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Ruta Lee

Ruta Lee

Acting May 30, 1935 (91 years old) Montréal, Québec, Canada

Biography

Ruta Lee (born Ruta Mary Kilmonis, May 30, 1935) is a Canadian-American actress and dancer who appeared as one of the brides in the musical Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. She had roles in films including Billy Wilder's crime drama Witness for the Prosecution and Stanley Donen's musical comedy Funny Face and also is remembered for her guest appearance in a 1963 episode of Rod Serling's sci-fi series The Twilight Zone called "A Short Drink from a Certain Fountain". Lee guest-starred on many television series, and was also featured on a number of game shows, including Hollywood Squares, What's My Line?, and as Alex Trebek's co-host on High Rollers. She is of Lithuanian descent. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Movies 37

Witness for the Prosecution 8.2

Witness for the Prosecution

as Diana

1957
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 7.1

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

as Bride Ruth Jensen

1954
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School 7.4

Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School

as Revolta (voice)

1988
Funny Face 7.0

Funny Face

as Lettie

1957
Funny Bones 6.6

Funny Bones

as Laura Fawkes

1995
Bullet for a Badman 6.3

Bullet for a Badman

as Lottie

1964
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing 6.2

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

as Tennis Girl (uncredited)

1955
Sweet Bird of Youth 5.5

Sweet Bird of Youth

as Sally Powers

1989
Senior Moment 5.6

Senior Moment

as Diego's Neighbor

2021
Pretty When You Cry 3.4

Pretty When You Cry

as Antique Store Patron

2001
A Howling in the Woods 5.2

A Howling in the Woods

as Sharon

1971
Sergeants 3 5.8

Sergeants 3

as Amelia Parent

1962
People Like Us 5.8

People Like Us

as Faye Converse

1990
Hootenanny Hoot! 6.0

Hootenanny Hoot!

as A.G. Bannister

1963
Christmas Do-Over 5.7

Christmas Do-Over

as Granny Conlon

2006
The Ghosts of Buxley Hall 6.2

The Ghosts of Buxley Hall

as Ernestine Di Gonzini

1980
Elvis and the Beauty Queen 3.9

Elvis and the Beauty Queen

as Su-Su

1981
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills 5.2

Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills

as Mrs. Poole

1997
Marjorie Morningstar 6.3

Marjorie Morningstar

as Imogene Norman

1958
The Twinkle In God's Eye 7.5

The Twinkle In God's Eye

as Ruthie

1955
Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' 8.0

Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'

as Herself

1997
Smorgasbord 5.7

Smorgasbord

as Ms. Sultry (voice)

1983
Mamie Exposed! The Life and Loves of the Last Blonde Bombshell

Mamie Exposed! The Life and Loves of the Last Blonde Bombshell

Lucy Moves to NBC 3.3

Lucy Moves to NBC

as Self

1980
A Christmas Too Many 3.5

A Christmas Too Many

as Grandma

2007
Rooster: Spurs of Death! 3.0

Rooster: Spurs of Death!

as Gayly

1977
Doomsday Machine 3.2

Doomsday Machine

as Dr. Marion Turner

1972
The Gun Hawk 5.1

The Gun Hawk

as Marleen

1963
Timeless Tales: Rapunzel 5.4

Timeless Tales: Rapunzel

1990
Indict and Convict 5.0

Indict and Convict

as Phyllis Dorfman

1974
Gaby 7.0

Gaby

as Denise

1956
Operation Eichmann 6.8

Operation Eichmann

as Anna Kemp

1961
Christmas at Cadillac Jack's 10.0

Christmas at Cadillac Jack's

as Rose Jenkins

2007
Quiet Kill 3.2

Quiet Kill

as Doris

2004
Invisible Diplomats 8.0

Invisible Diplomats

as Connie Wisner

1965
Roll, Freddy, Roll! 7.0

Roll, Freddy, Roll!

as Evelyn Danton

1974
Kay Thompson: Think Pink!

Kay Thompson: Think Pink!

as Self

2009

TV Shows 100

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 7.6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

