Ruby O. Fee
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| Born | Ruby Moonstone Camilla Willow Fee 7 February 1996 Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Costa Rica |
| Education | Béla Bartók Music School |
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| Years active | 2010-present |
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Spouse | [1] |
| Mother | Camilla Willow |
Ruby Moonstone Camilla Willow Fee (born 7 February 1996) is a German actress.
Early and personal life
[edit]Fee was born in Costa Rica to a German mother and a British father.[2] She was raised by her single mother, a costume designer, with whom she lived in places such as Bali and India, before they moved to Brazil when she reached school age, where she spent much of her childhood.[3] In 2008, the family moved to Berlin, Germany. She was enrolled at Béla Bartók Music School.[4]
Fee speaks at least three languages fluently, namenly German, English and Portuguese.[5] According to Glamour, she also speaks Spanish and French fluently.[6]
She has been in a relationship with actor and director Matthias Schweighöfer since early 2019, and they appeard together in Army of Thieves (2021) and Brick (2025). The couple married in 2026.[7]
Career
[edit]In 2010, Ruby O. Fee's career took off with her leading role as Sophie Kellermann in the television series Allein gegen die Zeit. Her versatility was further showcased in her first feature film, Womb (2010), where she played the teenage Rebecca (played as an adult by Eva Green). She also received a leading role as Laila in the feature film Dandelion – The Cinematic Adventure.
In the summer of 2012, the shooting of a film adaptation of the children's book Die schwarzen Brüder with Moritz Bleibtreu took place, in which Ruby O. Fee took over the role of Angeletta. She then got the role in the TV movie Lotta & the Happy Future, in which she played a sick girl who is lovesick. She received much praise for portraying suspect Sarah in the Tatort episode Happy Birthday, Sarah. In the summer of 2013, Fee appeared in front of the camera for Detlev Buck's film Bibi & Tina as Sophia von Gelenberg.[8]
In 2015, she played one of the leading roles in Andreas Dresen's film As We Were Dreaming, based on the novel of the same name by Clemens Meyer. In 2016, she played the female lead in the two-part historical film Marthe's Secret (D/CZ). In the German psychological thriller Zazy, by Matthias X. Oberg, from 2016, she played the female lead. In the 2019 US-German action film Polar, she played a supporting role alongside Mads Mikkelsen.[8] In Lindenberg! Mach dein Ding (2020), plays Paula aus Sankt Pauli, immortalized in the song "Alles klar auf der Andrea Doria" by Udo Lindenberg.
In 2021, Ruby played the role of Korina in the film Army of Thieves, directed by Matthias Schweighöfer, who also starred in the movie.[9] Fee later starred as Vanessa in the television series Testo, and appeared in the 2025 Netflix film Brick. In 2025 she was named GLAMOUR magazine´s Rising Actor at its Women of the Year awards, and she has founded her own production company with the aim of developing female-led scripts and directing.[7][6]
Filmography
[edit]| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2010 | Womb | Rebecca - 9 Years | |
| 2011 | Löwenzahn - Das Kinoabenteuer | Laila | |
| 2013 | DeAD | Romy | |
| 2013 | Die schwarzen Brüder | Angeletta | |
| 2014 | Bibi & Tina - Der Film | Sophia von Gelenberg | |
| 2014 | Bibi & Tina: Voll verhext! | Sophia von Gelenberg | |
| 2015 | Als wir träumten | Sternchen | |
| 2015 | Gespensterjäger – Auf eisiger Spur | Lola Tomsky | |
| 2016 | Rockabilly Requiem | Debbie | |
| 2016 | Zazy | Zazy | |
| 2016 | Seitenwechsel | Julia Paschke | |
| 2016 | Verrückt nach Fixi | Jessy | |
| 2016 | Zazy | N/a | Associate producer |
