Actor profile

Ruta Lee

30th May 1935 Montréal, Québec, Canada Acting

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

36 Movies 94 TV Shows 134 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Senior Moment poster

Senior Moment 26th March 2021 as Diego's Neighbor

Kay Thompson: Think Pink! poster

Kay Thompson: Think Pink! 13th January 2009 as Self

Christmas at Cadillac Jack's poster

Christmas at Cadillac Jack's 18th December 2007 as Rose Jenkins

A Christmas Too Many poster

A Christmas Too Many 4th December 2007 as Grandma

Christmas Do-Over poster

Christmas Do-Over 16th December 2006 as Granny Conlon

Quiet Kill poster

Quiet Kill 1st July 2004 as Doris

Pretty When You Cry poster

Pretty When You Cry 27th November 2001 as Antique Store Patron

Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills poster

Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills 7th October 1997 as Mrs. Poole

Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' poster

Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' 1st January 1997 as Herself

Funny Bones poster

Funny Bones 20th September 1995 as Laura Fawkes

Timeless Tales: Rapunzel poster

Timeless Tales: Rapunzel 26th September 1990

People Like Us poster

People Like Us 13th May 1990 as Faye Converse

Sweet Bird of Youth poster

Sweet Bird of Youth 1st October 1989 as Sally Powers

Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School poster

Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School 16th October 1988 as Revolta (voice)

Smorgasbord poster

Smorgasbord 13th April 1983 as Ms. Sultry (voice)

Elvis and the Beauty Queen poster

Elvis and the Beauty Queen 1st March 1981 as Su-Su

The Ghosts of Buxley Hall poster

The Ghosts of Buxley Hall 21st December 1980 as Ernestine Di Gonzini

Lucy Moves to NBC poster

Lucy Moves to NBC 8th February 1980 as Self

Rooster: Spurs of Death! poster

Rooster: Spurs of Death! 1st January 1977 as Gayly

Roll, Freddy, Roll! poster

Roll, Freddy, Roll! 17th December 1974 as Evelyn Danton

Indict and Convict poster

Indict and Convict 6th January 1974 as Phyllis Dorfman

Doomsday Machine poster

Doomsday Machine 1st January 1972 as Dr. Marion Turner

A Howling in the Woods poster

A Howling in the Woods 5th November 1971 as Sharon

Invisible Diplomats poster

Invisible Diplomats 1st January 1965 as Connie Wisner

Bullet for a Badman poster

Bullet for a Badman 1st September 1964 as Lottie

The Gun Hawk poster

The Gun Hawk 28th August 1963 as Marleen

Hootenanny Hoot! poster

Hootenanny Hoot! 1st August 1963 as A.G. Bannister

Sergeants 3 poster

Sergeants 3 10th February 1962 as Amelia Parent

Operation Eichmann poster

Operation Eichmann 15th March 1961 as Anna Kemp

Marjorie Morningstar poster

Marjorie Morningstar 24th April 1958 as Imogene Norman

Witness for the Prosecution poster

Witness for the Prosecution 17th December 1957 as Diana

Funny Face poster

Funny Face 13th February 1957 as Lettie

Gaby poster

Gaby 9th May 1956 as Denise

The Twinkle In God's Eye poster

The Twinkle In God's Eye 13th October 1955 as Ruthie

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing poster

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing 1st October 1955 as Tennis Girl (uncredited)

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers poster

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 22nd July 1954 as Bride Ruth Jensen

A Life in Ten Pictures poster

A Life in Ten Pictures 3rd April 2021 as Self - Participant

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars poster

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 22nd October 2012 as Self - Guest Judge

Life with Bonnie poster

Life with Bonnie 17th September 2002 as Mrs. Ruta Blanchette

E! True Hollywood Story poster

E! True Hollywood Story 21st August 1996

Saved by the Bell: The New Class poster

Saved by the Bell: The New Class 11th September 1993 as Mrs. Gore

Power Rangers poster

Power Rangers 28th August 1993 as Koko Kashmere

Delta poster

Delta 15th September 1992 as Charlotte Tyler

Jake and the Fatman poster

Jake and the Fatman 26th September 1987

1st & Ten poster

1st & Ten 2nd December 1984 as Rona

1st & Ten poster

1st & Ten 2nd December 1984 as Rona (uncredited)

Charles in Charge poster

Charles in Charge 3rd October 1984 as Gloria

Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote 30th September 1984 as Renee

Madame's Place poster

Madame's Place 20th September 1982 as Kaye Jacobs

Hotel poster

Hotel 21st August 1982

Simon & Simon poster

Simon & Simon 24th November 1981

The Flintstone Comedy Show poster

The Flintstone Comedy Show 22nd November 1980 as Hidea Frankenstone

The Frankenstones poster

The Frankenstones 22nd November 1980 as Hidea Frankenstone (voice)

