Northern Exposure's "Ruth-Anne", RIP

[Geoff_M]

SEATTLE, Washington (AP) -- Margaret "Peg" Phillips, a retired accountant who took acting classes at age 65 and won fame as the tart-tongued shopkeeper Ruth-Anne Miller in the television series "Northern Exposure," has died. She was 84.

http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/TV/11/12/obit.phillips.ap/index.html

That was one of the most original TV shows ever produced and a personal favorite of mine. Sounds like her off-screen persona was just "Ruth-Ann" too!

 

[Pam]

I really liked the show, and Peg, too, Geoff.

Pam

 

[catsrule]

She was such a sweet heart.

 

[JAP]

I am so sad to hear about her passing. I loved Northern Exposure and all its kooky characters.

 

[fklhou]

Northern Exposure was one of my favorite shows. I loved the characters, quirks and all. I am very sorry that Ruth Ann has passed away.

 

[Towncrier]

How sad. Northern Exposure was a program that Sue and I rarely missed.

 

[Rexfan]

That is one of my favorite shows of all time. Her character was great, and she was so wonderful.

 

[nativetxn]

I loved that program and I was especially fond of the Ruth Ann character.

I'm sorry to hear of her death

 

[Sharon A.]

She's a local here, I used to run into her at the grocery store and saw a couple of her local theater troupe productions. She was always very friendly.

 

[candykisses]

I'm sorry to hear that peg has passed away. I liked her character.

 

[minniepumpernickel]

I loved this show. It always made me want to move to Alaska. I used to work with a guy who went to the filming of the show in Washington state (It was really filmed there). He got to actually meet some of the characters.

Ruth-Anne is gone, very sad!

 

[Keli]

I didn't see this show that much but I always enjoyed "Ruth Ann" when I did. I'm sorry to hear of her passing.

 

[Saffron]

Awwww, I loved that show and I loved the character Ruth Ann. That's sad.