Name
Ruta Lee
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1935-05-30 (91 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
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Known For
Witness for the Prosecution
(1,731 Votes)
8.207
An ailing barrister is thrust back into the courtroom in what becomes one of the most unus...
Relase Date : 17 Dec, 1957
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Funny Face
(738 Votes)
6.981
A shy Greenwich Village book clerk is discovered by a fashion photographer and whisked off...
Relase Date : 13 Feb, 1957
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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
(577 Votes)
7.112
In 1850 Oregon, when a backwoodsman brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decid...
Relase Date : 22 Jul, 1954
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Funny Bones
(52 Votes)
6.587
Tommy Fawkes wants to be a successful comedian. After his Las Vegas debut is a failure, he...
Relase Date : 20 Sep, 1995
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The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
(30 Votes)
6.05
Broadway showgirl Evelyn Nesbit is the object of affection of two men: playboy architect S...
Relase Date : 1 Oct, 1955
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Pretty When You Cry
(12 Votes)
3.375
A wife is caught in a web of sex and violence....
Relase Date : 27 Nov, 2001
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Bullet for a Badman
(23 Votes)
6.3
Former Texas Rangers Sam Ward and Logan Keliher become enemies when Sam turns bank robber ...
Relase Date : 1 Sep, 1964
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A Howling in the Woods
(16 Votes)
5.2
A disillusioned housewife on a vacation in the woods is disturbed by her husband continual...
Relase Date : 5 Nov, 1971
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Marjorie Morningstar
(21 Votes)
6.3
While working as a counselor at a summer camp, college-student Marjorie Morgenstern falls ...
Relase Date : 24 Apr, 1958
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Movies
Tv Shows
- 2004 Quiet Kill as Doris
- 2006 Christmas Do-Over as Granny Conlon
- 1957 Witness for the Prosecution as Diana
- 1954 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers as Bride Ruth Jensen
- 2007 A Christmas Too Many as Grandma
- 1974 Indict and Convict as Phyllis Dorfman
- 1955 The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing as Tennis Girl (uncredited)
- 1963 The Gun Hawk as Marleen
- 1964 Bullet for a Badman as Lottie
- 1972 Doomsday Machine as Dr. Marion Turner
- 1955 The Twinkle In God's Eye as Ruthie
- 1988 Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School as Revolta (voice)
- 1971 A Howling in the Woods as Sharon
- 1963 Hootenanny Hoot! as A.G. Bannister
- 1961 Operation Eichmann as Anna Kemp
- 1957 Funny Face as Lettie
- 1997 Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills as Mrs. Poole
- 2009 Kay Thompson: Think Pink! as Self
- 1958 Marjorie Morningstar as Imogene Norman
- 1962 Sergeants 3 as Amelia Parent
- 1974 Roll, Freddy, Roll! as Evelyn Danton
- 1990 Timeless Tales: Rapunzel
- 1980 The Ghosts of Buxley Hall as Ernestine Di Gonzini
- 1995 Funny Bones as Laura Fawkes
- 2007 Christmas at Cadillac Jack's as Rose Jenkins
- 1980 Lucy Moves to NBC as Self
- 1977 Rooster: Spurs of Death! as Gayly
- 1956 Gaby as Denise
- 1981 Elvis and the Beauty Queen as Su-Su
- 1997 Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' as Herself
- 2021 Senior Moment as Diego's Neighbor
- 1990 People Like Us as Faye Converse
- 1965 Invisible Diplomats as Connie Wisner
- 2001 Pretty When You Cry as Antique Store Patron
- 1989 Sweet Bird of Youth as Sally Powers
- Soon Mamie Exposed! The Life and Loves of the Last Blonde Bombshell
- 1983 Smorgasbord as Ms. Sultry (voice)
- 1960 The Andy Griffith Show ( 1 episode ) as Jean Boswell
- 1977 CHiPs ( 1 episode )
- 1993 Saved by the Bell: The New Class ( 1 episode ) as Mrs. Gore
- 1958 77 Sunset Strip ( 2 episodes )
- 1984 Charles in Charge ( 1 episode ) as Gloria
- 1963 Burke's Law ( 1 episode ) as Laura Jean
- 1955 Cheyenne ( 1 episode )
- 1954 December Bride ( 1 episode )
- 1981 Simon & Simon ( 1 episode )
- 2002 Life with Bonnie ( 1 episode ) as Mrs. Ruta Blanchette
- 1969 Marcus Welby, M.D. ( 1 episode ) as Shirley Ballinger
- 1996 E! True Hollywood Story ( 1 episode )
- 1982 Hotel ( 1 episode )
