Jenny Tomasin

Acting

Jenny Tomasin

Born March 22, 1938Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK 13 credits

Jenny Tomasin was a British actress most famous for her role as the "adorable, doe-eyed" scullery maid Ruby Finch in the ITV period drama Upstairs, Downstairs. Tomasin was born in Leeds to a working-class family that initially did not support her acting ambitions. Despite her household fame, she often felt that being typecast as a maid limited her later career.

Known For

Filmography

Cinderella
2000Cinderella
as CookMovie
Martin Chuzzlewit
1994Martin Chuzzlewit
as MaidservantTV
Just Ask for Diamond
1988Just Ask for Diamond
as Traffic WardenMovie
That's My Boy
1981That's My Boy
as Brenda CrossTV
The Love School
1975The Love School
as Jane's SisterTV
Eskimo Nell
1975Eskimo Nell
as Shy Casting Girl (uncredited)Movie
Doctor Who
1963Doctor Who
as TasambekerTV