Ruth Gemmell

Acting

Ruth Gemmell

Born October 1, 1967Bristol, England, UK49 credits

Ruth Katrin Gemmell (born October 1967) is a British actress. She is known for portraying the role of Lady Violet Bridgerton in the Netflix period drama series Bridgerton.

Known For

Cleaner
6.3

Cleaner

Movie

2025

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
8.0

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story

TV

2023

My Mum Tracy Beaker
5.5

My Mum Tracy Beaker

TV

2021

Bridgerton
8.1

Bridgerton

TV

2020

Cliffs of Freedom
6.9

Cliffs of Freedom

Movie

2019

Egon Schiele: Dangerous Desires

Egon Schiele: Dangerous Desires

Movie

2018

Filmography

Cleaner
2025Cleaneras Claire HumeMovie
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
2023Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Storyas Lady Violet BridgertonTV
My Mum Tracy Beaker
2021My Mum Tracy Beakeras CarlyTV
Bridgerton
2020Bridgertonas Lady Violet BridgertonTV
Cliffs of Freedom
2019Cliffs of Freedomas Varvara VakrinosMovie
Egon Schiele: Dangerous Desires
2018Egon Schiele: Dangerous Desiresas Marie SchieleMovie
Ransom
2017Ransomas LaurieTV
Home Fires
2015Home Firesas Sarah CollingborneTV
Penny Dreadful
2014Penny Dreadfulas Octavia PutneyTV
Big Girl
2013Big Girlas LynnMovie
Dancing on the Edge
2013Dancing on the Edgeas Lady WinnetTV
Utopia
2013Utopiaas Jen DugdaleTV
Father Brown
2013Father Brownas Martha QuintonTV
Offender
2012Offenderas Officer CassieMovie
Storage 24
2012Storage 24as SarahMovie
Inside Men
2012Inside Menas RebeccaTV
The Fades
2011The Fadesas AliceTV
F
2010Fas Sarah BalhamMovie
Moving On
2009Moving Onas JoanneTV
Good
2008Goodas ElisabethMovie
Gone Fishing
2008Gone Fishingas ImogenMovie
Mrs. McGinty's Dead
2008Mrs. McGinty's Deadas Miss SweetimanMovie
Summerhill
2008Summerhillas RoseMovie
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2007The Imaginary Girlas MotherMovie
E
2007Elaas Ela's MumMovie
Lewis
2007Lewisas Robyn StrongTV
J
2006January 2ndas ClaireMovie
Doc Martin
2004Doc Martinas Shirley KnottTV
Tracy Beaker: The Movie of Me
2004Tracy Beaker: The Movie of Meas Carly BeakerMovie
The Afternoon Play
2003The Afternoon Playas RachelTV
Spooks
2002Spooksas MirandaTV
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002The Inspector Lynley Mysteriesas Jeannie WaringTV
Waking the Dead
2001Waking the Deadas Linda CummingsTV
Murder in Mind
2001Murder in Mindas Liz WillisTV
The Alchemists
1999The Alchemistsas Julia BannermanTV
T
1998The Perfect Blueas JoMovie
Macbeth
1998Macbethas Lady MacduffMovie
Fever Pitch
1997Fever Pitchas Sarah HughesMovie
Midsomer Murders
1997Midsomer Murdersas Diana CarnarvonTV
Dalziel & Pascoe
1996Dalziel & Pascoeas Rachel WallerTV
Kavanagh Q.C.
1995Kavanagh Q.C.as Jenny NorrisTV
Peak Practice
1993Peak Practiceas Christine HigsonTV
A Touch of Frost
1992A Touch of Frostas Christine HarrisTV
In Suspicious Circumstances
1991In Suspicious Circumstancesas Elizabeth HarrisTV
Who Needs a Heart
1991Who Needs a Heartas AbigailMovie
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989Agatha Christie's Poirotas Miss SweetimanTV
Casualty
1986Casualtyas Kate MargolinTV
The Bill
1984The Billas Rebecca SandsTV
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—Chrysanthemumas JanetMovie