Jenny Tomasin

Jenny Tomasin

Known for

Acting

Born

March 22, 1938

Birthplace

Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Died

January 3, 2012 (aged 73)

Biography

Jenny Tomasin was a British actress most famous for her role as the "adorable, doe-eyed" scullery maid Ruby Finch in the ITV period drama Upstairs, Downstairs. Tomasin was born in Leeds to a working-class family that initially did not support her acting ambitions. Despite her household fame, she often felt that being typecast as a maid limited her later career.

Best known work

Doctor Who
Doctor Who
1963
Upstairs, Downstairs
Upstairs, Downstairs
1971
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
1972
Cinderella
Cinderella
2000
Eskimo Nell
Eskimo Nell
1975
The Trouble with Spies
The Trouble with Spies
1987
Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks
Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks
1985
That's My Boy
That's My Boy
1981
Just Ask for Diamond
Just Ask for Diamond
1988
Martin Chuzzlewit
Martin Chuzzlewit
1994

Filmography

  1. 2002

    After Upstairs Downstairs

    as Self

  2. 2000

    Cinderella

    as Cook

  3. 1994

    Martin ChuzzlewitTV

    as Maidservant (1 episode)

  4. 1988

    Just Ask for Diamond

    as Traffic Warden

  5. 1987

    The Trouble with Spies

    as Martha

  6. 1985

    Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks

    as Tasambeker

  7. 1984

    Tripper's DayTV

    as Minnie (1 episode)

  8. 1981

    That's My BoyTV

    as Brenda Cross (1 episode)

  9. 1975

    The Love SchoolTV

    as Jane's Sister (1 episode)

  10. 1975

    Eskimo Nell

    as Shy Casting Girl (uncredited)

  11. 1972

    The Adventures of Barry McKenzie

    as Sarah Gort

  12. 1971

    Upstairs, DownstairsTV

    as Ruby Finch (16 episodes), as self (28 episodes)

  13. 1963

    Doctor WhoTV

    as Tasambeker (2 episodes)

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