Jersey Opera House - Ruby Wax is a much loved US born comedian, actor and writer based in the UK. She has also become a mental health campaigner and gained a Masters
![I thought I could be a classical actress until I got on stage. I was terrible. I'd see actors wincing. Then Alan Rickman told me to write and started directing my shows I thought I could be a classical actress until I got on stage. I was terrible. I'd see actors wincing. Then Alan Rickman told me to write and started directing my shows](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Fsundaytimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2Ff890acd8-12ab-11e6-af11-ce34593cdafd.jpg?crop=2250%2C1266%2C0%2C0&resize=360)
I thought I could be a classical actress until I got on stage. I was terrible. I'd see actors wincing. Then Alan Rickman told me to write and started directing my shows
![My haven, Ruby Wax: The comedian and psychotherapist in her family home in London's Notting Hill | Daily Mail Online My haven, Ruby Wax: The comedian and psychotherapist in her family home in London's Notting Hill | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/scaled/2014/12/04/23B2BA7100000578-0-image-a-43_1417692538407.jpg)
My haven, Ruby Wax: The comedian and psychotherapist in her family home in London's Notting Hill | Daily Mail Online
![Ruby Wax Writer Comedian Television Presenter Editorial Stock Photo - Stock Image | Shutterstock Editorial Ruby Wax Writer Comedian Television Presenter Editorial Stock Photo - Stock Image | Shutterstock Editorial](https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/image-editorial/M2TfYc43M2jeIaw8MDU5MA==/ruby-wax-writer-comedian-television-presenter-home-1500w-1669565a.jpg)
Ruby Wax Writer Comedian Television Presenter Editorial Stock Photo - Stock Image | Shutterstock Editorial
![Ruby Wax performs on stage at the Fame Academy House in North London, during the Comic Relief does Fame Academy event Stock Photo - Alamy Ruby Wax performs on stage at the Fame Academy House in North London, during the Comic Relief does Fame Academy event Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/G68G06/ruby-wax-performs-on-stage-at-the-fame-academy-house-in-north-london-G68G06.jpg)
Ruby Wax performs on stage at the Fame Academy House in North London, during the Comic Relief does Fame Academy event Stock Photo - Alamy
![Ruby Wax: 'I've spent a lifetime giving the illusion all is well. It wasn't and it isn't' | Ruby Wax | The Guardian Ruby Wax: 'I've spent a lifetime giving the illusion all is well. It wasn't and it isn't' | Ruby Wax | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/58327f04d1bedd39896c1a7a840ccdf2bbdd73fd/0_1570_4873_2923/master/4873.jpg?width=1200&height=1200&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&s=fac105f272ce14b8fa5566ec9ba3785a)
Ruby Wax: 'I've spent a lifetime giving the illusion all is well. It wasn't and it isn't' | Ruby Wax | The Guardian
![Comedian Ruby Wax opens up to Kingston University students about her mental health battles and work to combat stigma - News - Kingston University London Comedian Ruby Wax opens up to Kingston University students about her mental health battles and work to combat stigma - News - Kingston University London](https://cdn.kingston.ac.uk/includes/img/cms/site-images/resized/f874bd7-kingston-university-60e61d7-comedian-ruby-wax-opens-up-to-k.jpg)
Comedian Ruby Wax opens up to Kingston University students about her mental health battles and work to combat stigma - News - Kingston University London
![Notting Hill neighbours including Ruby Wax win fight over 'unauthorised land grab' by wealthy financier | Daily Mail Online Notting Hill neighbours including Ruby Wax win fight over 'unauthorised land grab' by wealthy financier | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/04/19/article-2311478-19617801000005DC-536_634x426.jpg)
Notting Hill neighbours including Ruby Wax win fight over 'unauthorised land grab' by wealthy financier | Daily Mail Online
![Ruby Wax - Tyne Theatre & Opera House, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East - Tickets, information, reviews Ruby Wax - Tyne Theatre & Opera House, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East - Tickets, information, reviews](https://cdn.mytheatreland.com/images/a/eventcomposite/35405.jpg)