Ruby Cruz
Ruby Jean Cruz  (born March 31, 2000) 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/Young Bavmorda in Willow. In 2023, she made her feature length movie debut as Hazel Callahan in Bottoms, directed by Emma Seligman. Career
Ruby Cruz was born to actor and musician Brandon Cruz and Liz Cruz, an entrepreneur. Cruz grew up in Los Angeles, California, and began auditioning for film and television roles in high school. 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. In 2020 Cruz appeared in season
10 of Blue Bloods. In 2021, Cruz appeared as Jess Riley in the HBO drama series Mare of Easttown. Later that year, Cruz was cast as Kit Tanthalos, the first openly queer Disney princess, in the television series Willow. The show, which premiered in November 2022, acts as a sequel to the 1988 film of the same title. 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. Personal life
Cruz identifies as queer. Her father is American former actor and punk musician Brandon Cruz. Her mother, Elizabeth "Liz" ( Finkelstein) Cruz, is an entepreneur, whom her father married on June 26, 1994, and divorced 23 years later. She has one older brother, Lincoln, born 1995. Filmography

Television

Films

Music Videos

References

Further reading
'Willow' stars Ruby Cruz and Erin Kellyman break down that epic love scene
‘Willow’ Star Ruby Cruz Talks Her Complicated Disney Princess and Taking Over the Role From Her Good Friend
 Ruby Cruz Says Playing Princess Kit in Willow Was 'Empowering' And 'Therapeutic' | Exclusive
'Willow': Ruby Cruz on How She Carved Her Own Unique Path to Becoming a Disney Series Star
‘Willow’: Ruby Cruz Cast As A Lead In Disney+ Series

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21st-century American actresses
Living people
Actresses from Los Angeles
American LGBT actors
American television actresses
Queer actresses
American actresses
American LGBT actresses
2000 births