Ruth Millar

Born: 1975-07-02

Ruth Laura Millar (born in 1975 Newton Mearns, near Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish actress, writer and producer. She spent her early years in Glasgow before attending Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design where she graduated with a degree in fine art in 1996. After leaving art school Millar formed Wee Lassie Productions, a production company that showcased the best of acting and writing talent. The showcase was held for one night only at the Groucho Club, London. This was where Millar was spotted by an agent and then landed the Punto girl in one of the year's most successful advertising campaigns Millar starred in Glasgow Kiss alongside Iain Glen and Sharon Small, as younger sister Jess Rossi, to great acclaim. North Square was the next lead role, where she played pupil barrister Morag Black in the Bafta winning Channel 4 drama, starring alongside Phil Davis, Helen McCrory, Rupert Penry-Jones and Kevin McKidd. Millar then went on to work on several hit television shows including Silent Witness, Life on Mars, Friends and Crocodiles, Legless, Footballers' Wives, New Street Law, Sold, Auf Wiedersehen Pet and Monarch of the Glen. Millar's feature films include Love Live Long by Mike Figgis and Broken Lines with Paul Bettany in 2008. In 2003 she played alongside Ewan McGregor in the Channel 4 short film Solid Geometry, directed by McGregor's uncle Denis Lawson. In 2009 Millar reprised the role of Jackie Queen from Life on Mars in the sequel series Ashes to Ashes. Millar recently returned to the UK and can be seen in Doctors as Sonia O'Neil. Millar has partnered with Marcus McPeake, a Scottish writer and director/producer, and has a feature film in development for 2014


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Solid Geometry

as Maisie
Released: 2002-11-28

A successful young man's world view is turned upside-down when he inherits his...

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Is This Now

as Angeline
Released: 2017-10-21

A young girl, Ingrid (Sabrina Dickens) has been abused and disowned by her guardians and social...

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Silent Witness

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-02-21

Silent Witness is a British crime thriller series focusing on a team of forensic pathology...

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Primeval

as uncredited
First aired: 2007-02-10

When strange anomalies start to appear all over England, Professor Cutter and his team must...

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Ashes to Ashes

as Jackie Queen
First aired: 2008-02-07

Crime drama series featuring Life On Mars' DCI Gene Hunt. After being shot in 2008, DI Alex...

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Monarch of the Glen

as uncredited
First aired: 2000-02-27

Archie MacDonald, a young restaurateur is called back to his childhood home of Glenbogle where...

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Life on Mars

as Jackie Queen
First aired: 2006-01-09

A detective chief inspector from 2006 is investigating a serial killer when he is knocked over...

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Footballers' Wives

as Sheena
First aired: 2002-01-08

Footballers' Wives is a British television drama surrounding the fictional Premier League...

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Footballers' Wives

as Sheena Hamilton
First aired: 2002-01-08

Footballers' Wives is a British television drama surrounding the fictional Premier League...

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Mayo

as Sylvia McCallister
First aired: 2006-03-12

Charismatic detective Gil Mayo wise-cracks his way through a variety of murder mysteries...

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North Square

as uncredited
First aired: 2000-10-18

North Square is an award-winning British television drama series written by Peter Moffat and...

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