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Ruth Alfreda Newsome is the sister of Roger Newsome, as well as Rupert Newsome, of the Mimico Newsomes, introduced in Season 10 and played by Siobhan Murphy.

Character Arc

Roger Newsome introduces her to Constable Crabtree and Higgins with the intention of matching her up with Crabtree but Higgins catches Ruth's interest instead.

In Season 11, Ruth is caught by surprise that Henry Higgins does care for her. In return, Henry along with George and the Inspector are equally surprised that Ruth might come off as a lightweight socialite but in reality she’s definitely savvier than she lets on!

Season 10

Weekend at Murdoch's

Roger Newsome introduces his sister to Constables George Crabtree and Henry Higgins in hopes of matching her with George, but Henry catches her eye instead. When informed of her brother's death, Henry is the one who asks her if they can 'bring Roger back to life' in order to catch his killer. Somewhat confused, she agrees because she thinks they're going to bring Roger back from the dead. At the end of the episode at Roger's memorial, she tries to kiss Henry, but he clearly doesn't feel the same.

A Murdog Mystery

As a member of the Toronto Canine Competitive Society, Ruth Newsome is the owner of a very distinguished American Staffordshire Terrier, Roger– named after her late brother.

Season 11

8 Footsteps

Ruth returns in this episode as a guest at the dinner, and reveals to Henry that she is engaged to Herbert Wilson, claiming she's overjoyed with the engagement. But after he is revealed to be the murderer, Herbert tells Ruth that he would never marry someone 'as boring and vacuous' as her. After Henry punches Herbert, he shares a deep and meaningful kiss with Ruth, one she is most pleased about.

Brackenreid Boudoir

Ruth walks into the station and sees the portrait of Nina - and wants one of herself.
At the end of the episode, Ruth arrives at the station late in the evening to have her portrait painted by Inspector Brackenreid, only to discover he already has a model to paint for the evening.

Home for the Holidays

Ruth Newsome reveals a handful of surprises about herself and her family:
- Her family has a ski chalet in Vermont, along their factories and other holdings.
- Knowledge and the execution of an age-old bunco scheme: to rob Peter to pay Paul.
- The Mimico Newsomes' wealth was not built entirely on mills and railroads.
- Her father had the idea of making crystal clear cola, thus she has a factory.

Mary Wept

Ruth's middle name, Alfreda, is revealed when Henry proposes to her.
Ruth is proposed to by Henry Higgins but as he does the body of Josephine falls from the church and Ruth suffers from PTSD and stays away from Henry for a while as a result. Both are heartbroken and when they meet up for the first time after the failed proposal, Ruth herself proposes to Henry and he exclaims with a hearty "YES!"
Ruth and Nina Bloom have become good friends.
Miss Newsome goes shopping at Eaton's with Mrs. Brackenreid.

Season 12

Murdoch Mystery Mansion

Ruth Newsome turns matchmaker as she is determined to find George the "woman of your dreams" for he can not possibly attend the wedding without a woman on his arm.

My Big Fat Mimico Wedding

Ruth Alfreda Newsome and Henry Hieronymus Higgins get married – eventually, after three murder attempts on the groom and the Mimico Newsomes losing their vast family fortune.

Brother's Keeper (Mention)

The Higgins-Newsomes are living in penury.

Pirates of the Great Lakes

Ruth pleads to Dr. Ogden to train her to be a nurse in hopes of helping her husband, Henry, pay the bills. Ogden tries to explain that she is trained to be nursing instructor.

Six of the Best

Manual for Murder

Season 13

Troublemakers (mention)

Higgins tells George, "Ruthie doesn't want to trouble herself with the bother of voting. She thinks it's nothing but a load of fiddle-faddle."

Bad Pennies (mention)

