Ruth Jones, actress (Gavin and Stacy, Little Britain) with a connection to Wales (Porthcawl, South Wales)

Ruth Jones

Being in 'Fat Friends' and playing Ness in 'Gavin and Stacy' She won the Best (female) Comedy Newcomer at the British Comedy Awards in 2007. She has appeared in a number of TV shows including 'Linda' in BBC's 'Nighty Night', Saxondale as 'Magz' and of course 'Myfanwy' the long suffering bar maid in Llanddewi Brefi to Matt Lucas' Dafydd, 'the only gay in the village' in Little Britain.

Connection: She's from Porthcawl, South Wales (with a connection to Barry too, according to her interview in The Observer). She also attended the same school as Rob Brydon being there two years before him. They knew each other and Rob Brydon encouraged her to co

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comment by:Leighton
I can confirm this as I work with her brother Mark in Bridgend.