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Ruta Lee

Acting

Born May 30, 1935 · Montréal, Québec, Canada

Also known as Rita Kilmonis · Ruta Kilmonis · Ruta Mary 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

Awards & recognition

  • Knight's Cross of the OrderMerits to Lithuania
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Filmography50+ titles

A Life in Ten Pictures

2021as Self - Participant

The Twilight Zone

1959as Flora Gordon

Witness for the Prosecution

1957as Diana

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955as Angel

Perry Mason

1957as Vita Culver

Three's Company

1977as Marsha Whitewood

Hogan's Heroes

1965as Leslie Smythe-Beddoes

The Wild Wild West

1965as Laurie Morgan

The Andy Griffith Show

1960as Darlene Mason

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Renee

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962as Self

Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School

1988as Revolta (voice)

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

2012as Self - Guest Judge

The Fugitive

1963as Mrs. Janet Loring

Rawhide

1959as Lorraine

Power Rangers

1993as Koko Kashmere

The Lucy Show

1962as Ruta Lee

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

1954as Bride Ruth Jensen

Funny Face

1957as Lettie

CHiPs

1977

Ironside

1967as Marian Lord

Maverick

1957as Laura Dillon

Mannix

1967as Jean Coleman

Operation Eichmann

1961as Anna Kemp

Simon & Simon

1981

Gunsmoke

1955as Jenny

Lux Video Theatre

as Marian

Funny Bones

1995as Laura Fawkes

Marcus Welby, M.D.

1969as Shirley Ballinger

Peter Gunn

1958

Adventures of Superman

1952as Claire - High School Girl

The Ghosts of Buxley Hall

1980as Ernestine Di Gonzini

The Virginian

1962as Jane Carlyle

Dragnet

1951

1st & Ten

1984as Rona

Bullet for a Badman

1964as Lottie

Yancy Derringer

as Romilly Vale

Charles in Charge

1984as Gloria

Bat Masterson

1958as Nellie Fontana

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

1955as Tennis Girl (uncredited)

Cheyenne

1955

Smorgasbord

1983as Ms. Sultry (voice)

Saved by the Bell: The New Class

1993as Mrs. Gore

People Like Us

1990as Faye Converse

Christmas Do-Over

2006as Granny Conlon

Senior Moment

2021as Diego's Neighbor

Sweet Bird of Youth

1989as Sally Powers

Man with a Camera

The Gun Hawk

1963as Marleen

The Rebel

1959as Ellen Barton