Mag Ruffman
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Born | Margaret Ruffman February 28, 1957 Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada |
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Years active | 1982–present |
Spouse | Daniel Hunter (m. 1989) |
Margaret "Mag" Ruffman (born February 28, 1957)[1] is a Canadian comedian, actress and television host.
She has played roles in films such as Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea and TV series Road to Avonlea.[2] She was reunited with Sarah Polley on the set of the Netflix show Alias Grace in 2017 when she played Diane.[citation needed]
Mag also creates and performs in the theatre. She created and performed as Ms. Eleanor Crumpacker in Dufferin Museum's 1919 Prohibition Halloween Dinner Theatre in 2019.[3] Mag also wrote and performed in a one-woman show entitled Self-Help Cabaret on January 19, 2020.[4]
In addition to her acting, Ruffman works on home improvement, hosting shows for W Network, Canada's women's network. She hosted A Repair to Remember in 1999 and 2000. In 2000, she launched a second series, Anything I Can Do, a workshop show.[5] Ruffman writes a weekly home improvement column, ToolGirl, for the Toronto Star. She published a collection of her ToolGirl columns as a book, How Hard Can It Be?, in 2003.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1982 | Murder by Phone | Teenage Girl | |
1987 | Deep Sea Conspiracy | Nurse | |
1999 | My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts | Narrator (voice) | Short film |
2014 | Bully Fighters | Jury Woman 7 | Short film |
2019 | All About Who You Know | Linda |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1985 | Perry Mason Returns | Salesgirl | TV film |
1985 | Anne of Green Gables | Alice Lawson | TV miniseries |
1986 | Reckless Disregard | Sandy | TV film |
1986 | Alex: The Life of a Child | Jane | TV film |
1986 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star | TV film | |
1986 | Philip Marlowe, Private Eye | Maid (uncredited) | Episode: Trouble is My Business |
1987 | Smith & Smith | TV series | |
1987 | Amerika | Sally | TV miniseries |
1987 | Anne of Avonlea | Alice Lawson | TV miniseries |
1989 | Looking for Miracles | Nurse Blanche | TV film |
1990–96 | Road to Avonlea | Olivia King Dale | Main role |
1991 | Stranger in the Family | Mrs. Kessler | TV film |
1996 | Goosebumps | Mrs. Mathews | Episodes: "Attack of the Mutant: Parts 1 & 2" |
1998 | Happy Christmas, Miss King | Olivia Dale | TV film |
1999 | Shadow Lake | Louise Garby | TV film |
2000–01 | Timothy Goes to School | Lilly (voice) | Recurring role |
2011 | The Being Frank Show | "1.11" | |
2016 | Murdoch Mysteries | Eunice | Episode: "Unlucky in Love" |
2017 | Alias Grace | Diane | Episodes: "Part 1", "Part 5", "Part 6" |
2017 | Christmas Inheritance | Kathy Martin | TV film |
2020 | Avocado Toast | Meredith | Episodes: "Homo Milk", "Woke", "Burnt Toast" |
Writer & director
[edit]Year | Title | Notes |
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2008 | The Red Green Story: We're All in This Together | TV movie |
References
[edit]- ^ "Mag Ruffman". IMDb. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ "Catching Up With…Mag Ruffman From 'Road to Avonlea'". www.everythingzoomer.com. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ Vernon, Chris (October 2, 2019). "Mag Ruffman delivers temprance movement message at Dufferin Museum". Orangeville.com. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ "Mag Ruffman's Self Help Cabaret". NOW Magazine. December 27, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ "Getting a fix on Mag Ruffman". Retrieved March 27, 2020.
External links
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