Ruby is an American actress, comedian, mental health campaigner, lecturer, and author who has resided in England since the 1970s. A classically trained actress, she starred in the sitcom Girls on Top in the 1980s and in the 1990s came to prominence as a comic interviewer, playing up to British perceptions of the strident American style in shows including The Full Wax and Ruby Wax Meets.
Ruby studied psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, and in 2013 gained a master's degree in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy from Kellogg College, Oxford. In 2015, she was appointed a Visiting Professor in Mental Health Nursing at the University of Surrey. She has also authored bestsellers including How To Be Human, A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled, and Sane New World.
Watch Ruby Wax speak at the 2019 Pendulum Summit in Dublin's Convention Centre in the video above.