1962
The Andy Griffith Show 7.6

The Andy Griffith Show

as Jean Boswell

1960
The Andy Griffith Show 7.6

The Andy Griffith Show

as Darlene Mason

1960
Perry Mason 7.7

Perry Mason

as Connie Cooper

1957
Perry Mason 7.7

Perry Mason

as Millie Crest

1957
Perry Mason 7.7

Perry Mason

as Vita Culver

1957
Perry Mason 7.7

Perry Mason

as Vivian Cosgrave

1957
Perry Mason 7.7

Perry Mason

as Irene Prentice

1957
Murder, She Wrote 7.5

Murder, She Wrote

as Renee

1984
Ironside 6.8

Ironside

as Marian Lord

1967
Mannix 6.9

Mannix

as Jean Coleman

1967
Love, American Style 6.2

Love, American Style

as Joan Landers

1969
Love, American Style 6.2

Love, American Style

as Nancy

1969
The Fugitive 7.3

The Fugitive

as Mrs. Janet Loring

1963
The Twilight Zone 8.5

The Twilight Zone

as Flora Gordon

1959
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 7.3

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

as Self - Guest Judge

2012
Hogan's Heroes 7.6

Hogan's Heroes

1965
Hogan's Heroes 7.6

Hogan's Heroes

as Dr. Suzette Lechay

1965
Hogan's Heroes 7.6

Hogan's Heroes

as Leslie Smythe-Beddoes

1965
Dragnet 6.5

Dragnet

1951
Maverick 7.1

Maverick

as Ellen Bordeen

1957
Maverick 7.1

Maverick

as Dolly

1957
Maverick 7.1

Maverick

as Laura Dillon

1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar 7.5

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self

1957
The Virginian 6.5

The Virginian

as Judith Holly

1962
The Virginian 6.5

The Virginian

as Jane Carlyle

1962
Power Rangers 7.1

Power Rangers

as Koko Kashmere

1993
Cheyenne 6.2

Cheyenne

1955
Simon & Simon 6.7

Simon & Simon

1981
Three's Company 7.6

Three's Company

as Marsha Whitewood

1977
The Wild Wild West 7.6

The Wild Wild West

as Laurie Morgan

1965
The Lucy Show 7.0

The Lucy Show

as Ruta Lee

1962
The Lucy Show 7.0

The Lucy Show

as Audrey Fields

1962
Hotel 6.7

Hotel

1982
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Jenny

1956
Marcus Welby, M.D. 6.7

Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Shirley Ballinger

1969
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. 7.2

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

as Gloria Morgan

1964
Rawhide 7.3

Rawhide

as Sheila Delancey

1959
Rawhide 7.3

Rawhide

as Lorraine

1959
Jake and the Fatman 6.2

Jake and the Fatman

1987
Burke's Law 6.2

Burke's Law

as Laura Jean

1963
Burke's Law 6.2

Burke's Law

as Margot Davis

1963
Burke's Law 6.2

Burke's Law

as Ulla Swenson

1963
Hawaiian Eye 5.6

Hawaiian Eye

1959
Hawaiian Eye 5.6

Hawaiian Eye

as Stella Hughes

1959
Hawaiian Eye 5.6

Hawaiian Eye

as Laura Lytton

1959
Charles in Charge 6.1

Charles in Charge

as Gloria

1984
Peter Gunn 6.6

Peter Gunn

1958
Saved by the Bell: The New Class 5.8

Saved by the Bell: The New Class

as Mrs. Gore

1993
Highway Patrol 6.2

Highway Patrol

1955
Bat Masterson 6.5

Bat Masterson

as Nellie Fontana

1958
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Jennie Lane

1955
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Jenny

1955
77 Sunset Strip 7.2

77 Sunset Strip

1958
77 Sunset Strip 7.2

77 Sunset Strip

as Katie Moran

1958
77 Sunset Strip 7.2

77 Sunset Strip

as Melissa Mateneau

1958
77 Sunset Strip 7.2

77 Sunset Strip

as Diane Adams

1958
The Flintstone Comedy Show 7.4

The Flintstone Comedy Show

as Hidea Frankenstone

1980
Alfred Hitchcock Presents 7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Ruby Boyenton

1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents 7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Angel

1955
December Bride 6.2

December Bride

1954
M Squad 5.4

M Squad

as Ora Kane

1957
M Squad 5.4

M Squad

as Connie Meston

1957
Adventures of Superman 6.6

Adventures of Superman

as Claire - High School Girl

1952
The Rebel 5.1

The Rebel

as Ellen Barton

1959
Hollywood Squares 7.5

Hollywood Squares

as Self

1966
The Millionaire 5.8

The Millionaire

as Angela Temple McLaughlin

1955
Sugarfoot 5.1

Sugarfoot

as Lucy Barron

1957
The Mod Squad 6.1

The Mod Squad

as Gloria Hardy

1968
Richard Diamond, Private Detective 6.8

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

as Louise Thompson

1957
Judd, for the Defense 7.7

Judd, for the Defense

1967
Arrest and Trial 8.2

Arrest and Trial

as Colleen Riley

1963
CHiPs 6.8

CHiPs

1977
I Led Three Lives 8.0

I Led Three Lives

1953
1st & Ten 6.3

1st & Ten

as Rona

1984
1st & Ten 6.3

1st & Ten

as Rona (uncredited)

1984
Madame's Place 7.9

Madame's Place

as Kaye Jacobs

1982
Lux Video Theatre 6.7

Lux Video Theatre

as Marian

1950
Life with Bonnie 7.2

Life with Bonnie

as Mrs. Ruta Blanchette

2002
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer 6.8

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

as Shelly Lewis

1958
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer 6.8

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

as Susan Jarrad

1958
The Guns of Will Sonnett 6.5

The Guns of Will Sonnett

1967
Outlaws 6.7

Outlaws

1960
Crossroads 6.8

Crossroads

as Gambler's Wife (uncredited)

1955
Stagecoach West 6.7

Stagecoach West

as Della Bell

1960
The Alaskans 6.7

The Alaskans

1959
Tightrope 6.8

Tightrope

as Laura Brahn

1959
Yancy Derringer 6.2

Yancy Derringer

as Romilly Vale

1958
Johnny Staccato 5.2

Johnny Staccato

1959
Temple Houston 6.0

Temple Houston

as Lucy Tolliver

1963
The Bill Dana Show 6.2

The Bill Dana Show

1963
Man with a Camera 5.5

Man with a Camera

1958
Delta 7.5

Delta

as Charlotte Tyler

1992
Tallahassee 7000 8.5

Tallahassee 7000

1961
E! True Hollywood Story 8.1

E! True Hollywood Story

1996
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951
A Life in Ten Pictures 8.3

A Life in Ten Pictures

as Self - Participant

2021
The Frankenstones

The Frankenstones

as Hidea Frankenstone (voice)

1980
Me and the Chimp 6.7

Me and the Chimp

1972
Coming of Age 7.0

Coming of Age

1988

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