his own film about Cicely and another film about a fellow Native American's traditional handicraft. Ruth-Anne Miller Ruth-Anne (Peg Phillips) is the septuagenarian owner of the general store who moved to Cicely thirty years earlier from Portland, Oregon. A widow, she lives alone until late in the series, when she becomes involved with Walt Kupfer (see below). Like Holling, she is one of the more rational/balanced characters and always has an open ear for her customers' personal problems. She too is a film buff and has earnest conversations with Ed on this topic. Marilyn Whirlwind Marilyn (Elaine Miles) is Fleischman's Native Alaskan receptionist. Preternaturally patient and imperturbable, Marilyn speaks sparingly, while her boss rarely stops talking. She occasionally offers up wisdom in the form of a Native American folk legend in response to another Cicelian who is troubled about some issue. Phil Capra Phil (Paul Provenza) is recruited as town physician after Fleischman takes to the wilderness. A refugee from Los Angeles, Capra is more gracious than Fleischman in a small town setting, but even more hapless. The character of Phil Capra was introduced in the show's final season, with a few of his first scenes being in the last episode with Morrow as star. Michelle Schowdowski Capra Michelle (Teri Polo) is Phil's wife. She is a writer for publications such as in-flight airline magazines. She gets work as a reporter for a newspaper owned by Maurice Minnifield, but when Maurice starts applying editorial pressure, she decides she prefers waitressing at the Brick. For a time, she has visions of Fleischman's rabbi, Schulman. The character of Michelle Schowdowski Capra was introduced in the show's final season. Recurring characters Adam Adam (Adam Arkin) is an abrasive, ungroomed, misanthropic, bilious, cantankerous and colorful "genius" gourmet chef who may or may not have worked for the CIA in the past, which may explain how he has so much information about everyone. He lives off the grid and in the woods, and was first introduced as a mythic legend figure, something akin to Bigfoot. People in Cicely spoke of him as a tall-tale figure at first. Adam usually has a chip on his shoulder and offers an offensive rebuttal to anyone who compliments him. He is married to Eve. Arkin directed one of the episodes in the fourth season. Dave Dave is the cheerful Native American cook at the Brick. In early episodes, he