Ruta Lee
Born: 1935-05-30 in Montréal, Québec, Canada
Known For: Acting
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
Filmography
2021
- A Life in Ten Pictures as Self - Participant
- Senior Moment as Diego's Neighbor
2012
- RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars as Self - Guest Judge
2009
- Kay Thompson: Think Pink! as Self
2007
- Christmas at Cadillac Jack's as Rose Jenkins
- A Christmas Too Many as Grandma
2006
- Christmas Do-Over as Granny Conlon
2004
- Quiet Kill as Doris
2002
- Life with Bonnie as Mrs. Ruta Blanchette
2001
- Pretty When You Cry as Antique Store Patron
1997
- Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills as Mrs. Poole
- Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' as Herself
1995
- Funny Bones as Laura Fawkes
1993
- Power Rangers as Koko Kashmere
- Saved by the Bell: The New Class as Mrs. Gore
1992
- Delta as Charlotte Tyler
1990
- People Like Us as Faye Converse
- Timeless Tales: Rapunzel
1989
- Sweet Bird of Youth as Sally Powers
1988
- Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School as Revolta (voice)
- Coming of Age
1987
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Renee
- Charles in Charge as Gloria
- 1st & Ten as Rona
1983
- Smorgasbord as Ms. Sultry (voice)
1982
- Hotel
- Madame's Place as Kaye Jacobs
1981
- Simon & Simon
- Elvis and the Beauty Queen as Su-Su
1980
- The Flintstone Comedy Show as Hidea Frankenstone
- The Ghosts of Buxley Hall as Ernestine Di Gonzini
- The Frankenstones as Hidea Frankenstone (voice)
- Lucy Moves to NBC as Self
1977
- Three's Company as Marsha Whitewood
- CHiPs
- Rooster: Spurs of Death! as Gayly
1974
- Indict and Convict as Phyllis Dorfman
- Roll, Freddy, Roll! as Evelyn Danton
1972
- Me and the Chimp
- Doomsday Machine as Dr. Marion Turner
1971
- A Howling in the Woods as Sharon
1969
- Love, American Style as Joan Landers
- Marcus Welby, M.D. as Shirley Ballinger
1968
- The Mod Squad as Gloria Hardy
1967
- Mannix as Jean Coleman
- Ironside as Marian Lord
- Judd, for the Defense
- The Guns of Will Sonnett
1965
- Hogan's Heroes
- The Wild Wild West as Laurie Morgan
- Invisible Diplomats as Connie Wisner
1964
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. as Gloria Morgan
- Bullet for a Badman as Lottie
1963
- The Fugitive as Mrs. Janet Loring
- Burke's Law as Laura Jean
- Arrest and Trial as Colleen Riley
- The Bill Dana Show
- The Gun Hawk as Marleen
- Hootenanny Hoot as A.G. Bannister
1962
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- The Virginian as Judith Holly
- The Lucy Show as Ruta Lee
- Sergeants 3 as Amelia Parent
1961
- Tallahassee 7000
- Operation Eichmann as Anna Kemp
1960
- The Andy Griffith Show as Jean Boswell
- Outlaws
- Stagecoach West as Della Bell
1959
- The Twilight Zone as Flora Gordon
- Rawhide as Sheila Delancey
- Hawaiian Eye
- The Rebel as Ellen Barton
- The Alaskans
- Johnny Staccato
1958
- Peter Gunn
- Bat Masterson as Nellie Fontana
- 77 Sunset Strip
- Yancy Derringer as Romilly Vale
- Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer as Shelly Lewis
- Man with a Camera
- Marjorie Morningstar as Imogene Norman
1957
- Perry Mason as Connie Cooper
- Maverick as Ellen Bordeen
- Sugarfoot as Lucy Barron
- Richard Diamond, Private Detective as Louise Thompson
- M Squad as Ora Kane
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self
- Witness for the Prosecution as Diana
- Funny Face as Lettie
1956
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Jenny
- Gaby as Denise
1955
- Cheyenne
- Gunsmoke as Jennie Lane
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Ruby Boyenton
- Highway Patrol
- The Millionaire as Angela Temple McLaughlin
- The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing as Tennis Girl (uncredited)
- The Twinkle In God's Eye as Ruthie
1954
- December Bride
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers as Bride Ruth Jensen
1953
1952
- Adventures of Superman as Claire - High School Girl
1950
- Lux Video Theatre as Marian