RuthieAnn hails from Kaimuki in Honolulu, Hawai'i.

She most recently closed Sweeney Todd on Broadway playing the Beggar Woman (Tony nomination.)

Credits include Margaret Johnson in The Light In The Piazza (Encores! NY City Center); Lady Thiang in The King And I (Tony Award, Grammy and Olivier Award nominations, Lincoln Center Theater and The London Palladium in the West End); Sunday In The Park With George (both Encores! NYCity Center and the Broadway transfer); Sondheim On Sondheim (Boston Pops); Sondheim On Sondheim ( Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl); concerts with the San Francisco Symphony and the Incheon Philharmonic Orchestra (Seoul, Korea.) She originated the role of Imelda Marcos in David Byrne’s Here Lies Love (Lucille Lortel and Theatre World Awards, The Public Theater.) She also played Adolfo Pirelli in John Doyle’s revival of Sweeney Todd on tour (playing onstage accordion, flute and piano.)  On television Ruthie Ann is best known as Sherri Kansky on WB’s “All Rise” (CBS and OWN), and as Young Hee in “The Americans” (Emmy nomination, FX.)  You can hear her voice in Over The Moon (Golden Globe and Academy Award nomination, Netflix); The Tea Girl Of Hummingbird Lane (Audie Award finalist, Simon Schuster); If I Had Your Face (Penguin Audio.) Ruthie Ann also has a Lilly Award (the-lillys.org) for which she is quite proud. She holds a Masters in Music from NYU Steinhardt. Please support live theatre.

RuthieAnn lives in Brooklyn with her husband and their little lighthouse, Hope. She thanks Jonathan, family and close friends for continuing to buoy her through it; her teacher Dr. Gill for his endless support (and for being the most resonant cheerleader); Dustin Flores, the most patient and tireless agent, to whom she feels indebted to and is very, very grateful for; and very special thanks to her mother Esther for the sacrifices she gave so Ruthie could have a better dream. Ruthie dedicates herself to the memory of her children, Abigail and Sophia.