Ruta Lee
Department: Acting
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
Known For
Quiet Kill
2004
Christmas Do-Over
2006
Witness for the Prosecution
1957
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954
A Christmas Too Many
2007
Indict and Convict
1974
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
1955
The Gun Hawk
1963
Bullet for a Badman
1964
Doomsday Machine
1972
The Twinkle In God's Eye
1955
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
1988
A Howling in the Woods
1971
Hootenanny Hoot
1963
Operation Eichmann
1961
Funny Face
1957
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
1997
Kay Thompson: Think Pink!
2009
Marjorie Morningstar
1958
Sergeants 3
1962
Roll, Freddy, Roll!
1974
Timeless Tales: Rapunzel
1990
The Ghosts of Buxley Hall
1980
Funny Bones
1995
Christmas at Cadillac Jack's
2007
Lucy Moves to NBC
1980
Rooster: Spurs of Death!
1977
Gaby
1956
Elvis and the Beauty Queen
1981
Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'
1997
Senior Moment
2021
People Like Us
1990
Invisible Diplomats
1965
Pretty When You Cry
2001
Sweet Bird of Youth
1989
Mamie Exposed! The Life and Loves of the Last Blonde Bombshell
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Smorgasbord
1983
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
CHiPs
1977
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
1993
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Charles in Charge
1984
Burke's Law
1963
Cheyenne
1955
December Bride
1954
Simon & Simon
1981
Life with Bonnie
2002
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Hotel
1982
Three's Company
1977
Hogan's Heroes
1965
Dragnet
1951
Gunsmoke
1955
Perry Mason
1957
Hawaiian Eye
1959
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Man with a Camera
1958
Johnny Staccato
1959
The Twilight Zone
1959
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Outlaws
1960
Me and the Chimp
1972
Rawhide
1959
Highway Patrol
1955
The Fugitive
1963
I Led Three Lives
1953
The Millionaire
1955
The Virginian
1962
Peter Gunn
1958
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
M Squad
1957
Judd for the Defense
1967
Coming of Age
1988
The Alaskans
1959
The Rebel
1959
Sugarfoot
1957
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
The Bill Dana Show
1963
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
Tallahassee 7000
1961
Maverick
1957
Maverick
1957
Adventures of Superman
1952
Rawhide
1959
M Squad
1957
The Virginian
1962
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
Gunsmoke
1955
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Burke's Law
1963
The Lucy Show
1962
The Lucy Show
1962
Hogan's Heroes
1965
Burke's Law
1963
Hawaiian Eye
1959
Perry Mason
1957
Perry Mason
1957
Perry Mason
1957
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Perry Mason
1957
The Wild Wild West
1965
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Maverick
1957
Love, American Style
1969
Hawaiian Eye
1959
Hogan's Heroes
1965
A Life in Ten Pictures
2021
Madame's Place
1982
Delta
1992
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958
Arrest and Trial
1963
Bat Masterson
1958
The Flintstone Comedy Show
1980
Murder, She Wrote
1984
The Frankenstones
1980
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
Power Rangers
1993
Mannix
1967
Love, American Style
1969
1st & Ten
1984
1st & Ten
1984
The Mod Squad
1968
Yancy Derringer
1958
Ironside
1967
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Stagecoach West
1960