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Ruta Lee is a Actor Canadienne born on 30 may 1936 at Montreal (Canada)
Ruta Lee (born May 30, 1935) is a Canadian actress and dancer who appeared as one of the brides in the film 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 The Twilight Zone sci-fi series called "A Short Drink from a Certain Fountain".
Lee guest-starred on many television series and also was a featured panelist on a number of TV game shows, including Hollywood Squares, What's My Line?, and as Alex Trebek's co-host on High Rollers. She is of Lithuanian descent.
Off-camera
In 1964, Lee called then-Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, asking him to pardon her grandmother Ludvise Kamandulis, who had been in an internment camp in Siberia since World War II. The pardon was granted, and Lee's grandmother came to live with her in California in 1964. Kamandulis died two years later. Lee again rescued a relative from the former Soviet Union when she secured custody of her 18-year-old cousin, Maryte Kaseta, from Lithuania in 1987.
Lee has been involved with the charitable organization "The Thalians" for over fifty years. In addition to raising money and providing services for troubled youth and mental health organizations, Lee, who is also the board chairman, has co-produced the annual Ball of the Thalians with Debbie Reynolds throughout those five decades. In 2011, she stepped down after 55 years of involvement with the Thalians, and is now an emeritus member.
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Ruta Lee
Lee guest-starred on many television series and also was a featured panelist on a number of TV game shows, including Hollywood Squares, What's My Line?, and as Alex Trebek's co-host on High Rollers. She is of Lithuanian descent.
Biography
In 1976, Lee married Texas restaurant executive Webster B. "Webb" Lowe, Jr. They divide their time between their homes in Hollywood, Palm Springs, Fort Worth and Mexico. She has no children. Lee describes her political views as "conservative" and she appeared at the 1972 Republican National Convention.Off-camera
In 1964, Lee called then-Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, asking him to pardon her grandmother Ludvise Kamandulis, who had been in an internment camp in Siberia since World War II. The pardon was granted, and Lee's grandmother came to live with her in California in 1964. Kamandulis died two years later. Lee again rescued a relative from the former Soviet Union when she secured custody of her 18-year-old cousin, Maryte Kaseta, from Lithuania in 1987.
Lee has been involved with the charitable organization "The Thalians" for over fifty years. In addition to raising money and providing services for troubled youth and mental health organizations, Lee, who is also the board chairman, has co-produced the annual Ball of the Thalians with Debbie Reynolds throughout those five decades. In 2011, she stepped down after 55 years of involvement with the Thalians, and is now an emeritus member.
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Christmas at Cadillac Jack's (2007)
, 58minutesOrigin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Christmas films
Actors Joseph Campanella, Ruta Lee, Talia Shire, Joey McIntyre, Mary Elizabeth McDonough, Samantha Shelton
Roles Rose Jenkins
Rating67%
Christmas Do-Over (2006)
, 1h30Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Christmas films, Time travel films, Temporal paradox
Actors Daphne Zuniga, Jay Mohr, Adrienne Barbeau, Tim Thomerson, Logan Grove, Ruta Lee
Roles Granny Conlon
Rating56%
A man has to repeat Christmas Day over and over until he realizes how selfish he has become and changes his ways.
Quiet Kill (2004)
, 1h22Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Horror
Actors Corbin Bernsen, Claudia Christian, Ron Perlman, James Van Patten, Deborah Shelton, Lyman Ward
Roles Doris
Rating36%
, 1h37Directed by Philippe Mora
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Beverly D'Angelo, Sonia Nassery Cole, Aron Eisenberg, Stephen McHattie, Barry Humphries, Brion James
Roles Mrs. Poole
Rating45%
Funny Bones (1995)
, 2h8Directed by Peter Chelsom
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Oliver Platt, Jerry Lewis, Lee Evans, Leslie Caron, Richard Griffiths, Sadie Corré
Roles Laura Fawkes
Rating66%
Tommy Fawkes is the son of comedy legend George Fawkes. After his own Las Vegas comedy act flops with his beloved father in the audience, Tommy returns to Blackpool, England, where he spent the summers of his childhood.
, 1h30Directed by Ray Patterson, Charles August Nichols
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about computing, Films about magic and magicians, Films based on science fiction novels, Films about dogs, Wolves in film, Dracula films, Frankenstein films, Films about dragons, Ghost films, Werewolves in film, Witches in film, Vampires in film, Comedy horror films, Cyberpunk films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Remy Auberjonois, Jeff Cohen, Casey Kasem, Don Messick, Susan Blu, Hamilton Camp
Roles Revolta (voice)
Rating68%
Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, and Scrappy-Doo are on their way to a Miss Grimwood's Finishing School for Girls, where they have been hired as gym teachers. Once there, however, they find that it is actually a school for girl ghouls. The pupils include Sibella, the daughter of Count Dracula; Elsa Frankenteen, the daughter of Frankenstein's monster, Winnie, the daughter of The Wolfman; Phantasma (usually called Phanty for short), the daughter of a phantom, possibly The Phantom of the Opera; and Tanis, the daughter of The Mummy - all parodies/tributes to the Universal Monsters of the 1930s-40s. Other residents of the school are a floating white hand; an octopus, who is the school's butler; Legs, a spider that helps with the upcoming volleyball match; Miss Grimwood, the headmistress; and her pet dragon Matches (who dislikes Scooby at first, but later becomes friends, and has a strong friendship with Scrappy). Shaggy and Scooby want no part of this at first, but eventually they agree to stay as teachers.
