Ruta Lee
Date of birth: 1935-05-30
Place of birth: Montréal, Québec, Canada
Known for: Acting
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
Movie Credits
Quiet Kill
2004-07-01
An attractive married woman and a member of the 'Country Club Tennis Set', is being neglected by her
Christmas Do-Over
2006-12-16
Kevin tries to be involved with his son and ex-wife's family for Christmas. During dinner, he though
Witness for the Prosecution
1957-12-17
An ailing barrister is thrust back into the courtroom in what becomes one of the most unusual and ev
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954-07-22
In 1850 Oregon, when a backwoodsman brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that the
A Christmas Too Many
2007-12-04
Disaster strikes when an aging actress invites her eccentric family to Hollywood for the holidays.
Indict and Convict
1974-01-06
A prosecutor must try his friend, a deputy district attorney, who has been charged with murdering hi
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
1955-10-01
Broadway showgirl Evelyn Nesbit is the object of affection of two men: playboy architect Stanford Wh
The Gun Hawk
1963-08-28
When his town-drunk father is killed by the Sully brothers, gunfighter Blaine Madden exacts his reve
Bullet for a Badman
1964-09-01
Former Texas Rangers Sam Ward and Logan Keliher become enemies when Sam turns bank robber and Logan
Doomsday Machine
1972-01-01
Following the discovery of a doomsday machine capable of destroying Earth, the launch of a US space
The Twinkle In God's Eye
1955-10-13
A reverend goes West to a town where the Indians killed his priest-father and burned his church but
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
1988-10-16
Scooby, Shaggy and Scrappy are on their way to a Miss Grimwood's Finishing School for Girls, where t
A Howling in the Woods
1971-11-05
A disillusioned housewife on a vacation in the woods is disturbed by her husband continually trying
Hootenanny Hoot
1963-08-01
The marriage of television director Ted Glover and television producer A.G. Bannister has gone on th
Operation Eichmann
1961-03-15
Drama about the life Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi officer responsible for the deaths of countless Jewish
Funny Face
1957-02-13
A shy Greenwich Village book clerk is discovered by a fashion photographer and whisked off to Paris
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
1997-10-07
Pixie is cursed with turning into a Pterodactyl when her husband is caught messing with bones on an
Kay Thompson: Think Pink!
2009-01-13
A documentary about Kay Thompson.
Marjorie Morningstar
1958-04-24
While working as a counselor at a summer camp, college-student Marjorie Morgenstern falls for 32-yea
Sergeants 3
1962-02-10
Mike, Chip, and Larry are three lusty, brawling U. S. Cavalry sergeants stationed in Indian Territor
Roll, Freddy, Roll!
1974-12-17
A man determined to impress his son--and show up his son's stepfather--decides to try to get into th
Timeless Tales: Rapunzel
1990-09-26
A Hallmark adaptation of Rapunzel.
The Ghosts of Buxley Hall
1980-12-21
Ghosts and a young cadet try to save a military academy from being closed.
Funny Bones
1995-09-20
Tommy Fawkes wants to be a successful comedian. After his Las Vegas debut is a failure, he returns t
Christmas at Cadillac Jack's
2007-12-18
While stranded at a diner on Christmas Eve, Rose finds personal redemption in protecting a young bab
Lucy Moves to NBC
1980-02-08
Contacted by Fred Silverman, the President of NBC, Lucille Ball accepts to go back to work as a prod
Rooster: Spurs of Death!
1977-01-01
70's drama about a cock fighter and his son and the goings on of the cockfighting industry.
Gaby
1956-05-09
A French ballerina falls in love with an American paratrooper on a two day pass in London near the e
Elvis and the Beauty Queen
1981-03-01
Don Johnson stars as Elvis Presley in this made-for-TV true story about The King's love affair with
Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'
1997-01-01
This behind-the-scenes documentary includes interviews with people who were directly involved in the
Senior Moment
2021-03-26
After drag racing his vintage convertible around Palm Springs, a retired NASA test pilot loses his l
People Like Us
1990-05-13
When a wealthy scriptwriter and socialite's daughter is murdered, he feels let down by the courts, a
Invisible Diplomats
1965-01-01
The film revolves around the daily operations at a business switchboard, highlighting the interactio
Pretty When You Cry
2001-01-01
A wife is caught in a web of sex and violence.
Sweet Bird of Youth
1989-10-01
Tennessee William’s masterful melodrama about an aging movie star who, appalled by her own image on