- Ruby O. Fee has appeared on the cover of TV Spiefilm, a biweekly German program guide.
- She never intended to be an actress; instead, she wanted to make films. She admitted that she irritated her mother for two years in order for her to register to direct films.
- She runs her own social project on the side, advocating for food bank fundraising campaigns.
- She is fluent in Portuguese as well as German and English.
- O. Fee won a Jupiter Award for Best German TV Actress in 2014 for her performance in Oliver Kienle’s Tatort – Happy Birthday, Sarah.
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Who is Ruby O. Fee?
Ruby O. Fee is a German television star of Costa Rican origin. Ruby O. Fee is best known for her role as Sophie Kellermann in the children’s series 13 Hours: Race Against Time. She is also well-known for her role as Sophia v. Gelenberg in the Bibi & Tina film series.
Ruby O. Fee’s Childhood
Ruby O. Fee was born on February 7, 1996, in a wooden hut in the jungle near San Jose, Costa Rica.
There was no doctor or midwife present during her birth, only her father and some of her parents’ friends.
Her biological father is English, and her mother is German.
Her mother ended her relationship with her father soon after her birth and began dating a Frenchman.
O. Fee was raised in Brazil by her costume designer mother and French stepfather.
In 2008, she and her mother and stepfather moved to Berlin, Germany, where she attended the Bela Bartok Music School.
Ruby once admitted that she spent a portion of her childhood traveling the world with her hippie-loving mother.
The actress also revealed that she gets the majority of her clothes from flea markets.
Ruby, a nine-year-old girl, was discovered by photographers from a children’s fashion magazine while living in a small village in Brazil with her mother.
She became so addicted to working in front of the camera after that that she asked her mother to sign her up with an acting agency.
O. Fee, on the other hand, reveals that her mother was skeptical and knew that her daughter had tried so many things on a whim and then stopped.
The raven-haired actress had even studied singing and ballet before quitting.
Ruby, on the other hand, persuaded her mother to let her pursue acting.
Ruby O. Fee’s Career
The Costa Rican actress made her feature film debut as Rebecca in Womb, alongside Eva Green and Matt Smith.
She then played Laila in the German film Lowenzahn – Das Kinoabenteuer before starring as Sophie Kellermann in 13 Hours: Race Against Time.
Lotta, Letzte Spur Berlin, Kein Entkommen, Das Geheimnis der Hebamme, Shakespeares letzte Runde, and Prinz Himmelblau und Fee Lupine were among her other TV appearances.
She has also appeared in shows like Shades of Guilt, Rosamunde Pilcher, Morden in Norden, and Leipzig Homicide.
Fee from 2013 to the present
Similarly, her film credits include Dead (2013), Die schwarzen Bruder (2013), Bibi and Tina (2014), Bibi and Tina voll verhext (2014), Als wir traumten (2015), Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails (2015), and others.
O. Fee appeared in over ten films between 2016 and 2020. Rockabilly Requiem (2016), Seitenwechsel (2016), Verruckt Nach Fixi (2016), The Invisibles (2017), The Famous Five and the Valley of Dinosaurs (2018), Polar (2019), and Lindenberg! (2020).
Her most recent film, Army of Thieves, directed by Zack Snyder, was completed in 2021.
She plays hacker Korina in the film, alongside her boyfriend Matthias Schweighöfer and actress Nathalie Emmanuel.
Polar is Fee’s first American film, in which she co-stars with Mads Mikkelson and Vanessa Hudgens.
Relationship Status
Ruby O. Fee has been in a relationship with fellow German actor Matthias Schweighöfer.
He also works as a voice actor, director, producer, and singer. Schweighöfer is also a co-founder of the film production company Pantaleon Films.
Since 2012, O. Fee’s boyfriend’s wax figure has been on display at Madame Tussauds in Berlin.
He is known for films such as Father Joys (2014), The Nanny (2015), The hottest day (2016), Bullyparade – The Movie (2017), hot dog (2018), and Resistance 2020.
He most recently appeared in Zack Snyder’s film Army Of Thieves.
O. Fee first appeared publicly alongside the German actor in February 2019.
At a Berlinale party, Schweighöfer was seen kissing his Costa Rican girlfriend on the cheek.
Following that, the couple consistently demonstrated their love for each other by wishing each other a happy birthday or the anniversary of their relationship.
When asked about their future plans, the five-foot-six-inch-tall Latina actress revealed that she and her boyfriend “are definitely going to get engaged, but an appointment has not yet been set.”
Schweighöfer has two children from his previous relationship with Anni Schromm.
Ruby was also said to have dated Brazilian actor Joaquim Lopes.
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Her Boyfriend Thinks Well of Her
Schweighöfer discussed his girlfriend and co-star, Ruby O. Fee, in an interview with Bit Defender in October 2021.
The German actor stated that he had always admired Ruby and that she had never appeared in one of his films.
He continued, “such a great actress, and I really wanted this to finally work.”
The Resistance actor stated that working with his partner was the “best decision.”
Schweighöfer explained that if it hadn’t been for Zack Snyder’s film, he would have spent the entire lockdown of 2020 on his own.
The actor was not even permitted to travel from Prague to Berlin.
Schweighöfer and O. Fee might have lived under separate roofs if not for the lockdown, according to the boyfriend.
The blonde-haired actor revealed in October 2021 that, in addition to this “love rule,” he and his girlfriend follow another: they do not live together.
According to the Deutsch actor, it works perfectly for them.
He explained that this is because his partner does her girls’ nights and he gets his peace and quiet.
