Juno Rinaldi

Juno Rinaldi (Ruddell) grew up on Salt Spring Island, on the West Coast of BC, Canada. The oldest of three and raised by an early educator mother and a composer writer father, Juno got her start working alongside her dad in National Film Board Films. From there she went on to star in multiple school plays solidifying her place in the arts early on. A grade 7 report card stated "a career in the performing arts for Juno would not be surprising at all." In her senior year at Gulf Islands Secondary School, Juno garnered the attention of fellow local and celebrated Canadian Film Director, Anne Wheeler in a production of Peter Pan, as Wendy Darling. Anne was impressed with what she saw and Juno was invited to audition for her upcoming feature, The War Between Us. With no formal training and very limited film experience, Juno won over the hearts of the producing team and network and beat out many young women for the role of Marg Parnum. Juno spent her first term of Grade 12 shooting on locat