Ruth Lee (September 14, 1895 – August 3, 1975) was an American stage and film actress.
Ruth Lee | |
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 Lee in The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair (1939) | |
| Born | September 14, 1895 Minneapolis, Minnesota, US |
| Died | August 3, 1975 (aged 79) Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, US |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1932–1960 |
Early life and career
editLee was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota,[1] and she graduated from a dramatic school there.[2]
Lee acted in stock theater with the National Theatre in Washington, D.C.[3] Her other activities on stage included three years with the Shubert Theater in Minneapolis. She also acted in New York, including performing on Broadway.[1] Her Broadway debut was as a member of the chorus in Apple Blossoms (1919), and her final Broadway role was Muriel Payne in Your Loving Son (1941).[4]
Death
editLee died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California. She was married to the actor Grandon Rhodes.
Partial filmography
edit- The Rich Are Always with Us (1932) - Second Gossiper in 1920 (uncredited)
- Sued for Libel (1939) - Radio Actress (uncredited)
- The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair (1939) - Mother
- Not a Ladies' Man (1942) - Jennie Purcell
- Get Hep to Love (1942) - Woman (uncredited)
- Behind the Eight Ball (1942) - Woman (uncredited)
- Shadow of a Doubt (1943) - Mrs. MacCurdy (uncredited)
- Silver Skates (1943) - Mrs. Martin
- Rhythm of the Islands (1943) - Miss Widdicomb
- Good Morning, Judge (1943) - Paula (uncredited)
- Hers to Hold (1943) - Miss Crawford (uncredited)
- Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event (1943) - Mrs. Fred Walters (uncredited)
- The Adventures of a Rookie (1943) - Mrs. Linden (uncredited)
- Moonlight in Vermont (1943) - Miss Evans
- Tucson Raiders (1944) - Hannah Rogers
- Sensations of 1945 (1944) - Mrs. Gustafson (uncredited)
- The Soul of a Monster (1944) - Woman in Sedan (uncredited)
- Goin' to Town (1944) - Mrs. Wentworth
- The Town Went Wild (1944) - Lucille Conway
- Music for Millions (1944) - Nurse (uncredited)
- Hi, Beautiful (1944) - Mother (uncredited)
- Here Come the Co-Eds (1945) - Miss Holford
- Keep Your Powder Dry (1945) - Classroom Instructor (uncredited)
- The Man Who Walked Alone (1945) - Aunt Harriett
- G. I. Honeymoon (1945) - Mrs. Barton
- Corpus Christi Bandits (1945) - Mom Christie
- I'll Tell the World (1945) - Ethel (uncredited)
- The Naughty Nineties (1945) - (uncredited)
- On Stage Everybody (1945) - Barbara (uncredited)
- Anchors Aweigh (1945) - Kindergarten Teacher (uncredited)
- Mama Loves Papa (1945) - Mabel
- Divorce (1945) - Liz Smith
- Swingin' on a Rainbow (1945) - Landlady (uncredited)
- Week-End at the Waldorf (1945) - The Woman (uncredited)
- Sing Your Way Home (1945) - Bridget's Mother (scenes deleted)
- The Daltons Ride Again (1945) - Mrs. Maggie Bohannon (uncredited)
- Idea Girl (1946) - Abigail Hawthorne
- Swing Parade of 1946 (1946) - Matron (uncredited)
- Partners in Time (1946) - Miss Martha Thurston
- Ding Dong Williams (1946) - Laura Cooper
- Cuban Pete (1946) - Woman on Table (uncredited)
- The Stranger (1946) - Minor Role (uncredited)
- The Dark Horse (1946) - Mrs. Aldrich
- Holiday in Mexico (1946) - (uncredited)
- Sister Kenny (1946) - Mother (uncredited)
- Magnificent Doll (1946) - Mrs. Gallentine (uncredited)
- The Magnificent Rogue (1946) - Lita Andrews
- Monsieur Verdoux (1947) - Gossipy Woman Hanging Clothes (uncredited)
- Dark Delusion (1947) - Nurse (uncredited)
- The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) - Commentator (uncredited)
- Cass Timberlane (1947) - Nurse (uncredited)
- The Judge Steps Out (1948) - Welfare Worker (uncredited)
- Larceny (1948) - Patricia Carson (uncredited)
- Annie Was a Wonder (1949, Short) - Mrs. Nesbitt
- Henry, the Rainmaker (1949) - Schoolteacher
- Cover Up (1949) - Mrs. Abbey
- It Happens Every Spring (1949) - Miss Collins - Prof. Greenleaf's Secretary (uncredited)
- Everybody Does It (1949) - Recital Guest / Party Guest (uncredited)
- The Lady Takes a Sailor (1949) - Miss Brand (uncredited)
- Whirlpool (1950) - Miss Hall (uncredited)
- Your Witness (1950) - Miss Hubert - Heyward's New York Secretary
- Shadow on the Wall (1950) - First Nurse (uncredited)
- The Company She Keeps (1951) - Matron (uncredited)
- Payment on Demand (1951) - Aunt Edna (uncredited)
- Insurance Investigator (1951) - Miss Pringle
- When I Grow Up (1951) - Bully's Mother
- Chain of Circumstance (1951) - Nurse (uncredited)
- As You Were (1951)
- On Dangerous Ground (1951) - Helen (uncredited)
- Young Man with Ideas (1952) - Secretary (uncredited)
- Skirts Ahoy! (1952) - Mrs. Yarbrough (uncredited)
- Crime Wave (1953) - 3rd Police Broadcaster (uncredited)
- The Long, Long Trailer (1954) - Mrs. Tewitt (uncredited)
- Gypsy Colt (1954) - Miss Hartner (uncredited)
- Hell's Outpost (1954) - Mrs. Moffit
- Lucy Gallant (1955) - Hazel (uncredited)
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956) (TV – Season 1 Episode 14: "A Bullet for Baldwin") - Neighbor
- Terror at Midnight (1956) - Mrs. Lang (uncredited)
- High Society (1956) - Ruth - Jazz Festival Organizer (uncredited)
- These Wilder Years (1956) - Miss Adelaide Finch (uncredited)
- Hot Shots (1956) - Mrs. Morley (uncredited)
- Jet Pilot (1957) - Mother (uncredited)
- Wild Is the Wind (1957) - Party Guest
- Decision (1958) (TV – Season 1 Episode 6: "Indemnity") - Waitress
- Toby Tyler (1960) - Wife in Audience (uncredited)
References
edit- ^ a b "To Make Their First Appearance Together; Spreading Acres Background for Romance; Rapid Rise Is Made by Clever Ruth Lee". Los Angeles Evening Express. June 21, 1924. p. 11. Retrieved November 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Soss, Wilma (January 9, 1927). "Ruth Lee downs a quart every night". Times Union. New York, Brooklyn. p. 29. Retrieved November 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Miles, Carlton (April 11, 1935). "'The Bishop Misbehaves' Amusing Mystery Comedy, Carlton Miles Observes". The Minneapolis Star. Minnesota, Minneapolis. p. 12. Retrieved September 28, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ruth Lee". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on March 2, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
External links
edit- Ruth Lee at IMDb
- Ruth Lee at the Internet Broadway Database