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Ruta Lee

Bio: 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"

Born: Sat, May 30 1936

Birthplace: Montréal, Québec, Canada

Ruta Lee is 88 years old

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Senior Moment

Ruta Lee was

84 in Senior Moment

as 'Diego's Neighbor'.

Fri, Mar 26 2021

Kay Thompson: Think Pink!

Ruta Lee was

72 in Kay Thompson: Think Pink!

as 'Self'.

Tue, Jan 13 2009

Christmas at Cadillac Jack's

Ruta Lee was

71 in Christmas at Cadillac Jack's

as 'Rose Jenkins'.

Tue, Dec 18 2007

A Christmas Too Many

Ruta Lee was

71 in A Christmas Too Many

as 'Grandma'.

Tue, Dec 04 2007

Christmas Do-Over

Ruta Lee was

70 in Christmas Do-Over

as 'Granny Conlon'.

Sat, Dec 16 2006

Quiet Kill

Ruta Lee was

68 in Quiet Kill

as 'Doris'.

Thu, Jul 01 2004

Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills

Ruta Lee was

61 in Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills

as 'Mrs. Poole'.

Tue, Oct 07 1997

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

Ruta Lee was

60 in Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'

as 'Herself'.

Wed, Jan 01 1997

Funny Bones

Ruta Lee was

59 in Funny Bones

as 'Laura Fawkes'.

Wed, Sep 20 1995

People Like Us

Ruta Lee was

53 in People Like Us

as 'Faye Converse'.

Sun, May 13 1990

Rapunzel

Ruta Lee was

53 in Rapunzel

Mon, Jan 01 1990

Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School

Ruta Lee was

52 in Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School

as 'Revolta (voice)'.

Sun, Oct 16 1988

Elvis and the Beauty Queen

Ruta Lee was

44 in Elvis and the Beauty Queen

as 'Su-Su'.

Sun, Mar 01 1981

The Ghosts of Buxley Hall

Ruta Lee was

44 in The Ghosts of Buxley Hall

as 'Ernestine Di Gonzini'.

Sun, Dec 21 1980

Lucy Moves to NBC

Ruta Lee was

43 in Lucy Moves to NBC

as 'Self'.

Fri, Feb 08 1980

Rooster: Spurs of Death!

Ruta Lee was

40 in Rooster: Spurs of Death!

as 'Gayly'.

Sat, Jan 01 1977

Roll, Freddy, Roll!

Ruta Lee was

38 in Roll, Freddy, Roll!

as 'Evelyn Danton'.

Tue, Dec 17 1974

Indict and Convict

Ruta Lee was

37 in Indict and Convict

as 'Phyllis Dorfman'.

Sun, Jan 06 1974

Doomsday Machine

Ruta Lee was

35 in Doomsday Machine

as 'Dr. Marion Turner'.

Sat, Jan 01 1972

A Howling in the Woods

Ruta Lee was

35 in A Howling in the Woods

as 'Sharon'.

Fri, Nov 05 1971

Invisible Diplomats

Ruta Lee was

28 in Invisible Diplomats

as 'Connie Wisner'.

Fri, Jan 01 1965

Bullet for a Badman

Ruta Lee was

28 in Bullet for a Badman

as 'Lottie'.

Tue, Sep 01 1964

The Gun Hawk

Ruta Lee was

27 in The Gun Hawk

as 'Marleen'.

Wed, Aug 28 1963

Hootenanny Hoot

Ruta Lee was

27 in Hootenanny Hoot

as 'A.G. Bannister'.

Thu, Aug 01 1963

Sergeants 3

Ruta Lee was

25 in Sergeants 3

as 'Amelia Parent'.

Sat, Feb 10 1962

Operation Eichmann

Ruta Lee was

24 in Operation Eichmann

as 'Anna Kemp'.

Wed, Mar 15 1961

Marjorie Morningstar

Ruta Lee was

21 in Marjorie Morningstar

as 'Imogene Norman'.

Thu, Apr 24 1958

Witness for the Prosecution

Ruta Lee was

21 in Witness for the Prosecution

as 'Diana'.

Tue, Dec 17 1957

Funny Face

Ruta Lee was

20 in Funny Face

as 'Lettie'.

Wed, Feb 13 1957

Gaby

Ruta Lee was

19 in Gaby

as 'Denise'.

Wed, May 09 1956

The Twinkle In God's Eye

Ruta Lee was

19 in The Twinkle In God's Eye

as 'Ruthie'.

