Ruthie won the Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for SHE LOVES ME, and has been nominated for the same award four further times.
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42ND STREET | Dorothy Brock | Leicester Curve / Sadler's Wells | Jonathon Church |
| PASSION | Fosca | Hope Mill Theatre | Michael Strassen |
| CHICAGO | Mama Morton | Phoenix Theatre | Barry Weissler & Fran Weissler |
| BILLY ELLIOT | Mrs. Wilkinson | Victoria Palace | Stephen Daldry |
| BLITHE SPIRIT | Elvira | Comedy Theatre | Thea Sharrock |
| MARGUERITE | Haymarket Theatre, (Olivier Award Nomination) | Jonathan Kent | |
| STAIRWAY TO PARADISE | Encores Broadway | Jerry Zaks | |
| THE OTHER WOMAN | Emma | Broadway | Walter Bobbie |
| THE WOMAN IN WHITE | Marion Halcome | Trevor Nunn | |
| CHICAGO | Velma | Billy Chicago | Walter Bobbie |
| FOSSE | Clear Channel | Ann Rienking | |
| PEGGIE SUE GOT MARRIED | Peggy Sue | Olivier Award Nomination | Kelly Robinson |
| MISS SAIGON | Ellen | Broadway | Nick Hytner |
| CHICAGO | Velma Kelly | Broadway | |
| PUTTING IT TOGETHER | Broadway | Cameron Mackintosh | |
| CHICAGO | Roxie Hart | Pola Jones, (Olivier Award Nominations) | Walter Bobbie |
| DIVORCE ME DARLING | Polly | Chichester Festival Theatre | Paul Kerryson |
| RUTHIE HENSHALL IN CONCERT | Royal Festival Hall | Michael Strassen | |
| OLIVER! | Nancy | Palladium Theatre | |
| LES MISERABLES - 10TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT | TV, Recording, Fantine | Royal Albert Hall | |
| SHE LOVES ME | Amalia | Savoy Theatre, Olivier Award Winner | |
| CRAZY FOR YOU | Polly Baker | Michael White, (Olivier Award Nominations) | Mike Ockrent |
| LES MISERABLES | Fantine | Cameron Mackintosh Limited | John Caird/Trevor Nun |
| HENRY VIII | Maid | Chichester Festival Theatre | Ian Judge |
| THE SISTERHOOD/HENRY VIII/VALENTINE'S DAY | Chichester Festival Theatre | ||
| MISS SAIGON | Ellen | Cameron Mackintosh Limited | Nick Hytner |
| CATS | Jemima | London | Trevor Nunn |
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORONATION STREET | Estelle | ITV Studios | |
| SHAKESPEARE AND HATHAWAY | Beattie Delamar | BBC | David Innes-Edwards |
| DOCTORS | Miranda Evans | BBC | Various Directors |
| WIZARDS VS ALIENS | Stephanie Gaunt | BBC Wales | Griff Rowland |
| THE CASE | Valerie Mornay | Lime Pictures Limited | Paul Murphy |
| CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM | Ally | HBO | |
| THE SOUND OF MUSICALS | BBC | ||
| LAW & ORDER | P.K. Todd | Dick Wolf USA | |
| MYSTERIES OF 71ST STREET | CBS |