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.

Jenny Tomasin

Acting Born March 22, 1938 – Died January 3, 2012 Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

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.

Known For

Doctor Who

Tasambeker

Upstairs, Downstairs

Ruby Finch

Upstairs, Downstairs

self

That's My Boy

Brenda Cross

Martin Chuzzlewit

Maidservant

The Love School

Jane's Sister

Tripper's Day

Minnie

The Trouble with Spies

Martha

The Adventures of Barry McKenzie

Sarah Gort

Just Ask for Diamond

Traffic Warden

Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks

Tasambeker

Eskimo Nell

Shy Casting Girl (uncredited)