Murdoch and the Cursed Caves

Trivia

Gallery

With brother Roger Newsome in Weekend at Murdoch's

Murdoch Mysteries Recurring Actors and Characters
Daniel Maslany as Detective Watts • Shanice Banton as Violet Hart • Lachlan Murdoch as Henry Higgins • Arwen Humphreys as Margaret Brackenreid • Charles Vandervaart as John Brackenreid • Clare McConnell as Effie Newsome • Bea Santos as Louise Cherry • Peter Keleghan as Terrence Meyers • Peter Stebbings as James Pendrick • Matthew Bennett as Allen Clegg • Nigel Bennett as former Chief Constable Giles • Siobhan Murphy as Ruth Newsome • Shailene Garnett as Nomi Johnston • Stephanie Belding as Nurse Sullivan • Sebastian Pigott as Dr. Dixon • Colin Mochrie as Ralph Fellows • James McGowan as Dr. Forbes • Patrick McKenna as Hamish Slorach • Dmitry Chepovetsky as Nikola Tesla • John Tench as Alexander Graham Bell • Martin Moreau as Theodore Roosevelt • Cyrus Lane as Rupert Newsome • Craig Brown as Eddie Crawford • David Reale as Mr. Clements • Erin Agostino as Nina Bloom • Mouna Traoré as Rebecca James • Jordan Johnson-Hinds as Nate Desmond • Dylan Neal as Jasper Linney • Kristian Bruun as Constable Jackson • Richard Clarkin as Chief Constable Davis • Michael Seater as James Gillies • Rothaford Gray as Alderman William Peyton Hubbard • Cyrus Lane as Roger Newsome • Georgina Reilly as Emily Grace • Charlotte Sullivan as Charlotte (formerly Minerva Fairchild) • Sean Harraher as Constable Worseley • Tamara Hope as Edna Brooks (née Garrison) • Giacomo Gianniotti as Leslie Garland • Nicole Underhay as Margaret Haile • Sarah Gadon as Ruby Ogden • Kate Greenhouse as Sally Pendrick • Stephen McHattie as Harry Murdoch • Geraint Wyn Davies as Arthur Conan Doyle •

