Ruth Lee

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
September 14, 1895 (79 years old)
Died
August 3, 1975
Place of Birth
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Popular Genres
Drama Comedy Crime
Career Span
1932 – 1984

Ruth Lee

1 win
27 nominations
1 Oscar
59 credits

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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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Personal Info

Born
Sep 14, 1895
From
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Known For
Acting
Career
1932 – 1984

Known For

The Stranger
The Stranger
1946
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux
Monsieur Verdoux
1947
as Gossipy Woman Hanging Clothes (uncredited)
Anchors Aweigh
Anchors Aweigh
1945
as Kindergarten Teacher (uncredited)
Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt
1943
as Mrs. MacCurdy (uncredited)
Whirlpool
Whirlpool
1950
as Miss Hall (uncredited)
High Society
High Society
1956
as Ruth (Jazz Festival Organizer) (uncredited)
Crime Wave
Crime Wave
1953
as Third Police Broadcaster (uncredited)
Young Man with Ideas
Young Man with Ideas
1952
as Secretary (uncredited)
The Naughty Nineties
The Naughty Nineties
1945
as Townswoman (uncredited)
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
1960
as Wife - Circus Spectator
The Judge Steps Out
The Judge Steps Out
1947
as Welfare Worker (uncredited)
The Man Who Walked Alone
The Man Who Walked Alone
1945
as Aunt Harriett

Frequent Collaborators

Joseph Granby
2 shared projects
in "Monsieur Verdoux"
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Irving Bacon
Irving Bacon
2 shared projects
in "Shadow of a Doubt"
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Virginia Brissac
Virginia Brissac
2 shared projects
in "Shadow of a Doubt"
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James Carlisle
2 shared projects
in "Anchors Aweigh"
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Oliver Cross
2 shared projects
in "Whirlpool"
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Harold Miller
Harold Miller
2 shared projects
in "Whirlpool"
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Edward G. Robinson
Edward G. Robinson
1 shared project
in "The Stranger"
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Loretta Young
Loretta Young
1 shared project
in "The Stranger"
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Orson Welles
Orson Welles
1 shared project
in "The Stranger"
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Philip Merivale
Philip Merivale
1 shared project
in "The Stranger"
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Richard Long
Richard Long
1 shared project
in "The Stranger"
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Konstantin Shayne
Konstantin Shayne
1 shared project
in "The Stranger"
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Award Recognition

1
Win
27
Nominations
1
Oscar

Complete Filmography

1984

The World of Tomorrow as Mom Middleton (archive footage)

1961

Doctor Blood's Coffin as Girl Award

1960

Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus as Wife - Circus Spectator Award

1957

Wild Is the Wind as Party Guest Award

1956

High Society as Ruth (Jazz Festival Organizer) (uncredited) Award

1954

Hell's Outpost as Mrs. Moffit

1953

Crime Wave as Third Police Broadcaster (uncredited) Award

1952

Young Man with Ideas as Secretary (uncredited) Award

1951

Insurance Investigator as Miss Pringle Award
When I Grow Up as Bully's Mother
As You Were as Wife

1950

Whirlpool as Miss Hall (uncredited) Award
Your Witness as Miss Hubert
And Then There Were Four as Mrs. McCall

1949

It Happens Every Spring as Miss Collins - Prof. Greenleaf's Secretary (uncredited) Award
Annie Was a Wonder as Mrs. Nesbitt
Cover Up as Mrs. Abbey
Henry, the Rainmaker as Schoolteacher

1947

Monsieur Verdoux as Gossipy Woman Hanging Clothes (uncredited) Award
The Judge Steps Out as Welfare Worker (uncredited)

1946

The Stranger as Undetermined Role (uncredited) Award
Sister Kenny as Mother (uncredited) Award
The Magnificent Rogue as Lita Andrews
Ding Dong Williams as Laura Cooper
Partners in Time as Miss Martha Thurston
The Dark Horse as Mrs. Aldrich
Idea Girl as Abigail Hawthorne

1945

Anchors Aweigh as Kindergarten Teacher (uncredited) Award
The Naughty Nineties as Townswoman (uncredited) Award
The Man Who Walked Alone as Aunt Harriett Award
Divorce as Liz Smith
On Stage Everybody as Barbara (uncredited)
Swingin' on a Rainbow as Landlady (uncredited)
Mama Loves Papa as Mabel
Corpus Christi Bandits as Mom Christie
Keep Your Powder Dry as Classroom Instructor (uncredited)

1944

Main Street Today as Helen (uncredited) Award
The soul of a monster as Woman in Sedan (uncredited) Award
The Town Went Wild as Lucille Conway
Goin' to Town as Mrs. Wenworth
Tucson Raiders as Hannah Rogers

1943

Shadow of a Doubt as Mrs. MacCurdy (uncredited) Award
Hers to Hold as Miss Crawford
Silver Skates as Mrs. Martin
My Tomato as Mrs. Doakes

1942

Get Hep to Love as Woman
Not a Ladies' Man as Jennie Purcell
The Witness as Mrs. Doakes
Keeping in Shape as Mrs. Doakes

1941

The Forgotten Man as Mother
Crime Control as Mrs. Doakes (uncredited)
How to Take a Vacation as Wife

1940

The Trouble with Husbands as Mrs. Doakes

1939

Sued for Libel as Radio Actress (uncredited) Award
The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair as Mother
Home Early as Mrs. Doakes
How to Eat as Mrs. Joe Doakes
Dark Magic as Wife

1932

The Rich Are Always with Us as Second Gossiper in 1920 (uncredited)

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

The Stranger
Monsieur Verdoux
Anchors Aweigh
Shadow of a Doubt
Whirlpool
High Society
Crime Wave
The Naughty Nineties

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