Ruby Wax is a British-American actress, comedian, writer, television personality, and mental health campaigner. A classically-trained actress, Wax was with the Royal Shakespeare Company for five years and co-starred on the ITV sitcom Girls on Top (1985–1986).
Wax was born Ruby Wachs and raised in Evanston, Illinois, the daughter of Edward and Berthe Wachs (née Goldmann). Her parents were Austrian Jews who left Vienna in 1938 because of the Nazi threat. Her father was a sausage manufacturer and her mother qualified as an accountant. Once settled in Chicago, her father changed the spelling of the family surname from Wachs to Wax.
Wax majored in psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, leaving after a year without completing her degree.
| Date of Birth | 19th April 1953 |
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| Age | 71 Years |
| Zodiac Sign | Aries |
| Country | United States of America |
| Current City | Evanston |
| Birth Place | Evanston |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Citizenship | United States of America |
| Language | English |
| Reference | IMDB |
| Spouses | Ed Bye |
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| University of California, Berkeley, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland |
| Occupation | journalist, comedian, stage actor, television writer, actor, lecturer, screenwriter |
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