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-|actor = [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2377551 Siobhan Murphy]
+|actor = [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2377551 Siobhan Murphy]
-|seen = [[Weekend at Murdoch's]]<br>[[A Murdog Mystery]]
+|seen = '''''[[Weekend at Murdoch's]]'''''<br>'''''[[A Murdog Mystery]]'''''<br>'''''[[8 Footsteps]]'''''<br>'''''[[Brackenreid Boudoir]]'''''<br>'''''[[Home for the Holidays]]'''''
+|gender = Female
 |status = Living
-|relationships = [[Roger Newsome]], (brother, deceased)<br>
+|relationships = [[Roger Newsome]], brother (deceased)<br>[[Rupert Newsome]], brother <br>[[Henry Higgins]], [[Henry-Ruth Relationship|husband]]<br>[[Herbert Wilson]], ex-fiancé
+}}'''Ruth Alfreda Newsome''' is the sister of [[Roger Newsome]], as well as [[Rupert Newsome]], of the [[Mimico]] Newsomes, introduced in [[Season 10 Episodes and Guides|Season 10]] and played by Siobhan Murphy.
-Herbert Wilson (ex-fiancé)<br>
-[[Henry Higgins]] (Romantic Interest)|gender = Female}}'''Ruth Newsome '''is the sister of [[Roger Newsome]] of the Mimico Newsomes, introduced in [[Season 10 Episodes and Guides|Season 10]] and played by Siobhan Murphy.'''
+== Character Arc ==
-[[Roger Newsome]] introduces her to [[George Crabtree|Constable Crabtree]] and [[Henry Higgins|Higgins]] with the intention of matching her up with Crabtree but Higgins catches Ruth's interest instead.
+[[Roger Newsome]] introduces her to [[George Crabtree|Constable Crabtree]] and [[Henry Higgins|Higgins]] with the intention of matching her up with Crabtree but Higgins catches '''Ruth's''' interest instead.
+In [[Season 11 Episodes and Guides|Season 11]], '''Ruth''' is caught by surprise that Henry Higgins does care for her. In return, Henry along with [[George Crabtree|George]] and the [[Thomas Brackenreid|Inspector]] are equally surprised that '''Ruth''' might come off as a lightweight socialite but in reality she’s definitely savvier than she lets on!
-== Appearances and Mentions ==
+== Season 10 ==
-==== [[Weekend at Murdoch's|'''''Weekend at Murdoch's''''']] ====
+==== '''''[[Weekend at Murdoch's]]''''' ====
 * [[Roger Newsome]] introduces his sister to Constables [[George Crabtree]] and [[Henry Higgins]] in hopes of matching her with George, but Henry catches her eye instead. When informed of her brother's death, Henry is the one who asks her if they can 'bring Roger back to life' in order to catch his killer. Somewhat confused, she agrees because she thinks they're going to bring Roger back from the dead. At the end of the episode at Roger's memorial, she tries to kiss Henry, but he clearly doesn't feel the same.
 ==== '''''[[A Murdog Mystery]]''''' ====
-* As a member of the Toronto Canine Competitive Society, Ruth Newsome is the owner of a very distinguished American Staffordshire Terrier, Roger– named after her late brother.
+* As a member of the Toronto Canine Competitive Society, '''Ruth Newsome''' is the owner of a very distinguished American Staffordshire Terrier, Roger– named after her late brother.
+== Season 11 ==
-==== [[8 Footsteps|'''''8 Footsteps''''']] ====
+==== '''''[[8 Footsteps]]''''' ====
-* Ruth returns in this episode as a guest at the dinner, and reveals to Henry that she is engaged to Herbert Wilson, claiming she's overjoyed with the engagement. But after he is revealed to be the murderer, Herbert tells Ruth that he would never marry someone 'as boring and vacuous' as her. After Henry punches Herbert, he shares a deep and meaningful kiss with Ruth, one she is most pleased about.
+* '''Ruth''' returns in this episode as a guest at the dinner, and reveals to Henry that she is engaged to [[Herbert Wilson]], claiming she's overjoyed with the engagement. But after he is revealed to be the murderer, Herbert tells '''Ruth''' that he would never marry someone 'as boring and vacuous' as her. After Henry punches Herbert, he shares a deep and meaningful kiss with '''Ruth''', one she is most pleased about.
+==== '''''[[Brackenreid Boudoir]]''''' ====
+* '''Ruth''' walks into the station and sees the portrait of Nina - and wants one of herself.
+* At the end of the episode, '''Ruth''' arrives at the station late in the evening to have her portrait painted by [[Thomas Brackenreid|Inspector Brackenreid]], only to discover he already has a model to paint for the evening.
+==== '''''[[Home for the Holidays]]''''' ====
+* '''Ruth Newsome''' reveals a handful of surprises about herself and her family:
+** Her family has a ski chalet in Vermont, along their factories and other holdings.
+** Knowledge and the execution of an age-old bunco scheme: to rob Peter to pay Paul.
+** The Mimico Newsomes' wealth was not built entirely on mills and railroads.
+** Her father had the idea of making crystal clear cola, thus she has a factory.
+==== '''''[[Mary Wept]]''''' ====
+*Ruth's middle name, Alfreda, is revealed when Henry proposes to her.
+*'''Ruth''' is proposed to by [[Henry Higgins]] but as he does the body of Josephine falls from the church and Ruth suffers from PTSD and stays away from Henry for a while as a result. Both are heartbroken and when they meet up for the first time after the failed proposal, Ruth herself proposes to Henry and he exclaims with a hearty "YES!"
+* '''Ruth''' and [[Nina Bloom]] have become good friends.
+* '''Miss Newsome''' goes shopping at [[T. Eaton Co. Limited|Eaton's]] with [[Margaret Brackenreid|Mrs. Brackenreid]].
+== Season 12 ==
+==== '''''[[Murdoch Mystery Mansion]]''''' ====
+*'''Ruth Newsome''' turns matchmaker as she is determined to find [[George Crabtree|George]] the "woman of your dreams" for he can not possibly attend the wedding without a woman on his arm.
+==== '''''[[My Big Fat Mimico Wedding]]''''' ====
+* '''Ruth Alfreda Newsome''' and [[Henry Higgins|Henry Hieronymus Higgins]] get married – eventually, after three murder attempts on the groom and the [[Mimico]] Newsomes losing their vast family fortune.
+==== '''''[[Brother's Keeper]]''''' (Mention) ====
+* The [[Henry-Ruth Relationship|Higgins-Newsomes]] are living in penury.
+==== '''''[[Pirates of the Great Lakes]]''''' ====
+*'''Ruth''' pleads to [[Julia Ogden|Dr. Ogden]] to train her to be a nurse in hopes of helping her husband, [[Henry Higgins|Henry]], pay the bills. Ogden tries to explain that she is trained to be nursing instructor.
+*
+==== '''''[[Six of the Best]]''''' ====
+*
+==== '''''[[Manual for Murder]]''''' ====
+*
+== Season 13 ==
+==== '''''[[Troublemakers]]''''' (mention)====
+* Higgins tells George, "''Ruthie doesn't want to trouble herself with the bother of voting. She thinks it's nothing but a load of fiddle-faddle''."
+==== '''''[[Bad Pennies]]''''' (mention)====
+*
+===='''''[[Murdoch and the Cursed Caves]] '''''====
+*
 == Trivia ==
 == Gallery ==
-<gallery navigation="true">
+<gallery navigation="true" widths="136">
+Ruth Newsome (Siobhan Murphy) and Nina Bloom (Erin Agostino) visit Station House No. 4. .png|[[Home for the Holidays]]|link=Home for the Holidays
+Ruth and Nina Bloom in their new skiing outfits..png|Ruth and Nina in ski outfits
 Ruth Newsome 1.PNG|With brother [[Roger Newsome]] in [[Weekend at Murdoch's]]|link=Weekend at Murdoch's
 A Murdog Mystery Roger.PNG|Roger the dog
+Ruthandhenry8footsteps.jpg|With [[Henry Higgins]] in [[8 Footsteps]]
 </gallery>
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Newsome}}
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