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.
| 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 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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" |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | The Red Green Story: We're All in This Together | TV movie |