Ruta Lee

Ruta Lee

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

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2021

Senior Moment
Senior Moment
as Diego's Neighbor
Movie - Released: 3/26/2021
A Life in Ten Pictures
A Life in Ten Pictures
as Self - Participant
TV - Released: 4/3/2021

2012

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
as Self - Guest Judge
TV - Released: 10/22/2012

2009

Kay Thompson: Think Pink!
Kay Thompson: Think Pink!
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/13/2009

2007

A Christmas Too Many
A Christmas Too Many
as Grandma
Movie - Released: 12/4/2007
Christmas at Cadillac Jack's
Christmas at Cadillac Jack's
as Rose Jenkins
Movie - Released: 12/18/2007

2006

Christmas Do-Over
Christmas Do-Over
as Granny Conlon
Movie - Released: 12/16/2006

2004

Quiet Kill
Quiet Kill
as Doris
Movie - Released: 7/1/2004

2002

Life with Bonnie
Life with Bonnie
as Mrs. Ruta Blanchette
TV - Released: 9/17/2002

2001

Pretty When You Cry
Pretty When You Cry
as Antique Store Patron
Movie - Released: 1/1/2001

1997

Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
as Mrs. Poole
Movie - Released: 10/7/1997
Movie

1996

E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story
TV - Released: 8/21/1996

1995

Funny Bones
Funny Bones
as Laura Fawkes
Movie - Released: 9/20/1995

1993

Saved by the Bell: The New Class
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
as Mrs. Gore
TV - Released: 9/11/1993
Power Rangers
Power Rangers
as Koko Kashmere
TV - Released: 8/28/1993

1992

Delta
Delta
as Charlotte Tyler
TV - Released: 9/15/1992

1990

Timeless Tales: Rapunzel
Timeless Tales: Rapunzel
Movie - Released: 9/26/1990
People Like Us
People Like Us
as Faye Converse
Movie - Released: 5/13/1990

1988

Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
as Revolta (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/16/1988
TV
Coming of Age
TV - Released: 3/15/1988

1987

Jake and the Fatman
Jake and the Fatman
TV - Released: 9/26/1987

1984

Charles in Charge
Charles in Charge
as Gloria
TV - Released: 10/3/1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Renee
TV - Released: 9/30/1984
1st & Ten
1st & Ten
as Rona
TV - Released: 12/2/1984
1st & Ten
1st & Ten
as Rona (uncredited)
TV - Released: 12/2/1984

1982

Hotel
Hotel
TV - Released: 8/21/1982
Madame's Place
Madame's Place
as Kaye Jacobs
TV - Released: 9/20/1982

1981

Elvis and the Beauty Queen
Elvis and the Beauty Queen
as Su-Su
Movie - Released: 3/1/1981
Simon & Simon
Simon & Simon
TV - Released: 11/24/1981

1980

The Ghosts of Buxley Hall
The Ghosts of Buxley Hall
as Ernestine Di Gonzini
Movie - Released: 12/21/1980
Lucy Moves to NBC
Lucy Moves to NBC
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/8/1980
The Flintstone Comedy Show
The Flintstone Comedy Show
as Hidea Frankenstone
TV - Released: 11/22/1980
The Frankenstones
The Frankenstones
as Hidea Frankenstone (voice)
TV - Released: 11/22/1980

1977

Rooster: Spurs of Death!
Rooster: Spurs of Death!
as Gayly
Movie - Released: 1/1/1977
CHiPs
CHiPs
TV - Released: 9/15/1977
Three's Company
Three's Company
as Marsha Whitewood
TV - Released: 3/15/1977

1974

Indict and Convict
Indict and Convict
as Phyllis Dorfman
Movie - Released: 1/6/1974
Roll, Freddy, Roll!
Roll, Freddy, Roll!
as Evelyn Danton
Movie - Released: 12/17/1974

1972

Doomsday Machine
Doomsday Machine
as Dr. Marion Turner
Movie - Released: 1/1/1972
Me and the Chimp
Me and the Chimp
TV - Released: 1/13/1972

1971

A Howling in the Woods
A Howling in the Woods
as Sharon
Movie - Released: 11/5/1971

1969

Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Shirley Ballinger
TV - Released: 9/23/1969
Love, American Style
Love, American Style
as Joan Landers
TV - Released: 9/29/1969
Love, American Style
Love, American Style
as Nancy
TV - Released: 9/29/1969

1968

The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad
as Gloria Hardy
TV - Released: 9/24/1968

1967

Ironside
Ironside
TV - Released: 3/28/1967
Judd for the Defense
Judd for the Defense
TV - Released: 9/8/1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett
The Guns of Will Sonnett
TV - Released: 9/8/1967
Mannix
Mannix
as Jean Coleman
TV - Released: 9/16/1967

1965

Invisible Diplomats
Invisible Diplomats
as Connie Wisner
Movie - Released: 1/1/1965
Hogan's Heroes
Hogan's Heroes
TV - Released: 9/17/1965
Hogan's Heroes
Hogan's Heroes
as Dr. Suzette Lechay
TV - Released: 9/17/1965
The Wild Wild West
The Wild Wild West
as Laurie Morgan
TV - Released: 9/17/1965
Hogan's Heroes
Hogan's Heroes
as Leslie Smythe-Beddoes
TV - Released: 9/17/1965

1964

Bullet for a Badman
Bullet for a Badman
as Lottie
Movie - Released: 9/1/1964
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
as Gloria Morgan
TV - Released: 9/25/1964

