Ruth Marshall

{{Short description|Canadian actress}} {{BLP no footnotes|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox person |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1965|6|7|mf=yes}} |birth_place=Toronto, Ontario, Canada |alma_mater=McGill University |occupation=Actress }}

'''Ruth Marshall''' (born June 7, 1965) is a Canadian actress from Toronto, Ontario. She is known for her role in the hit television series ''Flashpoint''. She graduated with a degree in English from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec and then returned to Toronto to pursue a career in acting.

She has appeared the television series ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' and ''Doc'', for which she earned a Gemini Award nomination in 2003 for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series. She played Johnette in the television movie ''The Path to 9/11''. She was also in the films ''Dolores Claiborne'' and ''Love and Human Remains''. Her first screen appearance was in ''The Myth of the Male Orgasm''.

Marshall released her first book, ''Walk It Off'' in 2017. The book chronicles Marshall's experience after being diagnosed with a non-malignant tumor, and details her journey back to health.

==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1993 |''{{sortname|The|Myth of the Male Orgasm}}'' |Mimi | |- |1993 |''Love and Human Remains'' |Candy | |- |1995 |''Dolores Claiborne'' |Secretary | |- |1996 |''Waiting for Michelangelo'' |Evelyn | |- |1999 |''Dogmatic'' |Maddy | |- |2008 |''Baby Blues'' |Martha | |- |2010 |''Casino Jack'' |Susan Schmidt | |}

===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1994 |''TekWar'' |Kylie Roman |TV film |- |1994 |''Wild C.A.T.s'' |Voodoo (voice) |Episodes: "Change of Mind", "Cry of the Coda" |- |1997 |''F/X: The Series'' |Chief Dispatcher |Episode: "Bad Influence" |- |1997 |''Too Close to Home'' |Adrienne |TV film |- |1998 |''Power Play'' | |Episode: "High Noon" |- |1999 |''Half a Dozen Babies'' |Nina Angstrom |TV film |- |2001–2004 |''Doc'' |Donna Dewitt |Main role (87 episodes) |- |2004 |''This Is Wonderland'' | |Episode: "1.12" |- |2005 |''Wild Card'' |Alana |Episode: "A Whisper from Zoe's Sister" |- |2006 |''Puppets Who Kill'' |Dan's Girlfriend |Episode: "Buttons and the Dying Wish Foundation" |- |2006 |''{{sortname|The|Path to 9/11}}'' |Johnette |TV film |- |2007 |'''Til Death Do Us Part'' |Lavonne Cornell |Episode: "The Beauty Queen Murder" |- |2007 |''Friends and Heroes'' |Eza / Delilah (voice) |Recurring role (4 episodes) |- |2007–2013 |''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' |Helen Edwards |Recurring role (31 episodes) |- |2008 |''Daniel's Daughter'' |Dr. Candice Kessler |TV film |- |2008 |''Degrassi Spring Break Movie'' |Mrs. Edwards |TV film |- |2008–2009 |''Flashpoint'' |Dr. Amanda Luria |Regular role (15 episodes) |- |2009 |''{{sortname|The|Dating Guy}}'' |Cody (voice) |Episode: "Bonnie & Mark" |- |2011 |''She's the Mayor'' |Chloe |Episode: "Gimme Shelter" |- |2011 |''{{sortname|The|Listener|The Listener (TV series)}}'' |Amy Sterling |Episode: "To Die For" |- |2012 |''{{sortname|The|Firm|The Firm (2012 TV series)}}'' |Beverly |Episode: "Chapter 10" |- |2012 |''Rookie Blue'' |Mrs. Klein |Episode: "Coming Home" |- |2012 |''Christmas Song'' |Mrs. Barnes |TV film |- |2022 |''My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale'' |Phyllis |Episode: "Welcome to Mane Melody" |}

==Books== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !!Title !!Genre !! Notes |- | 2017 || ''Walk It Off'' || Memoir || Humorous |}

==References== * {{IMDb name|id=0551154}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marshall, Ruth}} Category:1964 births Category:Actresses from Toronto Category:Canadian film actresses Category:Canadian television actresses Category:Canadian voice actresses Category:Living people Category:McGill University alumni