<![CDATA[Jessica Ruffus - About Me]]>Fri, 10 Apr 2020 13:13:24 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[My "Actor Timeline"]]>Wed, 12 Oct 2016 16:14:42 GMThttp://www.jessicaruffus.com/about-me/my-actor-timelineI decided one day to sit down and think about my path through life as an actor. There was a big part of me that wanted to be a forensic pathologist for a long time--I was fascinated by it at a very young age. I also play violin and have since I was seven though I don't play as much these days as I would like. In high school, I was able to investigate all these avenues--but as much as I was fascinated by the science of forensic pathology, I could never deny that I was/am an artist. The things that have always brought me the most joy are things like acting, writing, painting, and making music. I love to play games and stay in touch with my inner child. I look back on when I began my journey to where I am now and sometimes I can't believe I made it here. But more often than not, I'm not surprised. I always knew I belonged in NYC and in this life. I wouldn't have it any other way.

​Below is my "Actor Timeline" that shows where I am and where I hope to be one day!
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]]><![CDATA[The Beginning]]>Wed, 12 Feb 2014 01:25:02 GMThttp://www.jessicaruffus.com/about-me/the-beginningI was born on a Thursday night...8:14PM under the Tiger Moon--that night it was tinted orange and had stripes on it that resembled a tiger's. I arrived into this world two weeks early--obviously ready to get started in life. I lived in an old house in a part of Salt Lake City known as "The Avenues"...Clinton Avenue to be exact. At the age of seven I moved to a little suburb called Holladay.

I was...shall we say...a pleasant surprise for my parents. My father always says that I started talking at a very young age...and I haven't shut up since!  I remember as a small child when people asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I always answered emphatically, "A stand-up comedienne." My mother used to make me act out all my teachers at the end of every day...I had an impression for each of them. I often felt like I didn't fit in--having not grown up in the predominant LDS religion of Utah. Making people laugh however, had no religion. It was a universal form of communication for me--I lived for it then, and I live for it now.

Things became more serious when I got to junior high--as things often do. I took Drama for the first time and found another outlet for communication. I haven't looked back since. I continued my theatrical training to eventually obtain my MFA from The Actors Studio Drama School. Since graduation in May, I have been thrust into the real world. I have had the opportunity to work on a number of short films as well as participate in NYC's Fringe and Strawberry Festivals. I have also recently begun trying my hand at stand-up comedy and I have to say it feels like home. I finally got the courage to follow the urge I had since I was a young child and it has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life.]]>