Ruth Lee

Personal Info

Birthday

September 14, 1895

Day of Death

1975-08-03

(79 years old)

Place of Birth

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Also Known As

Ruth Margaret Lee

Ruth Lee

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ruth Lee (September 14, 1895 - August 3, 1975) was an American film and stage actress. In film she played primarily uncredited parts. As a stage actress she acted in stock theater with the National Theatre in Washington, D.C. Lee died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California. She was married to the actor Grandon Rhodes.

Known For

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The Abbott and Costello Show

Hey, Jeannie!

Behind Closed Doors

Shadow of a Doubt

High Society

The Stranger

Monsieur Verdoux

Filmography

1984
The World of Tomorrow
as Mom Middleton (archive footage)
1961
Doctor Blood's Coffin
as Girl
1960
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
as Wife - Circus Spectator
1957
Wild Is the Wind
as Party Guest
1956
High Society
as Ruth (Jazz Festival Organizer) (uncredited)
1954
Hell's Outpost
as Mrs. Moffit
The Long, Long Trailer
as Mrs. Tewitt (uncredited)
1953
Crime Wave
as Third Police Broadcaster (uncredited)
1952
Young Man with Ideas
as Secretary (uncredited)
1951
As You Were
as Wife
When I Grow Up
as Bully's Mother
Insurance Investigator
as Miss Pringle
The Company She Keeps
as Matron (uncredited)
1950
And Then There Were Four
as Mrs. McCall
Your Witness
as Miss Hubert
Whirlpool
as Miss Hall (uncredited)
1949
It Happens Every Spring
as Miss Collins - Prof. Greenleaf's Secretary (uncredited)
Cover Up
as Mrs. Abbey
Henry, the Rainmaker
as Schoolteacher
Annie Was a Wonder
as Mrs. Nesbitt
1947
The Judge Steps Out
as Welfare Worker (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux
as Gossipy Woman Hanging Clothes (uncredited)
1946
The Magnificent Rogue
as Lita Andrews
Sister Kenny
as Mother (uncredited)
The Dark Horse
as Mrs. Aldrich
The Stranger
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Ding Dong Williams
as Laura Cooper
Partners in Time
as Miss Martha Thurston
Idea Girl
as Abigail Hawthorne
1945
Swingin' on a Rainbow
as Landlady (uncredited)
Divorce
as Liz Smith
Anchors Aweigh
as Kindergarten Teacher (uncredited)
Mama Loves Papa
as Mabel
On Stage Everybody
as Barbara (uncredited)
The Naughty Nineties
as Townswoman (uncredited)
Corpus Christi Bandits
as Mom Christie
Keep Your Powder Dry
as Classroom Instructor (uncredited)
The Man Who Walked Alone
as Aunt Harriett
1944
Hi, Beautiful
as Mother (uncredited)
The Town Went Wild
as Lucille Conway
Goin' to Town
as Mrs. Wenworth
The Soul of a Monster
as Woman in Sedan (uncredited)
Tucson Raiders
as Hannah Rogers
Main Street Today
as Helen (uncredited)
1943
My Tomato
as Mrs. Doakes
Hers to Hold
as Miss Crawford
Silver Skates
as Mrs. Martin
Shadow of a Doubt
as Mrs. MacCurdy (uncredited)
1942
Get Hep to Love
as Woman
Keeping in Shape
as Mrs. Doakes
Not a Ladies' Man
as Jennie Purcell
The Witness
as Mrs. Doakes
1941
How to Take a Vacation
as Wife
The Forgotten Man
as Mother
Crime Control
as Mrs. Doakes (uncredited)
1940
The Trouble with Husbands
as Mrs. Doakes
1939
Sued for Libel
as Radio Actress (uncredited)
How to Eat
as Mrs. Joe Doakes
Home Early
as Mrs. Doakes
Dark Magic
as Wife
The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair
as Mother
1932
The Rich Are Always with Us
as Second Gossiper in 1920 (uncredited)