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Ruta Lee

Actress / Film Actress / Model (person) / Stage Actress / Television Actress / Voice Actress | * 05/30/1936 (87) | Montréal, Québec (Canada)
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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 Match Game, and as Alex Trebek's co-host on High Rollers. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

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Awards & Nominations for Ruta Lee

Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame Knight's Cross of The Order for Merits To Lithuania
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Movies with Ruta Lee as Actress(31)

as Diego's Neighbor2021 Senior Moment
as Rose Jenkins2007 Christmas at Cadillac Jack's
as Grandma2007 A Christmas Too Many
as Granny Conlon2006 Christmas Do-Over
as Doris2004 Quiet Kill
as Laura Fawkes1995 Funny Bones
as Faye Converse1990 People Like Us
as Revolta (voice)1988 Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
as Ernestine Di Gonzini1980 The Ghosts of Buxley Hall
as herself1980 Lucy Moves to NBC
as Phyllis Dorfman1974 Indict and Convict
as Evelyn Danton1974 Roll, Freddy, Roll!
as Dr. Marion Turner1972 Doomsday Machine
as Lottie1964 Bullet for a Badman
as A.G. Bannister1963 Hootenanny Hoot
as Marleen1963 The Gun Hawk
as Amelia Parent1962 Sergeants 3
as Anna Kemp1961 Operation Eichmann
as Imogene Norman1958 Marjorie Morningstar
as Lettie1957 Funny Face
as Denise1956 Gaby
as Bride Ruth Jensen1954 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

TV Shows/Series with Ruta Lee as Actress(72)

as Charlotte Tyler1992 Delta
as Kaye Jacobs1982 Madame's Place
1982 Hotel
as Hidea Frankenstone1980 The Flintstone Comedy Show
as Marsha Whitewood1977 Three's Company
1977 CHiPs
as Joan Landers1969 Love, American Style
as Shirley Ballinger1969 Marcus Welby, M.D.
1967 Mannix
as Laura Jean1963 Burke's Law
as Ulla Swenson1963 Burke's Law
as Margot Davis1963 Burke's Law
as Mrs. Janet Loring1963 The Fugitive
as Judith Holly1962 The Virginian
as Jane Carlyle1962 The Virginian
as Ruta Lee / Miss Audrey Fields1962 The Lucy Show
1960 Outlaws
as Ellen Barton1959 The Rebel
as Sheila Delancey1959 Rawhide
as Lorraine1959 Rawhide
as Shelly Lewis1958 Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
as Louise Thompson1957 Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Connie Cooper1957 Perry Mason
as Millie Crest1957 Perry Mason
as Vita Culver1957 Perry Mason
as Vivian Cosgrave1957 Perry Mason
as Irene Prentice1957 Perry Mason
as Lucy Barron1957 Sugarfoot
as Ora Kane1957 M Squad
as Connie Meston1957 M Squad
as Ruby Boyenton1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Angela Temple McLaughlin1955 The Millionaire
as Jennie Lane1955 Gunsmoke
as Jenny1955 Gunsmoke
1951 Dragnet
as Marian1950 Lux Video Theatre

Full Name: Ruta Lee
Born: Saturday, 05/30 1936 (May) in Montréal, Québec (Canada) (current age: 87 years + 294 days)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Educated at: Los Angeles City College, University of California, Los Angeles, Hollywood High School
Other names for Ruta Lee (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Rita Kilmonis"
"Ruta Kilmonis"
"Ruta Mary Kilmonis"
Ruta Lee frequently works together with these people:
Harry Harvey (49x, Actor)
J. Pat O'Malley (45x, Actor)
Bill Erwin (45x, Actor)
Karl Swenson (43x, Actor)
Claude Akins (42x, Actor)
John Dehner (41x, Actor)
William Schallert (41x, Actor)
Bartlett Robinson (41x, Actor)
John Anderson (41x, Actor)
Robert Karnes (40x, Actor)
Harry Lauter (40x, Actor)
Ian Wolfe (3x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:209856, Added: 07/24/2018, Last updated: 03/05/2024