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name: "Ruth Madoc"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ruth-madoc"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "16 April 1943"
died: "9 December 2022"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-18T09:30:38.616246+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 Madoc

Actor. Born 16 April 1943 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK. Died 9 December 2022.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 16 April 1943, Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK
- **Died:** 9 December 2022
- **Also known as:** Ruth Llewellyn, Margaret Ruth Llewellyn Baker
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Madoc, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2999639, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0535054/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/185830

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Hi-de-Hi!*](https://film.one/tv/hi-de-hi.md) (74)

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## Biography

Ruth Madoc was a Welsh actress. Born Margaret Ruth Llewellyn Baker on 16 April 1943 in Norwich, Norfolk, she was raised in Llansamlet near Swansea and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London. She was best known for her role as Gladys Pugh in the BBC sitcom *Hi-de-Hi!* (1980–1988), for which she received a BAFTA TV award nomination.

Her other screen credits include Fruma Sarah in the film *Fiddler on the Roof* (1971) and Mrs Dai Bread Two in the film *Under Milk Wood* (1972). She appeared in *Little Britain* (2003) as Dafydd's mother, *Benidorm* (2007) as Riannon, and *Beyond Paradise* (2023) as Rosie Colbert. Madoc died on 9 December 2022 in Torquay, Devon.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, bbc.co.uk, theguardian.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Hi-de-Hi!* (1980), Fi1m 74, as Gladys Pugh — [page](https://film.one/tv/hi-de-hi.md)

## Complete filmography (27)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Beyond Paradise* (2023), series, as Rosie Colbert
- *Cardiff* (2022), Acting
- *Creepy Pasta Salad* (2019), Acting
- *Big Top* (2009), series, as Georgie
- *Benidorm* (2007), series, as Riannon
- *Mine All Mine* (2004), series, as Myrtle Jones
- *I'm Famous and Frightened!* (2004), series, Acting
- *Little Britain* (2003), series, as Dafydd's Mother
- *Very Annie Mary* (2001), as Mrs Ifans
- *Doctors* (2000), series, as Alice Swanson, Jean March
- *Jack of Hearts* (1999), series, as Jean Pryce
- *Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse* (1997), as Sybil Stamfordis
- *Oliver's Travels* (1995), series, as Mrs Evans
- *An Audience with Bob Monkhouse* (1994), Acting
- *An Actor's Life for Me* (1991), series, as Lynn
- *Cluedo* (1990), series, as Miss Terry
- *Max Boyce And Friends* (1983), series, Acting
- *The Life and Times of David Lloyd George* (1981), as Lizzie Davies
- *Hi-de-Hi!* (1980), series, as Gladys Pugh — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/hi-de-hi.md)
- *Blankety Blank* (1979), series, Acting
- *Leave it to Charlie* (1978), series, as Myfanwy Morgan
- *The Prince and the Pauper* (1977), as Moll
- *The Val Doonican Music Show* (1977), series, Acting
- *Hunters Walk* (1973), series, as Betty Smith
- *New Scotland Yard* (1972), series, as DS Helen Bliss
- *Under Milk Wood* (1972), as Mrs Dai Bread Two
- *Fiddler on the Roof* (1971), as Fruma Sarah

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