Ruby Commey

{{Short description|German actress}}

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{{Expand German|topic=bio|Ruby Commey|date=September 2021}}

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| name = Ruby Commey

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|7|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = Berlin, Germany

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 2013–present

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Ruby Commey (born 29 July 1991 in Berlin, Germany) is a German actress. She was born in Berlin and has performed at the Kammerspiele, Deutsches Theater and Berliner Ensemble.{{cite web|url=https://www.deutschestheater.de/ensemble/ruby_commey/|title=Ruby Commey|accessdate=18 September 2019|publisher=Deutsches Theater|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202538/https://www.deutschestheater.de/ensemble/ruby_commey/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.berliner-ensemble.de/ruby-commey|accessdate=19 September 2019|title=Ruby Commey|publisher=Berliner Ensemble}}

In 2019, she portrayed Germania in the music video for Rammstein's song Deutschland, which was a number-one single in several countries, but also attracted significant controversy due to her African heritage.{{cite news |url=https://www.dw.com/en/rammstein-video-furore-far-right-clickbait-or-anti-fascist-art/a-48116921 |title=Rammstein video furore: Far-right clickbait or anti-fascist art? |date=29 March 2019 |access-date=19 September 2019 |first=Stuart |last=Braun |work=Deutsche Welle}}{{cite news |url=https://www.zeit.de/news/2019-03/29/schwarze-frau-als-germania-kritik-an-rammstein-video-190328-99-582875 |date=29 March 2019 |access-date=19 September 2019 |title=Schwarze Frau als Germania - Kritik an Rammstein-Video |language=de |trans-title=Black woman as Germania - criticism of the Rammstein video |work=Die Zeit}}