I have decided to change my biography so that it's not in the third person. So. I live in London and am a writer, actress and comedian. I am represented by Avalon Management (www.avalonuk.com).

My comedy is whimsical on the surface but with a darker undercurrent; a like a mentally unstable monkey or a colourful but slightly dangerous oversized slide at a run down water park.

I wrote and performed comedy extensively as a student with the Cambridge Footlights, including the National Tour show Today of all Days (directed by Perrier award winner Paul King). She also wrote the script and music for the sell-out Footlights musical comedy, Alice in Wonderland.

I have performed regularly at London sketch and character comedy nights, including Sketch Etc and Spank. In 2006 I wrote and performed An Endless Series of Distractions, a solo comedy show at the Edinburgh Fringe. In 2007 I wrote, performed and filmed online video blogs for Fremantle's Project V, and featured regularly on Channel 4 Radio's Weekly Show and have acting credits in film and television, including BBC's My Family and After You've Gone. and I play the guitar and sing (often at the same time) and in my spare time I like buying vintage dresses, Manolo Blahniks, 50s records, going to the theatre, laughing about my nanna's funny cat with no chin, saying 'small' in a silly voice, dancing to 50s rock n roll, reading Greek tragedy, and drinking decaf tea.

2008: Actress, After You've Gone Series 3, BBC

2008: 'Michelle' in The Friday Night Club, DLT pilot for ITV

2008: 'Laurie' in My Family Series 8, DLT for BBC

2007: Online; Writer and performer; Project V; FMX - www.project-v.net

2007: Online; Actress; Benben; BBC online

2007: Radio; Writer and performer; 4 Radio Weekly Show; Bwark; Channel 4 radio

2006: Theatre; Writer and performer; An Endless Series of Distractions; Avalon; Pleasance, Edinburgh

2006: TV; Actress; Deckies; dir. Jeremy Wooding; Spice Factory

2006: Commercial; Actress; VW short film / commercial; dir. Sebastian Grousset; Swimming Pool; VW Autostadt, Germany

2005: Film (Feature); Actress; Nostradamus; dir. Bryn Higgins; Mentorn; Discovery Channel

2005: Radio; Writer and performer; Tom Bell Presents; Resonance FM

2005: Film (Student); Actress; Student short film; National Film & Television School

2003: Theatre; Actress; Love's Labours Lost; dir. Nick Blackburn; Trinity Great Hall, Cambridge

2003: Theatre; Writer and composer; Alice in Wonderland; Cambridge Footlights

2003: Voice Over; Actress; The Lighthouse, short film; dir. Sabrina Doyle; London Short Cuts Film Festival

2003: Theatre; Actress (lead role); Phedre, translated by Ted Hughes; Sabrina Doyle; Cambridge ADC Theatre

2002: Theatre (Tour); Writer and performer; Today of All Days, National Tour Show 2002; dir. Paul King; Cambridge Footlights

Education
2004, English Literature BA (Hons)
Cambridge University

Additional Courses / Training
The Actors Centre, 2008
'Beyond Structure' Raindance filmwriters' course, September 2006

Playing range: 16 - 26 years
Height: 5' 7" (1.70 m)
Hair: Brown, long
Eye color: Brown
Build: Slim
Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
Native accent: RP
Skills: Regional accents; strong singing voice; comic and improvisational skills; songwriting

 

 

 

© Ruth Pickett 2004 - 2007. All written and recorded material is copyright Ruth Pickett unless otherwise stated. No material may be copied, used or distributed without written permission.