1963

The Gun Hawk
The Gun Hawk
as Marleen
Movie - Released: 8/28/1963
Hootenanny Hoot
Hootenanny Hoot
as A.G. Bannister
Movie - Released: 8/1/1963
Burke's Law
Burke's Law
as Laura Jean
TV - Released: 9/20/1963
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
as Mrs. Janet Loring
TV - Released: 9/17/1963
The Bill Dana Show
The Bill Dana Show
TV - Released: 9/22/1963
Burke's Law
Burke's Law
as Margot Davis
TV - Released: 9/20/1963
Burke's Law
Burke's Law
as Ulla Swenson
TV - Released: 9/20/1963
Arrest and Trial
Arrest and Trial
as Colleen Riley
TV - Released: 9/15/1963

1962

Sergeants 3
Sergeants 3
as Amelia Parent
Movie - Released: 2/10/1962
The Virginian
The Virginian
as Judith Holly
TV - Released: 9/19/1962
The Virginian
The Virginian
as Jane Carlyle
TV - Released: 9/19/1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962
The Lucy Show
The Lucy Show
as Audrey Fields
TV - Released: 10/1/1962
The Lucy Show
The Lucy Show
as Ruta Lee
TV - Released: 10/1/1962

1961

Operation Eichmann
Operation Eichmann
as Anna Kemp
Movie - Released: 3/15/1961
Tallahassee 7000
Tallahassee 7000
TV - Released: 1/24/1961

1960

The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show
as Jean Boswell
TV - Released: 10/3/1960
Outlaws
Outlaws
TV - Released: 9/26/1960
The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show
as Darlene Mason
TV - Released: 10/3/1960

1959

Hawaiian Eye
Hawaiian Eye
TV - Released: 10/7/1959
Johnny Staccato
Johnny Staccato
TV - Released: 9/10/1959
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as Flora Gordon
TV - Released: 10/2/1959
Rawhide
Rawhide
as Sheila Delancey
TV - Released: 1/9/1959
The Alaskans
The Alaskans
TV - Released: 10/4/1959
The Rebel
The Rebel
as Ellen Barton
TV - Released: 10/4/1959
Rawhide
Rawhide
as Lorraine
TV - Released: 1/9/1959
Hawaiian Eye
Hawaiian Eye
as Stella Hughes
TV - Released: 10/7/1959
Hawaiian Eye
Hawaiian Eye
as Laura Lytton
TV - Released: 10/7/1959

1958

Marjorie Morningstar
Marjorie Morningstar
as Imogene Norman
Movie - Released: 4/24/1958
77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip
TV - Released: 10/10/1958
Man with a Camera
Man with a Camera
TV - Released: 10/10/1958
Peter Gunn
Peter Gunn
TV - Released: 9/22/1958
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
as Shelly Lewis
TV - Released: 1/7/1958
77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip
as Katie Moran
TV - Released: 10/10/1958
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
as Susan Jarrad
TV - Released: 1/7/1958
Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson
as Nellie Fontana
TV - Released: 10/8/1958
Yancy Derringer
Yancy Derringer
as Romilly Vale
TV - Released: 10/2/1958

1957

Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution
as Diana
Movie - Released: 12/17/1957
Funny Face
Funny Face
as Lettie
Movie - Released: 2/13/1957
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
as Connie Cooper
TV - Released: 9/21/1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Louise Thompson
TV - Released: 7/1/1957
M Squad
M Squad
as Ora Kane
TV - Released: 9/20/1957
Sugarfoot
Sugarfoot
as Lucy Barron
TV - Released: 9/17/1957
TV
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
TV - Released: 7/29/1957
Maverick
Maverick
as Ellen Bordeen
TV - Released: 9/22/1957
Maverick
Maverick
as Dolly
TV - Released: 9/22/1957
M Squad
M Squad
as Connie Meston
TV - Released: 9/20/1957
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
as Millie Crest
TV - Released: 9/21/1957
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
as Vita Culver
TV - Released: 9/21/1957
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
as Vivian Cosgrave
TV - Released: 9/21/1957
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
as Irene Prentice
TV - Released: 9/21/1957
Maverick
Maverick
as Laura Dillon
TV - Released: 9/22/1957

1956

Gaby
Gaby
as Denise
Movie - Released: 5/9/1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Jenny
TV - Released: 10/5/1956

1955

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
as Tennis Girl (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/1/1955
The Twinkle In God's Eye
The Twinkle In God's Eye
as Ruthie
Movie - Released: 10/13/1955
Cheyenne
Cheyenne
TV - Released: 9/20/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Jennie Lane
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Ruby Boyenton
TV - Released: 10/2/1955
Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol
TV - Released: 10/3/1955
The Millionaire
The Millionaire
as Angela Temple McLaughlin
TV - Released: 1/19/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Jenny
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Angel
TV - Released: 10/2/1955

1954

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
as Bride Ruth Jensen
Movie - Released: 7/22/1954
December Bride
December Bride
TV - Released: 10/4/1954

1953

I Led Three Lives
I Led Three Lives
TV - Released: 1/1/1953

1952

Adventures of Superman
Adventures of Superman
as Claire - High School Girl
TV - Released: 9/19/1952

1951

Dragnet
Dragnet
TV - Released: 12/16/1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV - Released: 10/5/1951

1950

TV
Lux Video Theatre
as Marian
TV - Released: 10/2/1950