Ruth Lawrence
Known for Directing · 28 credits
- Place of birth
- St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
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. 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
TV Shows (2)
Movies (26)
Opioid Scare
2019
as Connie
Screamers: The Hunting
2009
as Cave Woman
Desperate Scribbles
2013
as Schreiber
Winners
2012
Contracts
2010
as Carrie
Cracker Barrel
2012
as Agnes
Surprise!
2011
as Greta
Long Term Care
2015
as Helen
Blueberries for Iris
2023
as Grace
Behind the Wall
2008
as Elaine
Everything Christmas
2023
as Pastor Olivia
Body & Bones
2019
as Lisa Sharpe
Random Passage
2002
as Hazel Andrews
Incredible Violence
2018
as Publicist
The Tour
2015
as Married Woman
Anchor Zone
1994
as Counsellor
An Audience of Chairs
2018
as Florist
Clipper Gold
2014
as Female
Hunting Pignut
2017
as Police Woman
Sweet Pickle
2009
as Isabel
Cut from the Same Cloth
2009
The Untold Story
1999
as Fannie McNeil
Snarbuckled
2010
as Rawny Nipper
Fool Proof
2002
as Mother on Stilts
Four Sisters
2010
as Clara
Under the Weather
2020
as Jenny
About 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 wi… With 28 credits spanning from 1994 to 2023, Ruth Lawrence has appeared in 26 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ruth Lawrence Movies
- Opioid Scare (2019) — as Connie
- Screamers: The Hunting (2009) — as Cave Woman
- Desperate Scribbles (2013) — as Schreiber
- Winners (2012)
- Contracts (2010) — as Carrie
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