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Home/People/Ruta Lee
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Born
May 30, 1935
Age 90
Place of Birth
Montréal, Québec, Canada
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

36
Movies
95
TV Shows
Also Known As
Rita Kilmonis
Ruta Kilmonis
Ruta Mary Kilmonis
IMDb Profile

Ruta Lee

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
Senior Moment poster

Senior Moment

as Diego's Neighbor
2021
Kay Thompson: Think Pink! poster

Kay Thompson: Think Pink!

as Self
2009
Christmas at Cadillac Jack's poster

Christmas at Cadillac Jack's

as Rose Jenkins
2007
A Christmas Too Many poster

A Christmas Too Many

as Grandma
2007
Christmas Do-Over poster

Christmas Do-Over

as Granny Conlon
2006
Quiet Kill poster

Quiet Kill

as Doris
2004
Pretty When You Cry poster

Pretty When You Cry

as Antique Store Patron
2001
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills poster

Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills

as Mrs. Poole
1997
Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' poster

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

as Herself
1997
Funny Bones poster

Funny Bones

as Laura Fawkes
1995
Timeless Tales: Rapunzel poster

Timeless Tales: Rapunzel

Cast
1990
People Like Us poster

People Like Us

as Faye Converse
1990
Sweet Bird of Youth poster

Sweet Bird of Youth

as Sally Powers
1989
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School poster

Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School

as Revolta (voice)
1988
Elvis and the Beauty Queen poster

Elvis and the Beauty Queen

as Su-Su
1981
The Ghosts of Buxley Hall poster

The Ghosts of Buxley Hall

as Ernestine Di Gonzini
1980
Lucy Moves to NBC poster

Lucy Moves to NBC

as Self
1980
Rooster: Spurs of Death! poster

Rooster: Spurs of Death!

as Gayly
1977
Roll, Freddy, Roll! poster

Roll, Freddy, Roll!

as Evelyn Danton
1974
Indict and Convict poster

Indict and Convict

as Phyllis Dorfman
1974