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name: "Ruth Holden"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ruth-holden"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "9 February 1929"
died: "29 November 2001"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 88
updated: "2026-09-16T21:17:08.159316+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Ruth Holden

Actor. Born 9 February 1929 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, UK. Died 29 November 2001.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 9 February 1929, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, UK
- **Died:** 29 November 2001
- **Active:** 1984–1993

## Biography

Ruth Holden (1929–2001) was a British actress. Born in Lancaster, Lancashire, she appeared in numerous British television series and films over several decades.

She is known for her role as Marjorie Sutton in the 1984 apocalyptic drama *Threads*. Other credits include appearances in *All Creatures Great and Small* (as Mary Jane Wain), *Cracker* (as Lady on Bus), *Coronation Street* (as Vera Lomax) and *Heartbeat* (as Great Aunt Lil).

*Sources: imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Cracker* (1993), Fi1m 85, as Lady on Bus — [page](https://film.one/tv/cracker.md)
- *Threads* (1984), Fi1m 92, as Marjorie Sutton — [page](https://film.one/film/threads.md)

## Also known for

- *All Creatures Great and Small* (1978), Mary Jane Wain, Mary-Jane Wain

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