| 2017 | Die Unsichtbaren - Wir wollen leben | Ruth Arndt | Docudrama |
| 2017 | Hard Way - The Action Musical | Emily | Short film |
| 2018 | Fünf Freunde und das Tal der Dinosaurier | Melanie | |
| 2019 | Sweethearts | Coco | |
| 2019 | Polar | Sindy | Video-on-demand |
| 2019 | Deine Farbe | Zoe | Video-on-demand |
| 2020 | Lindenberg! Mach dein Ding | Paula | |
| 2020 | Børning 3 | Romy | Video-on-demand |
| 2021 | Army of Thieves | Korina Dominguez | Video-on-demand |
| 2025 | Brick | Olivia | Video-on-demand |
| 2025 | Das Leben der Wünsche † | Jill | Post-production |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2010–2012 | Allein gegen die Zeit | Sophie Kellermann | Main cast |
| 2013 | Lotta | Peggy | Episode: "Lotta & die frohe Zukunft" |
| 2013 | Letzte Spur Berlin | Helen | Episode: "Ewige Dunkelheit" |
| 2014 | Kein Entkommen | Chrissi | TV movie |
| 2013, 2016, 2018 | Tatort | Sarah Baumbach, Laura Hartmann, Lollo Sassen | 1 episode for each character |
| 2016 | Sechs auf einen Streich | Fee Lupine | Episode: "Prinz Himmelblau und Fee Lupine" |
| 2016 | Das Geheimnis der Hebamme | Marthe | TV movie |
| 2016 | Shakespeares letzte Runde | Desdemona | TV movie |
| 2017 | Schuld nach Ferdinand von Schirach | Chiara Ebert | Episode: "Anatomie" |
| 2017 | Die Ketzerbraut | Genoveva "Veva" Leibert | TV movie |
| 2018 | Der Alte | Valerie Spectre | Episode: "In voller Absicht" |
| 2018 | Rosamunde Pilcher | Amy Truman | Episode: "Nanny verzweifelt gesucht" |
| 2019 | Morden im Norden | Mia Watzke | Episode: "Heile Familie" |
| 2020 | SOKO Leipzig | Lisa Koch | Episode: "Die Falle" |
| 2022 | Zimmer mit Stall | Stella | Episode: "So ein Zirkus" |
| 2024–2025 | Testo | Vanessa | Main cast |
Music Videos
[edit]| Year | Artist | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2016 | Jacob Whitesides | Focus (Rufus Dipper Remix) | Jessy | Archival Footage from the 2016 film Verrückt nach Fixi |
Awards
[edit]- 2014: Jupiter Award for Best German TV Actress, for Tatort: Happy Birthday, Sarah
- 2014: Golden Sparrow Award for Best Actor, for The Black Brothers
- 2014: Günter-Strack-Fernsehpreis Award for Tatort: Happy Birthday, Sarah
- 2016: Immenhof Film Award for Best Actress
References
[edit]- ↑ Heimlich geheiratet und dann doch gepostet https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/leute/matthias-schweighoefer-ruby-o-fee-heimlich-geheiratet-und-dann-doch-gepostet-a-429d9e76-2bbc-4d95-b1c1-fcb0a67419c5= Heimlich geheiratet und dann doch gepostet.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Geheimnis des O". TV Today (in German). 2016-03-24. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
- ↑ "Ruby O. Fee im Interview: So ist es in der Natur aufzuwachsen". Gala (in German). 2022-12-10. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
- ↑ Johanna Ewald (2016-03-24). "Berliner Schauspielerin Ruby O. Fee hat ein Namensgeheimnis" (in German). Berliner Morgenpost.
- ↑ "„Mehr Sisterhood"". Forbes (in German). 2026-01-13. Retrieved 2026-09-01.
- 1 2 Dangmann, Madeline (2025-11-10). "Ruby O. Fee über mentale Stärke, Selbstfindung und Female Empowerment: "Ich wünsche mir mehr Sisterhood"". GLAMOUR (in German). Retrieved 2026-09-01.
- 1 2 "Schweighöfer und Fee: Heimlich geheiratet und dann doch gepostet". Der Spiegel (in German). 2026-01-12. ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 2026-09-01.
- 1 2 "Matthias Schweighöfer über seine neue Partnerin: "Jetzt wissen es alle"". Der Spiegel (in German). 2019-02-12. ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ↑ "'Army of Thieves': Prague-shot 'Army of the Dead' prequel hits Netflix this month". The Prague Reporter. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
External links
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- Ruby O. Fee at IMDb
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