Ruth Ellis

| birth_place = Rhyl, Denbighshire, Wales | death_date = | death_place = HMP Holloway, London, England | death_cause = Execution by hanging | resting_place = HMP Holloway; later reburied in St Mary's Church, Old Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. | resting_place_coordinates = | known_for = Last woman executed in the United Kingdom | education = | occupation = Nightclub hostess | spouse = George Johnston Ellis (1950–1955) | children = 2 | conviction = Murder | criminal_penalty = Death by hanging | criminal_status = Deceased }}

Ruth Ellis (; 9 October 1926 – 13 July 1955) was a Welsh-born nightclub hostess and convicted murderer who became the last woman to be executed in the United Kingdom following the fatal shooting of her lover, David Blakely.

In her teens, Ellis entered the world of nightclub hostessing, which led to a chaotic life that included various relationships with men. One of these men was Blakely, a racing driver engaged to another woman. On Easter Sunday, 10 April 1955, Ellis shot Blakely dead outside The Magdala public house in Hampstead, London. She was immediately arrested by an off-duty policeman. At her trial in June 1955, Ellis was found guilty of premeditated murder and was sentenced to death; on 13 July she was hanged at Holloway Prison. Provided by Wikipedia