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Ruth Lawrence
Director

Ruth Lawrence

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St. John's, Newfoundland, CanadaBirthplace

Biography

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.

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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.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 2026Heritage Minutes: Gander and 9/11Film: Librarian
  2. 2023Everything ChristmasFilm: Pastor Olivia
  3. 2023Party PirateFilm: Director
  4. 2023Blueberries for IrisFilm: Grace
  5. 2021SurrealEstateSeries: Genevieve Wilson (1 episode)
  6. 2020Under the WeatherFilm: Jenny
  7. 2020Little OrphansFilm: Director
  8. 2019Body & BonesFilm: Lisa Sharpe
  9. 2019Opioid ScareFilm: Connie
  10. 2019Hudson & RexSeries: Kit Rendall (1 episode)
  11. 2019The Cut of ItFilm: Director
  12. 2018Hopeless RomanticFilm: Director, Writer
  13. 2018An Audience of ChairsFilm: Florist
  14. 2018Incredible ViolenceFilm: Publicist
  15. 2017Hunting PignutFilm: Police Woman
  16. 2015The TourFilm: Married Woman
  17. 2015Long Term CareFilm: Helen
  18. 2014Clipper GoldFilm: Female
  19. 2013Talus and ScreeFilm: Director, Writer
  20. 2013Desperate ScribblesFilm: Schreiber
  21. 2012Two Square FeetFilm: Director, Writer
  22. 2012Cracker BarrelFilm: Agnes
  23. 2012WinnersFilm
  24. 2011Surprise!Film: Greta
  25. 2010SnarbuckledFilm: Rawny Nipper
  26. 2010Four SistersFilm: Clara
  27. 2010ContractsFilm: Carrie
  28. 2009Screamers: The HuntingFilm: Cave Woman
  29. 2009Cut from the Same ClothFilm
  30. 2009Sweet PickleFilm: Isabel, Writer
  31. 2008Behind the WallFilm: Elaine
  32. 2002Fool ProofFilm: Mother on Stilts
  33. 2002Random PassageFilm: Hazel Andrews
  34. 1999The Untold StoryFilm: Fannie McNeil
  35. 1994Anchor ZoneFilm: Counsellor
  36. 1991Heritage MinutesSeries: La bibliothécaire (1 episode)

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