Ruth Gemmell

Ruth Gemmell

ActingBristol, England, UK

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

Bridgerton

Bridgerton

Lady Violet Bridgerton

Home Fires

Home Fires

Sarah Collingborne

Gone Fishing

Gone Fishing

Imogen

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story

Lady Violet Bridgerton

Penny Dreadful

Penny Dreadful

Octavia Putney

Summerhill

Summerhill

Rose

Cleaner

Cleaner

Claire Hume

Big Girl

Big Girl

Lynn

Filmography

Acting

Cleaner

2025·Claire Hume

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story8.0

2023·Lady Violet Bridgerton·6 eps

My Mum Tracy Beaker

My Mum Tracy Beaker5.5

2021·Carly·1 ep

Bridgerton

2020·Lady Violet Bridgerton·32 eps

Cliffs of Freedom

Cliffs of Freedom6.9

2019·Varvara Vakrinos

Egon Schiele: Dangerous Desires

Egon Schiele: Dangerous Desires

2018·Marie Schiele

Ransom

2017·Laurie·1 ep

Home Fires

2015·Sarah Collingborne·12 eps

Penny Dreadful

Penny Dreadful7.8

2014·Octavia Putney·5 eps

Big Girl

Dancing on the Edge

Dancing on the Edge6.7

2013·Lady Winnet·1 ep

Utopia

2013·Jen Dugdale·9 eps

Father Brown

Father Brown7.6

2013·Martha Quinton·1 ep

Offender

2012·Officer Cassie

Storage 24

Inside Men

2012·Rebecca·4 eps

The Fades

2011·Alice·4 eps

2010·Sarah Balham

Moving On

2009·Joanne·1 ep

Good

2008·Elisabeth

Gone Fishing

Gone Fishing8.0

Summerhill

The Imaginary Girl

Lewis

2007·Robyn Strong·1 ep

Doc Martin

2004·Shirley Knott·1 ep

Tracy Beaker: The Movie of Me

Tracy Beaker: The Movie of Me5.9

2004·Carly Beaker

The Afternoon Play

The Afternoon Play

2003·Rachel·1 ep

Spooks

2002·Miranda·1 ep

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries7.2

2002·Jeannie Waring·1 ep

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead7.2

2001·Linda Cummings·4 eps

Murder in Mind

Murder in Mind8.4

2001·Liz Willis·1 ep

The Alchemists

1999·Julia Bannerman

The Perfect Blue

The Perfect Blue6.2

Macbeth

1998·Lady Macduff

Fever Pitch

1997·Sarah Hughes

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders7.5

1997·Diana Carnarvon·1 ep

Dalziel & Pascoe

Dalziel & Pascoe6.3

1996·Rachel Waller·1 ep

Kavanagh Q.C.

Kavanagh Q.C.7.0

1995·Jenny Norris·1 ep

Peak Practice

Peak Practice6.1

1993·Christine Higson·1 ep

A Touch of Frost

A Touch of Frost7.5

1992·Christine Harris·1 ep

Who Needs a Heart

Who Needs a Heart

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot8.2

1989·Miss Sweetiman·1 ep

Casualty

1986·Kate Margolin·1 ep

The Bill

1984·Jane Joyce·1 ep

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