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Woman
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St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
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Ruth Lawrence
Ruth Lawrence is a filmmaker based in St. John’s, NL. Ruth’s feature films include Little Orphans (Best Canadian Feature, Whistler Film Festival 2020), Hopeless Romantic (2018), and the comedy feature, Party Pirate, sold-out its opening Gala overnight at the St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival in October 2023. Her documentaries A Lot of Love in the Room (2021) and Circus by Komatik (2019) have been featured on CBC Gem. She has directed, written, and/or produced on over 70 short films and webisodes. She’s writing two features, one with Sherry White and one with Emily Bridger. Ruth’s honours include the Joan Orenstein Best Actress Award, the RBC Michelle Jackson Award for Emerging Filmmaker, the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council’s Artist of the Year, the Queen’s Jubilee Medal, the YWCA Woman of Distinction, a WIFT-AT WAVE Award, the national Leslie Yeo Award for Volunteerism, and the inaugural Ross Leslie Award for her contributions to film and theatre.
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Everything Christmas | Pastor Olivia |
| 2023 | Blueberries for Iris | Grace |
| 2021 | SurrealEstate | Genevieve Wilson |
| 2020 | Under the Weather | Jenny |
| 2019 | Hudson & Rex | Kit Rendall |
| 2019 | Body & Bones | Lisa Sharpe |
| 2018 | An Audience of Chairs | Florist |
| 2018 | Incredible Violence | Publicist |
| 2017 | Hunting Pignut | Police Woman |
| 2015 | Long Term Care | Helen |
| 2015 | The Tour | Married Woman |
| 2014 | Clipper Gold | Female |
| 2013 | Desperate Scribbles | Schreiber |
| 2012 | Cracker Barrel | Agnes |
| 2010 | Snarbuckled | Rawny Nipper |
| 2010 | Four Sisters | Clara |
| 2009 | Screamers: The Hunting | Cave Woman |
| 2009 | Cut from the Same Cloth | |
| 2008 | Behind the Wall | Elaine |
| 2002 | Random Passage | Hazel Andrews |
| 1994 | Anchor Zone | Counsellor |
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Not Fit | Thanks |
| 2023 | Party Pirate | Director |
| 2023 | Blueberries for Iris | Production Manager |
| 2023 | Blueberries for Iris | Producer |
| 2020 | Little Orphans | Director |
| 2018 | Te Quiero | Producer |
| 2018 | Some Saturdays | First Assistant Director |
| 2018 | Some Saturdays | Producer |
| 2018 | Hopeless Romantic | Director |
| 2017 | Hunting Pignut | Co-Producer |
| 2017 | Hunting Pignut | Second Assistant Director |
| 2017 | Hunting Pignut | Publicist |
| 2017 | Waiting Outside | Co-Producer |
| 2017 | Snowstorm Roulette | Producer |
| 2015 | The Tour | Producer |
| 2014 | Between Two Walls | Script Supervisor |
| 2013 | Little Man | First Assistant Director |
| 1998 | When Ponds Freeze Over | Wardrobe Designer |