| Ruby Cruz | |
| Birth Name: | Ruby Jean Cruz[1] |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Birth Date: | 31 March 2000[2] |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Father: | Brandon Cruz |
Ruby Jean Cruz (born March 31, 2000)[3] is an American actress. She has acted in various short films and television series including Mare of Easttown and Castle Rock, and most notably as Kit Tanthalos in Willow.[4]
In 2023, she made her feature length movie debut as Hazel Callahan in Bottoms, directed by Emma Seligman.
Ruby Cruz was born to actor and musician Brandon Cruz and Liz Cruz, an entrepreneur.[5] [6] [7] Cruz grew up in Los Angeles, California, and began auditioning for film and television roles in high school.[8] She studied theater at DePaul University before dropping out to pursue her acting career.
In 2018, Cruz played the younger version of Lizzy Caplan's character, Annie Wilkes, in Castle Rock. Cruz received praise from TVLine for the way she captured Caplan's physicality.[9] In 2020, Cruz appeared in season 10 of Blue Bloods.[10]
In 2021, Cruz appeared as Jess Riley in the HBO drama series Mare of Easttown.[11] Later that year, Cruz was cast as Kit Tanthalos, the first openly lesbian Disney princess, in the television series Willow.[12] The show, which premiered in November 2022, acts as a sequel to the 1988 film of the same title.[13] [14] [15]
In 2023, she appeared alongside Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri in Bottoms as Hazel Callahan, a co-founder of a high school fight club for girls.[16] [17]
Cruz identifies as queer.[18] [19] Her father is American former actor and punk musician Brandon Cruz.[20] Her mother, Elizabeth "Liz" Cruz (Finkelstein), is an entrepreneur, whom her father married in 1994 and later divorced. She has one older brother, Lincoln, born 1995.[21]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Castle Rock | Teen Annie Wilkes | 2 Episodes |
| 2020 | Blue Bloods | Amanda Webster | Episode: "Where the Truth Lies" |
| 2021 | Mare of Easttown | Jess Riley | 6 Episodes |
| 2022 | Willow | Princess Kit Tanthalos/Young Bavmorda (voice only) | 8 Episodes |
| 2024 | The Sex Lives of College Girls | ||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Aging Out | June | Short film |
| The Jump | Luna | Short film | |
| Murder On The Green | Lucy | Short film | |
| 2019 | Spin | The School Girl | Short film |
| 2020 | God Is a Lobster | Bea | Short film |
| 2023 | Bottoms | Hazel Callahan | Premiered March 11 at SXSW Festival |
| TBA | What Would Jesus Do? | Thandi | Short film |
| The Threesome | Jenny | In post production |