Ruby Bentall | |
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 Bentall in The Paradise 2012 | |
| Born | 3 April 1988 |
| Education | Richmond upon Thames College (2006, BTEC ND) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Parent(s) | Janine Duvitski Paul Bentall |
Ruby Bentall (born 3 April 1988) is an English actress, known for playing Minnie in Lark Rise to Candleford , Mary Bennet in Lost in Austen , Verity Poldark in the 2015 BBC adaptation of Winston Graham's Poldark novels, and Angelica in The Serpent Queen .
Bentall was born at home in Camden, London. She is the daughter of actors Janine Duvitski and Paul Bentall. [1] The family moved to Petersham outside Richmond when Bentall was eight. She attended Grey Court School and went to Richmond upon Thames College between 2004 and 2006, graduating with a BTEC National Diploma in Performance. [2]
Bentall has three siblings, [3] and two elder half-siblings from her father's first marriage. She currently lives in London. Her younger sister Edith is the lead singer of the band FOURS. [4]
Bentall's first professional acting job was an episode of Holby City , which she filmed in 2006 while still at Richmond College. Her other television credits include You Can Choose Your Friends, Doctors , Oliver Twist (2007) and New Tricks . She played Mary Bennet in the 2008 mini-series Lost in Austen , a performance described as "by far the most interesting interpretation of the sanctimonious middle Bennet daughter of Pride and Prejudice yet". [5] In 2009 she joined the regular cast of Lark Rise to Candleford , playing Minnie. [6]
Bentall made her stage debut at the National Theatre in 2008, appearing in productions of DNA and The Miracle. She has also lent her voice to the BBC Radio 4 drama Sister Agnes Investigates. [1] She played Alice in Alice, an adaptation of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland , written by Laura Wade, at the Sheffield Crucible in June 2010. She played Anya in Remembrance Day at the Royal Court Theatre in March - April 2011 and the role of Victoria in the Mike Leigh directed play Grief at the Royal National Theatre in London. In January 2014, she starred as Julie in a stage adaptation of The Cement Garden in London at The Vaults, Waterloo. [7]
On 30 March 2014, it was announced that Bentall would be playing Ross Poldark's cousin Verity in the new BBC One version of Poldark , broadcast in 2015. [8] Bentall made a guest appearance in Holby City in July 2018. [9]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 2009 | Tormented | Emily | |
| 2010 | Robin Hood | Margaret Walter's Maid | |
| 2019 | The Personal History of David Copperfield | Janet | |
| 2020 | Misbehaviour | Sarah | |
| 2022 | Operation Mincemeat | Connie Bukes | |
| 2023 | Firebrand | Cat |
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
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| 2006 | Holby City | Robyn Dent | 1 episode |
| 2007 | You Can Choose Your Friends | Phoebe Snell | |
| Doctors | Poppy Foster | 1 episode | |
| Oliver Twist | Charlotte | 1 episode | |
| 2008 | New Tricks | Heidi | 1 episode |
| Lost in Austen | Mary Bennet | 4 episodes | |
| 2009 | The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler | Stefania | |
| The Bill | Kim Patterson | 2 episodes | |
| 2009–2011 | Lark Rise to Candleford | Minnie Mude | Series regular |
| 2012 | The Paradise | Pauline | Series 1 regular |
| 2014 | Blandings | Linda | 1 episode |
| 2015–2018 | Poldark | Verity Poldark | |
| 2015 | Jekyll and Hyde | Hilary "Hils" Barnstaple | 10 episodes |
| 2017 | Absentia | Molly / Lolly | 1 episode |
| 2018 | Holby City | Cassie Lincombe | Episode: "Two for Joy" |
| 2018 | Midsomer Murders | Stella Starling | Episode 20-3: "Drawing Dead" |
| 2020 | Industry | Lucinda Young | |
| 2022 | The Serpent Queen | Angelica |
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