Ruta Lee
- Acting
- May 30, 1935 · 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
Known for
Filmography
- A Life in Ten Pictures · Self
- Senior Moment · Diego's Neighbor
- RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars · Self
- Kay Thompson: Think Pink! · Self
- Christmas at Cadillac Jack's · Rose Jenkins
- A Christmas Too Many · Grandma
- Christmas Do-Over · Granny Conlon
- Quiet Kill · Doris
- Life with Bonnie · Mrs. Ruta Blanchette
- Pretty When You Cry · Antique Store Patron
- Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills · Mrs. Poole
- Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' · Self
- E! True Hollywood Story
- Funny Bones · Laura Fawkes
- Saved by the Bell: The New Class · Mrs. Gore
- Power Rangers · Koko Kashmere
- Delta · Charlotte Tyler
- Timeless Tales: Rapunzel
- People Like Us · Faye Converse
- Sweet Bird of Youth · Sally Powers
- Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School · Revolta (Voice)
- Coming of Age
- Jake and the Fatman
- 1st & Ten · Rona, Rona (uncredited)
- Charles in Charge · Gloria
- Murder, She Wrote · Renee
- Smorgasbord · Ms. Sultry (Voice)
- Madame's Place · Kaye Jacobs
- Hotel
- Simon & Simon
- Elvis and the Beauty Queen · Su-Su
- The Ghosts of Buxley Hall · Ernestine Di Gonzini
- The Flintstone Comedy Show · Hidea Frankenstone
- The Frankenstones · Hidea Frankenstone (Voice)
- Lucy Moves to NBC · Self
- CHiPs
- Three's Company · Marsha Whitewood
- Rooster: Spurs of Death! · Gayly
- Roll, Freddy, Roll! · Evelyn Danton
- Indict and Convict · Phyllis Dorfman
- Me and the Chimp
- Doomsday Machine · Dr. Marion Turner
- A Howling in the Woods · Sharon
- Love, American Style · Joan Landers, Nancy
- Marcus Welby, M.D. · Shirley Ballinger
- The Mod Squad · Gloria Hardy
- Mannix · Jean Coleman
- Judd, for the Defense
- The Guns of Will Sonnett
- Ironside · Marian Lord
- Hollywood Squares · Self
- Hogan's Heroes · Dr. Suzette Lechay, Leslie Smythe-Beddoes
- The Wild Wild West · Laurie Morgan
- Invisible Diplomats · Connie Wisner
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. · Gloria Morgan
- Bullet for a Badman · Lottie
- The Bill Dana Show
- Burke's Law · Laura Jean, Margot Davis
- Temple Houston · Lucy Tolliver
- The Fugitive · Mrs. Janet Loring
- Arrest and Trial · Colleen Riley
- The Gun Hawk · Marleen
- Hootenanny Hoot! · A.G. Bannister
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson · Self
- The Lucy Show · Audrey Fields, Ruta Lee
- The Virginian · Judith Holly, Jane Carlyle
- Sergeants 3 · Amelia Parent
- Operation Eichmann · Anna Kemp
- Tallahassee 7000
- Stagecoach West · Della Bell
- The Andy Griffith Show · Jean Boswell, Darlene Mason
- Outlaws
- Hawaiian Eye · Stella Hughes, Laura Lytton
- The Alaskans
- The Rebel · Ellen Barton
- The Twilight Zone · Flora Gordon
- Johnny Staccato
- Tightrope · Laura Brahn
- Rawhide · Sheila Delancey, Lorraine
- 77 Sunset Strip · Katie Moran, Melissa Mateneau