Ruta Lee
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ruta Lee (born 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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- Born:
- May 30, 1936 In Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 64
- First Appeared:
- In the series Lux Video Theatre 1950-10-02
- Latest Project:
- Movie Christmas at Cadillac Jack's 2007-12-18
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Christmas at Cadillac Jack's | Rose Jenkins | 2007-12-18 |
| Movie | A Christmas Too Many | Grandma | 2007-12-04 |
| Movie | Christmas Do-Over | Granny Conlon | 2006-12-16 |
| Movie | Quiet Kill | Doris | 2004-07-01 |
| Movie | Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills | Mrs. Poole | 1997-10-07 |
| Movie | Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' | Herself | 1997-01-01 |
| Series | E! True Hollywood Story | Unknown | 1996-08-21 |
| Movie | Funny Bones | Laura Fawkes | 1995-09-20 |
| Series | Saved by the Bell: The New Class | Unknown | 1993-09-11 |
| Movie | People Like Us | Faye Converse | 1990-05-13 |
| Movie | Timeless Tales: Rapunzel | 1990-09-26 | |
| Series | Jake and the Fatman | Unknown | 1987-09-26 |
| Series | Charles in Charge | Unknown | 1984-10-03 |
| Series | Hotel | Unknown | 1982-08-21 |
| Movie | Elvis and the Beauty Queen | Su-Su | 1981-03-01 |
| Series | Simon & Simon | Unknown | 1981-11-24 |
| Movie | Lucy Moves to NBC | Self | 1980-02-08 |
| Movie | The Ghosts of Buxley Hall | Ernestine Di Gonzini | 1980-12-21 |
| Series | Three's Company | Marsha Whitewood | 1977-03-15 |
| Movie | Indict and Convict | Phyllis Dorfman | 1974-01-06 |
| Movie | Roll, Freddy, Roll! | Evelyn Danton | 1974-12-17 |
| Movie | Doomsday Machine | Dr. Marion Turner | 1972-01-01 |
| Series | Me and the Chimp | Unknown | 1972-01-13 |
| Movie | A Howling in the Woods | Sharon | 1971-11-05 |
| Series | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Unknown | 1969-09-23 |
| Series | The Mod Squad | Unknown | 1968-09-24 |
| Series | Mannix | Unknown | 1967-09-16 |
| Series | Ironside | Unknown | 1967-03-28 |
| Series | Hogan's Heroes | Unknown | 1965-09-17 |
| Series | The Wild Wild West | Unknown | 1965-09-17 |
| Movie | Bullet for a Badman | Lottie | 1964-09-01 |
| Series | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | Unknown | 1964-09-25 |
| Movie | The Gun Hawk | Marleen | 1963-08-28 |
| Movie | Hootenanny Hoot | A.G. Bannister | 1963-08-01 |
| Series | The Fugitive | Unknown | 1963-09-17 |
| Series | Burke's Law | Unknown | 1963-09-20 |
| Series | The Bill Dana Show | Unknown | 1963-09-22 |
| Movie | Sergeants 3 | Amelia Parent | 1962-02-10 |
| Movie | Operation Eichmann | Anna Kemp | 1961-03-15 |
| Series | The Andy Griffith Show | Unknown | 1960-10-03 |
| Series | The Twilight Zone | Unknown | 1959-10-02 |
| Series | Johnny Staccato | Unknown | 1959-09-10 |
| Series | The Alaskans | Unknown | 1959-10-04 |
| Series | The Rebel | Unknown | 1959-10-04 |
| Series | Hawaiian Eye | Unknown | 1959-10-07 |
| Series | 77 Sunset Strip | Unknown | 1958-10-10 |
| Movie | Marjorie Morningstar | Imogene Norman | 1958-04-24 |
| Series | Man with a Camera | Unknown | 1958-10-10 |
| Movie | Funny Face | Lettie | 1957-02-13 |
| Series | Perry Mason | Unknown | 1957-09-21 |
| Series | M Squad | Unknown | 1957-09-20 |
| Series | The Walter Winchell File | Unknown | 1957-10-02 |
| Movie | Witness for the Prosecution | Diana | 1957-12-17 |
| Movie | Gaby | Denise | 1956-05-09 |
| Movie | The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing | Tennis Girl (uncredited) | 1955-10-01 |
| Series | Gunsmoke | Unknown | 1955-09-10 |
| Series | Highway Patrol | Unknown | 1955-10-03 |
| Movie | The Twinkle In God's Eye | Ruthie | 1955-10-13 |
| Series | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Unknown | 1955-10-02 |
| Movie | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | Bride Ruth Jensen | 1954-07-22 |
| Series | December Bride | Unknown | 1954-10-04 |
| Series | I Led Three Lives | Unknown | 1953-01-01 |
| Series | Adventures of Superman | Unknown | 1952-09-19 |
| Series | Lux Video Theatre | Unknown | 1950-10-02 |