Ruth Lee

Born: 1895-09-14

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.


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High Society

as Ruth (Jazz Festival Organizer) (uncredited)
Released: 1956-07-17

After a divorce with her childhood friend, arrogant socialite Tracy Lord is remarrying but her...

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Shadow of a Doubt

as Mrs. MacCurdy (uncredited)
Released: 1943-01-15

Just when Charlotte ‘Charlie’ Newton, is feeling especially frustrated by the lack of excitement...

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The Stranger

as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Released: 1946-07-02

An investigator from the War Crimes Commission travels to Connecticut to find an infamous Nazi,...

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Anchors Aweigh

as Kindergarten Teacher (uncredited)
Released: 1945-08-13

Two sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the...

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Crime Wave

as Third Police Broadcaster (uncredited)
Released: 1953-10-22

Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him...

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Whirlpool

as Miss Hall (uncredited)
Released: 1950-01-13

The wife of a psychoanalyst falls prey to a devious quack hypnotist when he discovers she is an...

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Monsieur Verdoux

as Gossipy Woman Hanging Clothes (uncredited)
Released: 1947-09-26

The film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining...

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Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus

as Wife - Circus Spectator
Released: 1960-01-21

Angered at stern Uncle Daniel, Toby Tyler runs away from his foster home to join the circus,...

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The Rich Are Always with Us

as Second Gossiper in 1920 (uncredited)
Released: 1932-05-19

A wealthy couple's marriage is falling apart due to the man's infidelity. The wife's male friend...

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The Naughty Nineties

as Townswoman (uncredited)
Released: 1945-06-20

In the gay '90s, cardsharps take over a Mississippi riverboat from a kindly captain. Their first...

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It Happens Every Spring

as Miss Collins - Prof. Greenleaf's Secretary (uncredited)
Released: 1949-06-10

A scientist discovers a formula that makes a baseball which is repelled by wood. He promptly...

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Keep Your Powder Dry

as Classroom Instructor (uncredited)
Released: 1945-04-01

A debutante, a serviceman's bride and a girl from a military family join the Women's Army Corps.

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Wild Is the Wind

as Party Guest
Released: 1957-12-11

A widowed Nevada rancher goes to Italy and marries the sister of his deceased wife and brings...

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The Judge Steps Out

as Welfare Worker (uncredited)
Released: 1947-12-15

A judge flees the pressures of professional and family life for a job as a short-order cook.

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Cover Up

as Mrs. Abbey
Released: 1949-02-25

Insurance investigator Sam Donovan is looking into the apparent suicide of a man in a small...

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The Town Went Wild

as Lucille Conway
Released: 1944-12-15

Comedy concerning two feuding fathers dealing with the shocking news that their sons were...

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Insurance Investigator

as Miss Pringle
Released: 1951-03-23

When a businessman who has had a double indemnity policy taken out on him dies mysteriously, his...

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Hers to Hold

as Miss Crawford
Released: 1943-07-16

Deanna Durbin is all grown up in Hers to Hold, the unofficial sequel to her "Three Smart Girls"...

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Goin' to Town

as Mrs. Wenworth
Released: 1944-09-01

General store owners, through a series of contrivances, end up on the better side of a practical...

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Divorce

as Liz Smith
Released: 1945-08-18

A woman who has been married and divorced five times comes back to her small hometown, where she...

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Sister Kenny

as Mother (uncredited)
Released: 1946-10-10

An Australian nurse discovers an effective new treatment for infantile paralysis, but...

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On Stage Everybody

as Barbara (uncredited)
Released: 1945-07-13

Radio's miracle show is on the screen.

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Doctor Blood's Coffin

as Girl
Released: 1961-01-01

After being thrown out of medical school for ethical violations, Dr. Peter Blood returns home to...

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The Man Who Walked Alone

as Aunt Harriett
Released: 1945-03-15

A war hero returns home following a medical discharge and ends up entangled with a young woman...

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When I Grow Up

as Bully's Mother
Released: 1951-04-19

Josh is a young boy who feels neglected and misunderstood at home. Preparing to run away, he...

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The Magnificent Rogue

as Lita Andrews
Released: 1946-11-07

A serviceman returns home at the end of WWII to discover his wife has become the head of her own...

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Ding Dong Williams

as Laura Cooper
Released: 1946-04-15

Ding Dong Williams, a clarinet player who can neither read nor write music is employed at a...

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Home Early

as Mrs. Doakes
Released: 1939-05-26

A businessman goes home early to surprise his family and is treated with suspicion, mostly by...