Thu, Oct 13 1955

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

Ruta Lee was

19 in The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

as 'Tennis Girl (uncredited)'.

Sat, Oct 01 1955

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Ruta Lee was

18 in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

as 'Bride Ruth Jensen'.

Thu, Jul 22 1954

TV Shows (Acting Roles)

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A Life in Ten Pictures

Ruta Lee was

84+ in A Life in Ten Pictures

as 'Self - Participant'.

First Air Date
Sat, Apr 03 2021

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

Ruta Lee was

76+ in RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

as 'Self - Guest Judge'.

First Air Date
Mon, Oct 22 2012

Life with Bonnie

Ruta Lee was

66+ in Life with Bonnie

as 'Mrs. Ruta Blanchette'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 17 2002

E! True Hollywood Story

Ruta Lee was

60+ in E! True Hollywood Story

First Air Date
Wed, Aug 21 1996

Saved by the Bell: The New Class

Ruta Lee was

57+ in Saved by the Bell: The New Class

as 'Mrs. Gore'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 11 1993

Power Rangers

Ruta Lee was

57+ in Power Rangers

as 'Koko Kashmere'.

First Air Date
Sat, Aug 28 1993

Delta

Ruta Lee was

56+ in Delta

as 'Charlotte Tyler'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 15 1992

Coming of Age

Ruta Lee was

51+ in Coming of Age

First Air Date
Tue, Mar 15 1988

Jake and the Fatman

Ruta Lee was

51+ in Jake and the Fatman

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 26 1987

1st & Ten

Ruta Lee was

48+ in 1st & Ten

as 'Rona'.

First Air Date
Sun, Dec 02 1984

Charles in Charge

Ruta Lee was

48+ in Charles in Charge

as 'Gloria'.

First Air Date
Wed, Oct 03 1984

Murder, She Wrote

Ruta Lee was

48+ in Murder, She Wrote

as 'Renee'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 30 1984

Madame's Place

Ruta Lee was

46+ in Madame's Place

as 'Kaye Jacobs'.

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 20 1982

Hotel

Ruta Lee was

46+ in Hotel

First Air Date
Sat, Aug 21 1982

Simon & Simon

Ruta Lee was

45+ in Simon & Simon

First Air Date
Tue, Nov 24 1981

The Flintstone Comedy Show

Ruta Lee was

44+ in The Flintstone Comedy Show

as 'Hidea Frankenstone'.

First Air Date
Sat, Nov 22 1980

The Frankenstones

Ruta Lee was

44+ in The Frankenstones

as 'Hidea Frankenstone (voice)'.

First Air Date
Sat, Nov 22 1980

CHiPs

Ruta Lee was

41+ in CHiPs

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 15 1977

Three's Company

Ruta Lee was

40+ in Three's Company

as 'Marsha Whitewood'.

First Air Date
Tue, Mar 15 1977

Me and the Chimp

Ruta Lee was

35+ in Me and the Chimp

First Air Date
Thu, Jan 13 1972

Love, American Style

Ruta Lee was

33+ in Love, American Style

as 'Joan Landers'.

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 29 1969

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Ruta Lee was

33+ in Marcus Welby, M.D.

as 'Shirley Ballinger'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 23 1969

The Mod Squad

Ruta Lee was

32+ in The Mod Squad

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 24 1968

Mannix

Ruta Lee was

31+ in Mannix

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 16 1967

The Guns of Will Sonnett

Ruta Lee was

31+ in The Guns of Will Sonnett

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 08 1967

Judd for the Defense

Ruta Lee was

31+ in Judd for the Defense

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 08 1967

Ironside

Ruta Lee was

30+ in Ironside

First Air Date
Tue, Mar 28 1967

The Wild Wild West

Ruta Lee was

29+ in The Wild Wild West

as 'Laurie Morgan'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 17 1965

Hogan's Heroes

Ruta Lee was

29+ in Hogan's Heroes

as ', Dr. Suzette Lechay, Leslie Smythe-Beddoes'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 17 1965

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Ruta Lee was

28+ in Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

as 'Gloria Morgan'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 25 1964

The Bill Dana Show

Ruta Lee was

27+ in The Bill Dana Show

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 22 1963

Burke's Law

Ruta Lee was

27+ in Burke's Law

as 'Laura Jean, Margot Davis, Ulla Swenson'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 20 1963

The Fugitive

Ruta Lee was

27+ in The Fugitive

as 'Mrs. Janet Loring'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 17 1963

Arrest and Trial

Ruta Lee was

27+ in Arrest and Trial

as 'Colleen Riley'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 15 1963

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Ruta Lee was

26+ in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as 'Self'.

