- Ruth Gemmell is an English actress and ex-wife of the late actor, Ray Stevenson; they were married for eight years
- The 58-year-old actress met her ex-husband on the set of Band of Gold in 1995
- The Bridgerton actress was partly raised by a single mother
Ruth Gemmell has been famous for her career as an actress as well as for being the celebrity spouse of Ray Stevenson. In her career as an English role interpreter, she has appeared in movies and series such as Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (2023), Cliffs of Freedom (2019), and Tracy Beaker: The Movie of Me (2004).
As Ray Stevenson’s wife, she was married to the actor for 8 years from 1997 before they were divorced in 2005.
The 58-Year-Old Stevenson’s Ex-wife is One of 4 Siblings
Ruth Katrin Gemmel was born in Bristol, a ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. She was born in October 1967 as the only girl among three brothers.
She led most of her early life in Barnard Castle until she moved to Darlington with her mother, following her parents’ divorce.
Gemmell was mostly raised by her mother in her formative years before she later headed to live in the same town with her father.
What to Know About Her Education
The Bridgerton actress attended Polam High School in Darlington, County Durham, England.
Afterward, she went to London where she attended the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art (formerly known as Webber Douglas School of Singing and Dramatic Art).
The school graduated notable actors and filmmakers such as Steven Berkoff, Ben Roberts, Matthew Goode, and Julia Ormond.
Ruth Gemmell Started Her Career in the 1990s
It is safe to say that Ray Stevenson’s ex-wife is an all-round actress. This is due to the fact that she has played several roles in theater, series, and movies.
She began her professional carer in the 1990s and has since been featured in many works that cut across the themes of love, history, thrillers, mystery, and health among others.
She has been featured as a minor, major, and supporting actress. While she may have gained prominence via different works, the world remembers her most for her interesting role of Lady Violet Bridgerton in Bridgerton – an American historical fiction drama (from 2020).
Her interpretation of the role won her the 2021 Screen Actors Guild Awards nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.
She also featured as Bridgerton’s prequel spin-off, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (2023).
How Gemmell Met and Married Stevenson
The former couple met in 1995 while filming Band of Gold, a British TV crime series.
Two years later in 1997, Ruth and Ray were married Westminster in London. Their marriage may have thrived in its own capacity but it sure did not last forever as it ended eight years later in 2005.
With these few years, the marriage could easily be classified as one of the 50% of celebrity marriages in the UK that fail within its first fourteen years.
In any case, after the divorce, the Thor actor Ray Stevenson moved to start a relationship with an Italian anthropologist, Elisabeth Caraccia.
On the other hand, Ruth managed to keep her private life away from the public. Hence, it is difficult to track the people she may have dated since her failed marriage.
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Does She Have Any Children?
The Bristol-born actress does not have any children as far as the internet is aware. Looking at it from the angle of her ex-husband, on the other hand, he was a father of three sons – Sebastiano Derek Stevenson, Leonardo George Stevenson, and Ludobico Stevenson.
The three boys were born from Ray Stevenson’s relationship with Carracia.
He enjoyed parenthood for not more than 17 years before he died while filming Cassino in Ischia in Italy. His death came only a few days before his 59th birthday.
His death is apparently one of the many celebrity deaths recorded in 2023.
