RUTH SECORD (Costume Designer)

The multi award-winning Ruth Secord is one of the most sought-after costume designers in the country. Secord’s deft sense of colour and style allow her to move with ease among decades, centuries and settings.

She has created costumes for a Scottish family in the 1800's (The Campbells) and a 1900’s Prince Edward Island community (the Emmy Award-winning Road to Avonlea starring then eleven year-old Sarah Polley); for contemporary Washington (DC 9/11:Time of Crisis) and for a time that does not yet exist (Control Factor – science fiction).

Secord fashioned looks for Kim Catrall (Brown Bread Sandwiches - 1950s) ; for Colm Feore and Rip Torn (Beautiful Dreamers – 1880s) ; for Charlton Heston and Bruce Greenwood (The Little Kidnappers - 1880s) ; for Amanda Plummer, Megan Follows and Teresa Stratas (Under the Piano - 1930-1960); Gena Rowlands and Laura Linney (Wild Iris – contemporary)

Secord’s television series credits include five season of Wind at my Back, two seasons of Wild Card, Rent-a-Goalie, Eric’s World and 100 episodes of The Campbells. Her Movies of the Week include the science fiction titles Bugs, Webs, Encrypt Do or Die as well as Cadet Kelly, Breakfast with Dick & Dorothy and Clubland.

Her talent has been recognized with

  • 2000 Gemini Award Nomination – Anne of Green Gables, the Continuing Story
  • 1999 Gemini Award Nomination – Happy Christmas Miss King
  • 1999 Gemini Award Nomination – Sleeping Dogs Lie
  • 1998 Gemini Award – Promise the Moon
  • 1997 Gemini, Emmy and Cable Ace nominations – Road to Avonlea
  • 1997 Gemini Award – Under the Piano
Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Secord spent her early years on Baffin Island and in Guelph, Ontario.  She graduated from Ryerson University and then went on to The National Theatre School in Montreal. She is a member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and sits on Emmy Awards jury committees.