- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRuth Neilson
- Ruth Ellis was born on October 9, 1926 in Rhyl, Flintshire, Wales, UK. She was an actress. She was married to George Johnston Ellis. She died on July 13, 1955 in Islington, London, England, UK.
- SpouseGeorge Johnston Ellis(November 8, 1950 - July 13, 1955) (her death, 1 child)
- ChildrenGeorgina
- Met David Blakely through Mike Hawthorn. Despite being engaged to another woman, Blakley began an affair with Ellis, which ended when she shot and killed him on April 10, 1955 (in a bizarre coincidence, Hawthorn's 26th birthday). Ellis was executed for it 3 months and 3 days later.
- She was the last woman to be executed in the UK (execution carried out by Albert Pierrepoint).
- Her husband George Johnston Ellis (born 1909) descended into alcoholism after his wife's execution and subsequently died in a hotel on Jersey on 2 August 1958.
- Played by Miranda Richardson in Dance with a Stranger (1985).
- Had an uncredited bit part in Bikini Baby (1951), starring Diana Dors, who later played a character inspired by Ellis in Yield to the Night (1956).
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