Acting

Ruta Lee

Born 1935-05-30 · Montréal, Québec, Canada

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

Credits

Newest first

A Life in Ten Pictures
as Self - Participant
2021
Senior Moment
as Diego's Neighbor
2021
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
as Self - Guest Judge
2012
Kay Thompson: Think Pink!
as Self
2009
Christmas at Cadillac Jack's
as Rose Jenkins
2007
A Christmas Too Many
as Grandma
2007
Christmas Do-Over
as Granny Conlon
2006
Quiet Kill
as Doris
2004
Life with Bonnie
as Mrs. Ruta Blanchette
2002
Pretty When You Cry
as Antique Store Patron
2001
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
as Mrs. Poole
1997
Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'
as Herself
1997
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Funny Bones
as Laura Fawkes
1995
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
as Mrs. Gore
1993
Power Rangers
as Koko Kashmere
1993
Delta
as Charlotte Tyler
1992
Timeless Tales: Rapunzel
1990
People Like Us
as Faye Converse
1990
Sweet Bird of Youth
as Sally Powers
1989
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
as Revolta (voice)
1988
Coming of Age
1988
Jake and the Fatman
1987
1st & Ten
as Rona
1984
1st & Ten
as Rona (uncredited)
1984
Charles in Charge
as Gloria
1984
Murder, She Wrote
as Renee
1984
Smorgasbord
as Ms. Sultry (voice)
1983
Madame's Place
as Kaye Jacobs
1982
Hotel
1982
Simon & Simon
1981
Elvis and the Beauty Queen
as Su-Su
1981
The Ghosts of Buxley Hall
as Ernestine Di Gonzini
1980
The Flintstone Comedy Show
as Hidea Frankenstone
1980
The Frankenstones
as Hidea Frankenstone (voice)
1980
Lucy Moves to NBC
as Self
1980
CHiPs
1977
Three's Company
as Marsha Whitewood
1977
Rooster: Spurs of Death!
as Gayly
1977
Roll, Freddy, Roll!
as Evelyn Danton
1974
Indict and Convict
as Phyllis Dorfman
1974
Me and the Chimp
1972
Doomsday Machine
as Dr. Marion Turner
1972
A Howling in the Woods
as Sharon
1971
Love, American Style
as Joan Landers
1969
Love, American Style
as Nancy
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Shirley Ballinger
1969
The Mod Squad
as Gloria Hardy
1968
Mannix
as Jean Coleman
1967
Judd, for the Defense
1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
Ironside
as Marian Lord
1967
Hollywood Squares
as Self
1966
Hogan's Heroes
1965
Hogan's Heroes
as Dr. Suzette Lechay
1965
The Wild Wild West
as Laurie Morgan
1965
Hogan's Heroes
as Leslie Smythe-Beddoes
1965
Invisible Diplomats
as Connie Wisner
1965
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
as Gloria Morgan
1964
Bullet for a Badman
as Lottie
1964
The Bill Dana Show
1963
Burke's Law
as Laura Jean
1963
Burke's Law
as Margot Davis
1963
Burke's Law
as Ulla Swenson
1963
Temple Houston
as Lucy Tolliver
1963
The Fugitive
as Mrs. Janet Loring
1963
Arrest and Trial
as Colleen Riley
1963
The Gun Hawk
as Marleen
1963
Hootenanny Hoot!
as A.G. Bannister
1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
The Lucy Show
as Audrey Fields
1962
The Lucy Show
as Ruta Lee
1962
The Virginian
as Judith Holly
1962
The Virginian
as Jane Carlyle
1962
Sergeants 3
as Amelia Parent
1962
Operation Eichmann
as Anna Kemp
1961
Tallahassee 7000
1961
Stagecoach West
as Della Bell
1960
The Andy Griffith Show
as Jean Boswell
1960
The Andy Griffith Show
as Darlene Mason
1960