Juno Rinaldi (Ruddell) grew up on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada, where she was raised by an early educator mother and a composer writer father. She began her journey in the arts by working alongside her father at National Film Board Films.
Juno's early start in the arts continued as she starred in multiple school plays, solidifying her place in the performing arts at a young age. A grade 7 report card even predicted a career in the performing arts for Juno, stating "a career in the performing arts for Juno would not be surprising at all."
In her senior year at Gulf Islands Secondary School, Juno caught the attention of celebrated Canadian Film Director Anne Wheeler in a production of Peter Pan, as Wendy Darling. Wheeler was impressed with Juno's performance and invited her to audition for her upcoming feature, The War Between Us.
With no formal training and 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. She spent her first term of Grade 12 shooting on location in New Denver, BC.
After graduating high school, Juno went on to study at the prestigious theatre training program, Studio 58 at Langara College, graduating in 1999 with honors.
Juno's professional career includes working in theatre in Vancouver and across the country. Highlights include a cross Canada tour of Studies in Motion with The Electric Company Theatre, choreographed by world-renowned choreographer Crystal Pite. She also played Helena in Midsummer's Night Dream at the Caravan Farm Theatre in Armstrong, BC, and was part of Motherload, a personal collaboration piece with three other actor-writer mothers about their personal experiences with motherhood.
Juno has also worked on Stationary, a two-hander starring and written by her and her real-life husband Mike Rinaldi, set entirely on two treadmills.
Juno is no stranger to collaboration and writing, and she continued to explore creation through many different avenues, including forming a dark comedic theatre troupe called Theatre Melee. Theatre Melee produced many hit shows during their time together, and Juno counts this time as one of the highlights of her career.
While working in theatre in Vancouver and collaborating, writing, and producing numerous indie shows, Juno continued to audition and book small roles in film and TV as well. Her biggest role to date is playing the lovable mess on CBC/Netflix's hit show, Workin' Moms.
Juno's short film, Such a Small Thing, which she wrote, produced, and starred in, has garnered multiple awards and now has a permanent Canadian home on CBC Gem.
In the spring of 2019, Juno was invited to host the 2019 International Program Competition at the prestigious Banff World Media Festival. There, she had the pleasure of not only hosting the awards but was also a featured guest at the International Rockie Awards Gala show, proudly presenting the Award of Excellence to Paul Feig (Freaks and Geeks, Bridesmaids, Spy).
Juno was named after the title character in the play by Sean O'Casey called, Juno and the Paycock. Her parents went and saw a local production when they were pregnant with her and fell in love with the character of Juno Boyle.
Juno is married to writer/actor Michael Rinaldi and they share two sons together.