First Air Date
Mon, Oct 01 1962

The Lucy Show

Ruta Lee was

26+ in The Lucy Show

as 'Ruta Lee, Audrey Fields'.

First Air Date
Mon, Oct 01 1962

The Virginian

Ruta Lee was

26+ in The Virginian

as 'Judith Holly, Jane Carlyle'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 19 1962

Tallahassee 7000

Ruta Lee was

24+ in Tallahassee 7000

First Air Date
Tue, Jan 24 1961

The Andy Griffith Show

Ruta Lee was

24+ in The Andy Griffith Show

as 'Jean Boswell, Darlene Mason'.

First Air Date
Mon, Oct 03 1960

Outlaws

Ruta Lee was

24+ in Outlaws

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 26 1960

Hawaiian Eye

Ruta Lee was

23+ in Hawaiian Eye

as ', Stella Hughes, Laura Lytton'.

First Air Date
Wed, Oct 07 1959

The Alaskans

Ruta Lee was

23+ in The Alaskans

First Air Date
Sun, Oct 04 1959

The Rebel

Ruta Lee was

23+ in The Rebel

as 'Ellen Barton'.

First Air Date
Sun, Oct 04 1959

The Twilight Zone

Ruta Lee was

23+ in The Twilight Zone

as 'Flora Gordon'.

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 02 1959

Johnny Staccato

Ruta Lee was

23+ in Johnny Staccato

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 10 1959

Rawhide

Ruta Lee was

22+ in Rawhide

as 'Sheila Delancey, Lorraine'.

First Air Date
Fri, Jan 09 1959

77 Sunset Strip

Ruta Lee was

22+ in 77 Sunset Strip

as ', Katie Moran'.

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 10 1958

Man with a Camera

Ruta Lee was

22+ in Man with a Camera

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 10 1958

Bat Masterson

Ruta Lee was

22+ in Bat Masterson

as 'Nellie Fontana'.

First Air Date
Wed, Oct 08 1958

Peter Gunn

Ruta Lee was

22+ in Peter Gunn

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 22 1958

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

Ruta Lee was

21+ in Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

as 'Shelly Lewis, Susan Jarrad'.

First Air Date
Tue, Jan 07 1958

Maverick

Ruta Lee was

21+ in Maverick

as 'Ellen Bordeen, Dolly, Laura Dillon'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 22 1957

Perry Mason

Ruta Lee was

21+ in Perry Mason

as 'Connie Cooper, Millie Crest, Vita Culver, Vivian Cosgrave, Irene Prentice'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 21 1957

M Squad

Ruta Lee was

21+ in M Squad

as 'Ora Kane, Connie Meston'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 20 1957

Sugarfoot

Ruta Lee was

21+ in Sugarfoot

as 'Lucy Barron'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 17 1957

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Ruta Lee was

21+ in Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as 'Self'.

First Air Date
Mon, Jul 29 1957

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Ruta Lee was

21+ in Richard Diamond, Private Detective

as 'Louise Thompson'.

First Air Date
Mon, Jul 01 1957

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Ruta Lee was

20+ in Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as 'Jenny'.

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 05 1956

Highway Patrol

Ruta Lee was

19+ in Highway Patrol

First Air Date
Mon, Oct 03 1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Ruta Lee was

19+ in Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as 'Ruby Boyenton, Angel'.

First Air Date
Sun, Oct 02 1955

Cheyenne

Ruta Lee was

19+ in Cheyenne

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 20 1955

Gunsmoke

Ruta Lee was

19+ in Gunsmoke

as 'Jennie Lane, Jenny'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 10 1955

The Millionaire

Ruta Lee was

18+ in The Millionaire

as 'Angela Temple McLaughlin'.

First Air Date
Wed, Jan 19 1955

December Bride

Ruta Lee was

18+ in December Bride

First Air Date
Mon, Oct 04 1954

I Led Three Lives

Ruta Lee was

16+ in I Led Three Lives

First Air Date
Thu, Jan 01 1953

Adventures of Superman

Ruta Lee was

16+ in Adventures of Superman

as 'Claire - High School Girl'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 19 1952

Dragnet

Ruta Lee was

15+ in Dragnet

First Air Date
Sun, Dec 16 1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Ruta Lee was

15+ in Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 05 1951

Lux Video Theatre

Ruta Lee was

14+ in Lux Video Theatre

as 'Marian'.

First Air Date
Mon, Oct 02 1950