Mag Ruffman

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Mag Ruffman
Born
Margaret Ruffman

(1957-02-28) February 28, 1957 (age 68)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • comedian
  • TV host
Years active1982–present
Spouse
Daniel Hunter
(m. 1989)

Margaret "Mag" Ruffman (born February 28, 1957) [1] is a Canadian comedian, actress and television host.

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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

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1982 Murder by Phone Teenage Girl
1987Deep Sea ConspiracyNurse
1999 My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts Narrator (voice)Short film
2014Bully FightersJury Woman 7Short film
2019All About Who You KnowLinda

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985 Perry Mason Returns SalesgirlTV film
1985 Anne of Green Gables Alice LawsonTV miniseries
1986 Reckless Disregard SandyTV film
1986Alex: The Life of a ChildJaneTV 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 SallyTV miniseries
1987 Anne of Avonlea Alice LawsonTV miniseries
1989 Looking for Miracles Nurse BlancheTV film
1990–96 Road to Avonlea Olivia King DaleMain role
1991Stranger in the FamilyMrs. KesslerTV film
1996 Goosebumps Mrs. MathewsEpisodes: "Attack of the Mutant: Parts 1 & 2"
1998 Happy Christmas, Miss King Olivia DaleTV film
1999Shadow LakeLouise GarbyTV film
2000–01 Timothy Goes to School Lilly (voice)Recurring role
2011 The Being Frank Show "1.11"
2016 Murdoch Mysteries EuniceEpisode: "Unlucky in Love"
2017 Alias Grace DianeEpisodes: "Part 1", "Part 5", "Part 6"
2017 Christmas Inheritance Kathy MartinTV film
2020 Avocado Toast MeredithEpisodes: "Homo Milk", "Woke", "Burnt Toast"

Writer & director

YearTitleNotes
2008The Red Green Story: We're All in This TogetherTV movie

References

  1. "Mag Ruffman". IMDb. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  2. "Catching Up With…Mag Ruffman From 'Road to Avonlea'". www.everythingzoomer.com. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  3. Vernon, Chris (October 2, 2019). "Mag Ruffman delivers temprance movement message at Dufferin Museum". Orangeville.com. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  4. "Mag Ruffman's Self Help Cabaret". NOW Magazine. December 27, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  5. "Getting a fix on Mag Ruffman" . Retrieved March 27, 2020.