- 1977 Three's Company ( 1 episode ) as Marsha Whitewood
- 1965 Hogan's Heroes ( 1 episode )
- 1951 Dragnet ( 1 episode )
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Jennie Lane
- 1957 Perry Mason ( 1 episode ) as Connie Cooper
- 1959 Hawaiian Eye ( 1 episode )
- 1987 Jake and the Fatman ( 1 episode )
- 1958 Man with a Camera ( 1 episode )
- 1959 Johnny Staccato ( 1 episode )
- 1959 The Twilight Zone ( 1 episode ) as Flora Gordon
- 1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents ( 1 episode ) as Ruby Boyenton
- 1960 Outlaws ( 1 episode )
- 1972 Me and the Chimp ( 1 episode )
- 1959 Rawhide ( 1 episode ) as Sheila Delancey
- 1955 Highway Patrol ( 1 episode )
- 1963 The Fugitive ( 1 episode ) as Mrs. Janet Loring
- 1953 I Led Three Lives ( 1 episode )
- 1955 The Millionaire ( 1 episode ) as Angela Temple McLaughlin
- 1962 The Virginian ( 1 episode ) as Judith Holly
- 1958 Peter Gunn ( 1 episode )
- 1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars ( 2 episodes )
- 1950 Lux Video Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Marian
- 1957 Richard Diamond, Private Detective ( 1 episode ) as Louise Thompson
- 1957 M Squad ( 1 episode ) as Ora Kane
- 1967 Judd, for the Defense ( 1 episode )
- 1988 Coming of Age ( 16 episodes )
- 1959 The Alaskans ( 2 episodes )
- 1959 The Rebel ( 1 episode ) as Ellen Barton
- 1957 Sugarfoot ( 1 episode ) as Lucy Barron
- 1967 The Guns of Will Sonnett ( 1 episode )
- 1963 The Bill Dana Show ( 1 episode )
- 1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Jenny
- 1958 Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer ( 1 episode ) as Shelly Lewis
- 1957 Tonight Starring Jack Paar ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1961 Tallahassee 7000 ( 1 episode )
- 1957 Maverick ( 1 episode ) as Ellen Bordeen
- 1957 Maverick ( 1 episode ) as Dolly
- 1952 Adventures of Superman ( 1 episode ) as Claire - High School Girl
- 1959 Rawhide ( 1 episode ) as Lorraine
- 1957 M Squad ( 1 episode ) as Connie Meston
- 1962 The Virginian ( 1 episode ) as Jane Carlyle
- 1960 The Andy Griffith Show ( 1 episode ) as Darlene Mason
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Jenny
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1963 Burke's Law ( 1 episode ) as Margot Davis
- 1962 The Lucy Show ( 1 episode ) as Audrey Fields
- 1962 The Lucy Show ( 1 episode ) as Ruta Lee
- 1965 Hogan's Heroes ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Suzette Lechay
- 1963 Burke's Law ( 1 episode ) as Ulla Swenson
- 1959 Hawaiian Eye ( 1 episode ) as Stella Hughes
- 1957 Perry Mason ( 1 episode ) as Millie Crest
- 1957 Perry Mason ( 1 episode ) as Vita Culver
- 1957 Perry Mason ( 1 episode ) as Vivian Cosgrave
- 1958 77 Sunset Strip ( 1 episode ) as Katie Moran
- 1957 Perry Mason ( 1 episode ) as Irene Prentice
- 1965 The Wild Wild West ( 1 episode ) as Laurie Morgan
- 1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents ( 1 episode ) as Angel
- 1957 Maverick ( 1 episode ) as Laura Dillon
- 1969 Love, American Style ( 1 episode ) as Joan Landers
- 1959 Hawaiian Eye ( 1 episode ) as Laura Lytton
- 1965 Hogan's Heroes ( 1 episode ) as Leslie Smythe-Beddoes
- 2021 A Life in Ten Pictures ( 1 episode ) as Self - Participant
- 1982 Madame's Place ( 1 episode ) as Kaye Jacobs
- 1992 Delta ( 1 episode ) as Charlotte Tyler
- 2012 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest Judge
- 1958 Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer ( 1 episode ) as Susan Jarrad
- 1963 Arrest and Trial ( 1 episode ) as Colleen Riley
- 1958 Bat Masterson ( 1 episode ) as Nellie Fontana
- 1980 The Flintstone Comedy Show ( 126 episodes ) as Hidea Frankenstone
- 1984 Murder, She Wrote ( 1 episode ) as Renee
- 1980 The Frankenstones ( 11 episodes ) as Hidea Frankenstone (voice)
- 1964 Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. ( 1 episode ) as Gloria Morgan
- 1993 Power Rangers ( 1 episode ) as Koko Kashmere
- 1967 Mannix ( 1 episode ) as Jean Coleman
- 1969 Love, American Style ( 1 episode ) as Nancy
- 1984 1st & Ten ( 11 episodes ) as Rona
- 1984 1st & Ten ( 1 episode ) as Rona (uncredited)
- 1968 The Mod Squad ( 1 episode ) as Gloria Hardy
- 1958 Yancy Derringer ( 1 episode ) as Romilly Vale
- 1967 Ironside ( 1 episode ) as Marian Lord
- 1958 77 Sunset Strip ( 1 episode ) as Melissa Mateneau
- 1960 Stagecoach West ( 1 episode ) as Della Bell
- 1958 77 Sunset Strip ( 1 episode ) as Diane Adams
- 1966 Hollywood Squares ( 10 episodes ) as Self
