Margaret "Mag" Ruffman (born February 28, 1957) 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. She was reunited with Sarah Polley on the set of the Netflix show Alias Grace in 2017 when she played Diane.
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. Mag also wrote and performed in a one-woman show entitled Self-Help Cabaret on January 19, 2020.
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. 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 Year Title RoleNotes1982Murder by PhoneTeenage Girl1987Deep Sea ConspiracyNurse1999My Grandmother Ironed the King's ShirtsNarrator (voice)Short film2014Bully FightersJury Woman 7Short film2019All About Who You KnowLinda
Television Year Title RoleNotes1985Perry Mason ReturnsSalesgirlTV film1985Anne of Green GablesAlice LawsonTV miniseries1986Reckless DisregardSandyTV film1986Alex: The Life of a ChildJaneTV film1986Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting StarTV film1986Philip Marlowe, Private EyeMaid (uncredited)Episode: Trouble is My Business1987Smith & SmithTV series1987AmerikaSallyTV miniseries1987Anne of AvonleaAlice LawsonTV miniseries1989Looking for MiraclesNurse BlancheTV film1990–96Road to AvonleaOlivia King DaleMain role1991Stranger in the FamilyMrs. KesslerTV film1996GoosebumpsMrs. MathewsEpisodes: "Attack of the Mutant: Parts 1 & 2"1998Happy Christmas, Miss KingOlivia DaleTV film1999Shadow LakeLouise GarbyTV film2000–01Timothy Goes to SchoolLilly (voice)Recurring role2011"1.11"2016Murdoch MysteriesEuniceEpisode: "Unlucky in Love"2017Alias GraceDianeEpisodes: "Part 1", "Part 5", "Part 6"2017Christmas InheritanceKathy MartinTV film2020Avocado ToastMeredithEpisodes: "Homo Milk", "Woke", "Burnt Toast"
Writer & director Year Title Notes 2008 TV movie
References
External links
Mag Ruffman page at HomeEnvy.com Mag's ToolGirl website