Ruta Lee

Ruta Lee

  • Birthday: 1936-05-30
  • Place of birth: Montréal, Québec, Canada
  • Also know as: Rita Kilmonis

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

Filmography

Quiet Kill

2004

As Doris

Christmas Do-Over

2006

As Granny Conlon

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

1954

As Bride Ruth Jensen

A Christmas Too Many

2007

As Grandma

Bullet for a Badman

1964

As Lottie

Doomsday Machine

1972

As Dr. Marion Turner

Rapunzel

1990

As

A Howling in the Woods

1971

As Sharon

Hootenanny Hoot

1963

As A.G. Bannister

Operation Eichmann

1961

As Anna Kemp

Roll, Freddy, Roll!

1974

As Evelyn Danton

Funny Face

1957

As Lettie

Marjorie Morningstar

1958

As Imogene Norman

Sergeants 3

1962

As Amelia Parent

The Ghosts of Buxley Hall

1980

As Ernestine Di Gonzini

The Gun Hawk

1963

As Marleen

Funny Bones

1995

As Laura Fawkes

Christmas at Cadillac Jack's

2007

As Rose Jenkins

Lucy Moves to NBC

1980

As Self

Gaby

1956

As Denise

Senior Moment

2021

As Diego's Neighbor

People Like Us

1990

As Faye Converse

Indict and Convict

1974

As Phyllis Dorfman

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

1955

As Tennis Girl (uncredited)

Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School

1988

As Revolta (voice)

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