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Mag Ruffman will make her debut at Theatre Orangeville in the newest production of Queen Milli of Galt which runs from May 8 to 25. Ruffman will play mother to the feisty Millicent Milroy in Theatre Orangeville's final production of the 2013-14 season.
Mag Ruffman is a Canadian actress born in Richmond Hill, Ontario who began her acting career in musical theatre upon graduating from the University of Toronto. At only 22 she starred in a one-woman show at the Charlottetown Festival and a year later won the DuMaurier Search for Stars. Her long lasting career has spanned over theatre, television, film, publishing, carpentry and construction.
Mag Ruffman's most notable films are Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea. Both films adapted from the classic Canadian novels written by Lucy Maud Montgomery. Later, Ruffman would play Olivia Dale in the television series Road to Avonlea. In 1998, she won Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini Series for Happy Christmas, Miss King. Ruffman has been nominated for an additional three Gemini Awards over the span of her career.
Some of Mag Ruffman's most notable work is within the realm of home improvement. She has created, produced and hosted two home improvement programs. These series include, the always entertaining A Repair to Remember and Anything I Can Do. Ruffman has also tried her hand at writing and publishing. She had a syndicated weekly column in the Toronto Star for three years fittingly titled, Tool Girl. This later lead to a do-it-yourself book How Hard Can It Be?
Queen Milli of Galt runs from May 8th to May 25th. Tickets can be purchased online at theatreorangeville.ca or by calling our box office at 519-942-3423 or 1-800-424-1295
Photo: Mag Ruffman as Olivia Dale in Road to Avonlea.
2014-05-01
Orangeville: Mag Ruffman is "Queen Milli of Galt" May 8-25