Elvis and the Beauty Queen (1981)
, 1h40Directed by Gus Trikonis
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about television, Musical films
Actors Ann Dusenberry, Don Johnson, Stéphanie Zimbalist, Rick Lenz, Ann Wedgeworth, Richard Herd
Roles Su-Su
Rating46%
The Ghosts of Buxley Hall (1980)
Genres Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Ghost films, Children's films
Actors Dick O'Neill, Victor French, Louise Latham, Monte Markham, Ruta Lee, Vito Scotti
Roles Ernestine Di Gonzini
Rating56%
When a 100-year-old military academy falls on hard times and is forced to merge with a school for girls, the academy's resident ghosts (Dick O'Neill, Victor French and Louise Latham) are outraged and aroused from their sleep to seek justice. Outraged by this disrespect of tradition, the spirits are further appalled by a modern world of equal rights for women, rock 'n' roll as well as the dishonest designs a wealthy matron (Ruta Lee) has for the school. Honor-bound "to defend these hallowed halls", the ghost trio declares war on the living who are involved in their own battle of the sexes.
Roll, Freddy, Roll! (1974)
, 1h13Directed by Bill Persky
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Sports films
Actors Tim Conway, Jan Murray, Moosie Drier, Barra Grant, Scott Brady, Robert J. Hogan
Roles Evelyn Danton
Rating71%
A man tries to impress his son by breaking the world record for staying on roller skates.
Doomsday Machine (1972)
, 1h23Origin USA
Genres Science fiction
Themes Space adventure films, Space opera, Venus in film
Actors Denny Miller, Ruta Lee, Grant Williams, James Craig, Mala Powers, Henry Wilcoxon
Roles Dr. Marion Turner
Rating26%
A spy (Essie Lin Chia) discovers that the Chinese government has created a doomsday device (the "key" to which, "only Chairman Mao has") capable of destroying the Earth and it will be activated in 72 hours. Soon after, Astra – a two year return mission to Venus by the United States Space Program – has its time of launch speeded up and half of the male flight crew are replaced by women shortly before take-off, including one Russian. Shortly before blastoff military alerts are put into effect.
A Howling in the Woods (1971)
Directed by Daniel Petrie
Genres Drama, Horror
Actors Barbara Eden, Larry Hagman, John Rubinstein, Vera Miles, Tyne Daly, Ruta Lee
Roles Sharon
Rating61%
Bullet for a Badman (1964)
, 1h20Directed by R. G. Springsteen
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Audie Murphy, Darren McGavin, Ruta Lee, Beverley Owen, Skip Homeier, George Tobias
Roles Lottie
Rating63%
Logan Keliher, a retired Ranger, meets up with an old friend, Sam Ward, who has turned outlaw and is angry at Keliher for marrying his former wife. Ward and his gang rob a bank and Keliher goes to track him down.
Hootenanny Hoot (1963)
, 1h31Directed by Gene Nelson
Origin USA
Genres Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Peter Breck, Ruta Lee, Johnny Cash, Joby Baker, Pamela Austin, Bobo Lewis
Roles A.G. Bannister
Rating50%
Sergeants 3 (1962)
, 1h52Directed by John Sturges
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure, Western
Themes Poésie, Adaptation d'un poème
Actors Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Peter Lawford, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop, Ruta Lee
Roles Amelia Parent
Rating59%
L'action se déroule à Medicine Bend, une bourgade sur les hauteurs montagneuses du Dakota. Attaquée par des Indiens, la personne chargée du télégraphe a le temps, avant sa mort, d'envoyer un message au fort McClelland. Le colonel Collingwood, le commandant du fort, envoie sur place une escouage dirigée par trois amis : les sergents Merry, Deal et Barrett. Un ancien esclave noir, qui souhaite s'engager dans l'U.S. Cavalry, les suit malgré l'interdiction qui lui en a été signifiée. Une fois arrivés à Medicine Bend, l'équipe ne trouve aucune trace des habitants et sont attaqués par les guerriers de Mountain Hawk.
Marjorie Morningstar (1958)
, 2h8Directed by Irving Rapper, Don Alvarado
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about religion, Transport films, Films about Jews and Judaism, Road movies
Actors Natalie Wood, Gene Kelly, Claire Trevor, Everett Sloane, Carolyn Jones, Martin Milner
Roles Imogene Norman
Rating61%
Marjorie Morgenstern is a student at Hunter College and the girlfriend of an eligible young man, Sandy Lamm, who attends her family's synagogue. Her parents are happy with her choice of mate, and her mother Rose Morgenstern (Claire Trevor) tells her father, Arnold (Everett Sloane), that she hopes the two kids marry.