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 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.
Filmography
Everything Christmas
as Pastor Olivia
Everything Christmas
as Pastor Olivia
Blueberries for Iris
as Grace
Blueberries for Iris
as Grace
Under the Weather
as Jenny
Under the Weather
as Jenny
Body & Bones
as Lisa Sharpe
Body & Bones
as Lisa Sharpe
Opioid Scare
as Connie
Opioid Scare
as Connie
An Audience of Chairs
as Florist
An Audience of Chairs
as Florist
Incredible Violence
as Publicist
Incredible Violence
as Publicist
Hunting Pignut
as Police Woman
Hunting Pignut
as Police Woman
The Tour
as Married Woman
The Tour
as Married Woman
Long Term Care
as Helen
Long Term Care
as Helen
Clipper Gold
as Female
Clipper Gold
as Female
Desperate Scribbles
as Schreiber
Desperate Scribbles
as Schreiber
Cracker Barrel
as Agnes
Cracker Barrel
as Agnes
Winners
Winners
Surprise!
as Greta
Surprise!
as Greta
Snarbuckled
as Rawny Nipper
Snarbuckled
as Rawny Nipper
Four Sisters
as Clara
Four Sisters
as Clara
Contracts
as Carrie
Contracts
as Carrie
Screamers: The Hunting
as Cave Woman
Screamers: The Hunting
as Cave Woman
Cut from the Same Cloth
Cut from the Same Cloth
Sweet Pickle
as Isabel
Sweet Pickle
as Isabel
Behind the Wall
as Elaine
Behind the Wall
as Elaine
Fool Proof
as Mother on Stilts
Fool Proof
as Mother on Stilts
Random Passage
as Hazel Andrews
Random Passage
as Hazel Andrews
The Untold Story
as Fannie McNeil
The Untold Story
as Fannie McNeil
Anchor Zone
as Counsellor
Anchor Zone
as Counsellor