Ruth Lawrence
- Known for
- Directing
- Birthplace
- St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
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
The Road Back to Us 2026
Supervising Producer
The Night Everything Changed 2026
Second Assistant Director
Margot 2026
Producer
Heritage Minutes: Gander and 9/11 2026
as Librarian, Production Manager
Blueberry Grunt 2025
Producer
Everything Christmas 2023
as Pastor Olivia
Party Pirate 2023
Director
Blueberries for Iris 2023
as Grace, Production Manager, Producer
- Not Fit
Not Fit 2023
Thanks
September 7, 2012 2022
Executive Producer
Under the Weather 2020
as Jenny
Little Orphans 2020
Director
Body & Bones 2019
as Lisa Sharpe
- Common Law
Common Law 2019
Producer
- Opioid Scare
Opioid Scare 2019
as Connie
- The Cut of It
The Cut of It 2019
Director
Some Saturdays 2018
Producer, First Assistant Director
Hopeless Romantic 2018
Director, Writer
An Audience of Chairs 2018
as Florist
Te Quiero 2018
Producer
Incredible Violence 2018
as Publicist
Hunting Pignut 2017
as Police Woman, Co-Producer, Second Assistant Director, Publicist
Snowstorm Roulette 2017
Producer
Waiting Outside 2017
Co-Producer
The Perfect Family 2016
Co-Producer
Crocuses 2016
Associate Producer
- The Tour
The Tour 2015
as Married Woman, Producer
Long Term Care 2015
as Helen
Clipper Gold 2014
as Female
The Grand Seduction 2014
Dresser
- Before the War
Before the War 2014
Producer
Between Two Walls 2014
Script Supervisor
Wind Money 2013
Associate Producer
- Me2
Me2 2013
Third Assistant Director
- Talus and Scree
Talus and Scree 2013
Director, Writer
- Desperate Scribbles
Desperate Scribbles 2013
as Schreiber
Little Man 2013
First Assistant Director
- Two Square Feet
Two Square Feet 2012
Director, Writer
Winners 2012
Actor
- Cracker Barrel
Cracker Barrel 2012
as Agnes
- Surprise!
Surprise! 2011
as Greta
Snarbuckled 2010
as Rawny Nipper
- Contracts
Contracts 2010
as Carrie
Four Sisters 2010
as Clara
Screamers: The Hunting 2009
as Cave Woman
Sweet Pickle 2009
as Isabel, Writer
- Cut from the Same Cloth
Cut from the Same Cloth 2009
Actor
Behind the Wall 2008
as Elaine
- Fool Proof
Fool Proof 2002
as Mother on Stilts
Random Passage 2002
as Hazel Andrews
The Divine Ryans 1999
Wardrobe Assistant
The Untold Story 1999
as Fannie McNeil
When Ponds Freeze Over 1998
Wardrobe Designer
Anchor Zone 1994
as Counsellor
Credits from TMDB.