Ruth Connell is a Scottish actress and former professional dancer who has worked in theater, film, and television; she is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Rowena in the CW television network series Rowena. Ruth Connell was born on April 20, 1979, in Falkirk, Scotland; her father was a football coach and manager and her mother was a schoolteacher. At an early age Ruth was accepted onto the Scottish Ballets Vocational Dance Scheme and once played the lead role in their Nutcracker. As a teenager, Ruth was both a Scottish Junior and Scottish Senior Ballet Champion. Ruth went to work as a professional dancer before attending the Rose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Acting. Ruth was cast in the lead role of Grusha in The Caucasian Chalk Circle in 2004. In 2006, she toured the UK with the Oxford Stage Company as Isa in Men Should Weep.
In 2009, Ruth appeared in the ITV television series, Above Their Station, before moving to America in 2011. Since moving to America, Ruth Connell has been cast in the films Folklore (2012), Meth Head (2013), Hara Kiri (2016), and The Cursed Man (2016). She has been on television, playing the role of Rowena in the show Supernatural, since 2014. Ruth Connell is currently unmarried.
Birth Date: | 20 Apr, 1979 |
Age: | 40 yrs |
Occupations: | Film producer Actor |
Citizenship: | United Kingdom |
Birth Place: | Falkirk |
Education: | Rose Bruford College |
Gender: | Female |
Description: | British actress |