CHiPs poster

CHiPs 15th September 1977

Three's Company poster

Three's Company 15th March 1977 as Marsha Whitewood

Me and the Chimp poster

Me and the Chimp 13th January 1972

Love, American Style poster

Love, American Style 29th September 1969 as Joan Landers

Love, American Style poster

Love, American Style 29th September 1969 as Nancy

Marcus Welby, M.D. poster

Marcus Welby, M.D. 23rd September 1969 as Shirley Ballinger

The Mod Squad poster

The Mod Squad 24th September 1968 as Gloria Hardy

Mannix poster

Mannix 16th September 1967 as Jean Coleman

Judd, for the Defense poster

Judd, for the Defense 8th September 1967

The Guns of Will Sonnett poster

The Guns of Will Sonnett 8th September 1967

Ironside poster

Ironside 28th March 1967 as Marian Lord

Hollywood Squares poster

Hollywood Squares 17th October 1966 as Self

Hogan's Heroes poster

Hogan's Heroes 17th September 1965

Hogan's Heroes poster

Hogan's Heroes 17th September 1965 as Dr. Suzette Lechay

Hogan's Heroes poster

Hogan's Heroes 17th September 1965 as Leslie Smythe-Beddoes

The Wild Wild West poster

The Wild Wild West 17th September 1965 as Laurie Morgan

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. poster

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. 25th September 1964 as Gloria Morgan

The Bill Dana Show poster

The Bill Dana Show 22nd September 1963

Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law 20th September 1963 as Laura Jean

Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law 20th September 1963 as Margot Davis

Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law 20th September 1963 as Ulla Swenson

The Fugitive poster

The Fugitive 17th September 1963 as Mrs. Janet Loring

Arrest and Trial poster

Arrest and Trial 15th September 1963 as Colleen Riley

The Lucy Show poster

The Lucy Show 1st October 1962 as Audrey Fields

The Lucy Show poster

The Lucy Show 1st October 1962 as Ruta Lee

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1st October 1962 as Self

The Virginian poster

The Virginian 19th September 1962 as Judith Holly

The Virginian poster

The Virginian 19th September 1962 as Jane Carlyle

Tallahassee 7000 poster

Tallahassee 7000 24th January 1961

Stagecoach West poster

Stagecoach West 4th October 1960 as Della Bell

The Andy Griffith Show poster

The Andy Griffith Show 3rd October 1960 as Jean Boswell

The Andy Griffith Show poster

The Andy Griffith Show 3rd October 1960 as Darlene Mason

Outlaws poster

Outlaws 26th September 1960

Hawaiian Eye poster

Hawaiian Eye 7th October 1959

Hawaiian Eye poster

Hawaiian Eye 7th October 1959 as Stella Hughes

Hawaiian Eye poster

Hawaiian Eye 7th October 1959 as Laura Lytton

The Alaskans poster

The Alaskans 4th October 1959

The Rebel poster

The Rebel 4th October 1959 as Ellen Barton

The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone 2nd October 1959 as Flora Gordon

Johnny Staccato poster

Johnny Staccato 10th September 1959

Rawhide poster

Rawhide 9th January 1959 as Sheila Delancey

Rawhide poster

Rawhide 9th January 1959 as Lorraine

77 Sunset Strip poster

77 Sunset Strip 10th October 1958

77 Sunset Strip poster

77 Sunset Strip 10th October 1958 as Katie Moran

77 Sunset Strip poster

77 Sunset Strip 10th October 1958 as Melissa Mateneau

77 Sunset Strip poster

77 Sunset Strip 10th October 1958 as Diane Adams

Man with a Camera poster

Man with a Camera 10th October 1958

Bat Masterson poster

Bat Masterson 8th October 1958 as Nellie Fontana

Yancy Derringer poster

Yancy Derringer 2nd October 1958 as Romilly Vale

Peter Gunn poster

Peter Gunn 22nd September 1958

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer poster

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer 7th January 1958 as Shelly Lewis

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer poster

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer 7th January 1958 as Susan Jarrad

Maverick poster

Maverick 22nd September 1957 as Ellen Bordeen

Maverick poster

Maverick 22nd September 1957 as Dolly

Maverick poster

Maverick 22nd September 1957 as Laura Dillon

Perry Mason poster

Perry Mason 21st September 1957 as Connie Cooper

Perry Mason poster

Perry Mason 21st September 1957 as Millie Crest

Perry Mason poster

Perry Mason 21st September 1957 as Vita Culver

Perry Mason poster

Perry Mason 21st September 1957 as Vivian Cosgrave

Perry Mason poster

Perry Mason 21st September 1957 as Irene Prentice

M Squad poster

M Squad 20th September 1957 as Ora Kane

M Squad poster

M Squad 20th September 1957 as Connie Meston

Sugarfoot poster

Sugarfoot 17th September 1957 as Lucy Barron

Richard Diamond, Private Detective poster

Richard Diamond, Private Detective 1st July 1957 as Louise Thompson

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 5th October 1956 as Jenny

Highway Patrol poster

Highway Patrol 3rd October 1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents 2nd October 1955 as Ruby Boyenton

Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents 2nd October 1955 as Angel

Cheyenne poster

Cheyenne 20th September 1955

Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke 10th September 1955 as Jennie Lane

Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke 10th September 1955 as Jenny

The Millionaire poster

The Millionaire 19th January 1955 as Angela Temple McLaughlin

December Bride poster

December Bride 4th October 1954

I Led Three Lives poster

I Led Three Lives 1st January 1953

Adventures of Superman poster

Adventures of Superman 19th September 1952 as Claire - High School Girl

Dragnet poster

Dragnet 16th December 1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 5th October 1951