Mag Ruffman
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Mag Ruffman 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
.
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.
Canada
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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
Road to Avonlea
Road to Avonlea was a television series which was first broadcast in Canada and the United States between 1990 and 1996. It was created by Kevin Sullivan and produced by Sullivan Films in association with CBC and the Disney Channel, with additional funding from Telefilm Canada.It was adapted from...
.
In addition to her acting, Ruffman works on home improvement
Home improvement
Home improvement, home renovation or remodeling is the process of renovating or making additions to one's home.-Types of home improvement:...
, hosting shows for W Network
W Network
W Network is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment. W Network broadcasts lifestyle and entertainment programming aimed at women....
, 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
Toronto Star
The Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario...
. She published a collection of her ToolGirl columns as a book, How Hard Can It Be?, in 2003.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Murder by Phone | Teenage Girl | |
| 1985 | Reckless Disregard | Sandy | TV movie |
| 1985 | Anne of Green Gables Anne of Green Gables (1985 film) Anne of Green Gables is a 1985 television movie based on the novel of the same name by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery. The film was produced and directed by Kevin Sullivan for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It was released theatrically in Israel, Europe and Japan.The film aired on... |
Alice Lawson | TV movie |
| 1985 | Perry Mason Returns | Salesgirl | TV movie |
| 1986 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star | TV movie | |
| 1986 | Alex: The Life of a Child | Jane | TV movie |
| 1987 | Smith & Smith's Comedy Mill | TV series | |
| 1987 | Deep Sea Conspiracy | Nurse | |
| 1987 | Amerika Amerika (TV miniseries) Amerika – suggesting a Russified name for the United States – is an American television miniseries that was broadcast in 1987 on ABC. It starred Kris Kristofferson, Mariel Hemingway, Sam Neill, Robert Urich, and a 17-year-old Lara Flynn Boyle in her first major role. Amerika was about life in the... |
Sally, VFA | TV mini-series |
| 1987 | Anne of Avonlea Anne of Avonlea (1987 film) Anne of Avonlea is a 1987 television film. It is a sequel to the 1985 Anne of Green Gables film. The film dramatizes material from several books in the eight-novel "Anne" series by L. M. Montgomery; they are Anne of Avonlea , Anne of the Island and Anne of Windy Poplars... |
Alice Lawson | TV movie |
| 1989 | Looking for Miracles Looking for Miracles Looking for Miracles is a movie based on the memoir "Looking for Miracles" by A.E. Hotchner - Paul Newman's long-time business partner for "Newman's Own" brand and next-door neighbor in Connecticut. The film was adapted and directed by Anne of Green Gables writer/director/producer Kevin Sullivan.In... |
Nurse Blanche | TV movie |
| 1990–1996 | Road to Avonlea Road to Avonlea Road to Avonlea was a television series which was first broadcast in Canada and the United States between 1990 and 1996. It was created by Kevin Sullivan and produced by Sullivan Films in association with CBC and the Disney Channel, with additional funding from Telefilm Canada.It was adapted from... |
Olivia King Dale | 91 episodes |
| 1991 | Mrs. Kessler | TV movie | |
| 1996 | Goosebumps Goosebumps (TV series) Goosebumps is a Canadian children's horror anthology television series based on R. L. Stine's Goosebumps books.-Networks:... |
Mrs. Mathews | Episode: "Attack of the Mutant" |
| 1998 | Happy Christmas, Miss King | Olivia Dale | TV movie |
| 1999 | Shadow Lake | Louise Garby | TV movie |
| 1999 | My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts is a 1999 animated short by Torill Kove. Co-produced by Marcy Page of the National Film Board of Canada and Lars Tømmerbakke of Studio Magica in Norway, the film humorously recounts a tall tale about the filmmaker's grandmother in Oslo, Norway, during World... |
Narrator (voice) | |
| 2000–2001 | Timothy Goes to School Timothy Goes to School Timothy Goes to School is a cartoon series based on the books by Rosemary Wells.It features a young raccoon, Timothy, who attends a fictional primary school kindergarten. The series aired on PBS Kids as part of the PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch from 2000 until 2004. It was later broadcast on Discovery... |
Lilly (voice) | Series regular |
| 2007 | Bonded Pairs | Herself | Short film |
| 2011 | Episode: "1.11" |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | TV movie |