Career
Born Margaret Ruth Springford to Walter and Elspeth Springford, she dropped her first name and was known professionally as Ruth Springford. Her credits included the television series Hangin" In, A Gift to Last, The Frankie Howerd Show and Maggie Muggins, as well as the Jim Henson teleplay The Cube and the feature film The Changeling. Andrew Allan Award
John Drainie Award
ACTRA Award
Dora Mavor Moore Award
Ruth Springford died at Etobicoke General Hospital, Etobicoke, Ontario, on November 20, 2010, aged 89.