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Main Street Today

as Helen (uncredited)
Released: 1944-03-25

This patriotic short film promotes America's war effort at home. The story looks at a fictional...

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Sued for Libel

as Radio Actress (uncredited)
Released: 1939-10-27

A New York City newspaper is sued for libel after reporting the wrong verdict in a murder trial.

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Young Man with Ideas

as Secretary (uncredited)
Released: 1952-05-02

A Montana lawyer gets distracted after moving to California with his wife and children.

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Hell's Outpost

as Mrs. Moffit
Released: 1954-12-15

A returning Korean War vet becomes embroiled in a fight over possession of a tungsten mine.

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And Then There Were Four

as Mrs. McCall
Released: 1950-06-23

Driving safety film sponsored as a public service by oil companies. Of five drivers who leave...

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Partners in Time

as Miss Martha Thurston
Released: 1946-04-04

Squire Skimp has a new plan to swindle the people of Pine Ridge. However, Lum has something more...

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The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair

as Mother
Released: 1939-04-30

"An average American family", the Middletons, visit the 1939 World's Fair and witnesses the...

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Silver Skates

as Mrs. Martin
Released: 1943-02-26

The management of touring ice show faces mounting debts.

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The Soul of a Monster

as Woman in Sedan (uncredited)
Released: 1944-08-17

A man recovers on his death bed after his wife makes a mysterious pact with a strange woman. But...

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As You Were

as Wife
Released: 1951-10-05

In a train station, Army recruiting sergeant Ames attempts to enlist a group of young men with...

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The Trouble with Husbands

as Mrs. Doakes
Released: 1940-11-08

Benchley, in his own unique way, starts to drive his wife crazy. First he waits until just as...

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The Dark Horse

as Mrs. Aldrich
Released: 1946-07-19

This 1946 film stars Phillip Terry as a war veteran, who is persuaded by machine politico Donald...

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Corpus Christi Bandits

as Mom Christie
Released: 1945-04-20

After the Civil War, veteran Jim Christi (Allan Lane) returns to Texas, where he is unjustly...

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How to Eat

as Mrs. Joe Doakes
Released: 1939-06-10

Humorist Robert Benchley discusses the issue of food and how different situations can affect...

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Mama Loves Papa

as Mabel
Released: 1945-08-08

A loose remake of the 1935 comedy of the same name. Thanks to the efforts of his social-climbing...

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My Tomato

as Mrs. Doakes
Released: 1943-12-04

Joe Doakes is lamenting to his wife the lack of variety in his meals. In particular, he misses...

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Henry, the Rainmaker

as Schoolteacher
Released: 1949-02-13

The first of Monogram's "Father" series was Henry, the Rainmaker, assembled in a fast seven...

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Tucson Raiders

as Hannah Rogers
Released: 1944-05-14

In Elliot's initial appearance as Red Ryder, he finds himself framed for murder. Little Beaver...

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Your Witness

as Miss Hubert
Released: 1950-03-06

Adam Hayward is a successful New York City defense lawyer. One day he receives a cable that the...

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Get Hep to Love

as Woman
Released: 1942-10-02

Orphan prodigy singer runs away from her oppressive aunt and tricks a rural couple into adopting...

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The World of Tomorrow

as Mom Middleton (archive footage)
Released: 1984-12-31

Documentary featuring original materials from the 1939 New York World's Fair. Includes film...

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The Witness

as Mrs. Doakes
Released: 1942-01-01

As Joe Doakes is reading the newspaper, he begins to talk to himself. Questioned by his wife, he...

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Not a Ladies' Man

as Jennie Purcell
Released: 1942-05-14

A recently divorced district attorney falls for his troubled son's schoolteacher.

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Annie Was a Wonder

as Mrs. Nesbitt
Released: 1949-01-29

In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short, narrator John Nesbitt tells the story of...

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Dark Magic

as Wife
Released: 1939-05-12

A man buys a magic set for his son, but the tricks worked better in the store than they do at home.

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Swingin' on a Rainbow

as Landlady (uncredited)
Released: 1945-09-01

A young girl goes to New York to find a band leader who has stolen all the songs she wrote and...

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The Forgotten Man

as Mother
Released: 1941-05-22

Robert Benchley's wry forerunner to "Father of the Bride" detailing his perspective of the...

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Crime Control

as Mrs. Doakes (uncredited)
Released: 1941-04-11

A police officer alerts his audience to the fact that inanimate objects can be as dangerous as...

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Neighbour
First aired: 1955-10-02

A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

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Behind Closed Doors

as Mrs. Gates
First aired: 1958-10-02

Behind Closed Doors is an American drama series set during the Cold War hosted by and...

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