-up comedians Year of birth missing (living people) Living people English stage actresses English television actresses