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Ruth Lee

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Ruth Lee

Born September 14, 1895 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USADied August 3, 197563 films

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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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Monsieur Verdoux posterFirst watchMonsieur Verdoux19477.7as Gossipy Woman Hanging Clothes (uncredited)The film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining income. While being both loyal and competent in his work, Verdoux has been laid-off.View film

Essential films

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Shadow of a Doubt poster7.5Shadow of a Doubt1943The Stranger poster7.2The Stranger1946High Society poster6.8High Society1956Anchors Aweigh poster6.8Anchors Aweigh1945Crime Wave poster7.1Crime Wave1953Whirlpool poster6.4Whirlpool1950The Long, Long Trailer poster7.0The Long, Long Trailer1954Jet Pilot poster5.5Jet Pilot1957

Filmography

63 films as actor
  1. 1961Doctor Blood's CoffinGirl
  2. 1960Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a CircusWife - Circus Spectator
  3. 1957Wild Is the WindParty Guest
  4. 1957Jet Pilot
  5. 1956High SocietyRuth (uncredited)
  6. 1954Hell's OutpostMrs. Moffit
  7. 1954The Long, Long TrailerMrs. Tewitt (uncredited)
  8. 1953Crime WaveThird Police Broadcaster (uncredited)
  9. 1952Young Man with IdeasSecretary (uncredited)
  10. 1951As You WereWife
  11. 1951When I Grow UpBully's Mother
  12. 1951Insurance InvestigatorMiss Pringle
  13. 1951The Company She KeepsMatron (uncredited)
  14. 1950And Then There Were FourMrs. McCall
  15. 1950Your WitnessMiss Hubert
  16. 1950WhirlpoolMiss Hall (uncredited)
  17. 1949The Lady Takes a SailorMiss Brand (uncredited)
  18. 1949It Happens Every SpringMiss Collins - Prof. Greenleaf's Secretary (uncredited)
  19. 1949Cover UpMrs. Abbey
  20. 1949Henry, the RainmakerSchoolteacher
  21. 1949Annie Was a WonderMrs. Nesbitt
  22. 1947The Judge Steps OutWelfare Worker (uncredited)
  23. 1947Monsieur VerdouxGossipy Woman Hanging Clothes (uncredited)
  24. 1946The Magnificent RogueLita Andrews
  25. 1946Sister KennyMother (uncredited)
  26. 1946The Dark HorseMrs. Aldrich
  27. 1946The StrangerUndetermined Role (uncredited)
  28. 1946Ding Dong WilliamsLaura Cooper
  29. 1946Partners in TimeMiss Martha Thurston
  30. 1946Idea GirlAbigail Hawthorne
  31. 1945Swingin' on a RainbowLandlady (uncredited)
  32. 1945DivorceLiz Smith
  33. 1945Anchors AweighKindergarten Teacher (uncredited)
  34. 1945Mama Loves PapaMabel
  35. 1945On Stage EverybodyBarbara (uncredited)
  36. 1945The Naughty NinetiesTownswoman (uncredited)
  37. 1945Corpus Christi BanditsMom Christie
  38. 1945Keep Your Powder DryClassroom Instructor (uncredited)
  39. 1945The Man Who Walked AloneAunt Harriett
  40. 1944Hi, BeautifulMother (uncredited)
  41. 1944The Town Went WildLucille Conway
  42. 1944Goin' to TownMrs. Wenworth
  43. 1944The Soul of a MonsterWoman in Sedan (uncredited)
  44. 1944Tucson RaidersHannah Rogers
  45. 1944Main Street TodayHelen (uncredited)
  46. 1943My TomatoMrs. Doakes
  47. 1943Hers to HoldMiss Crawford
  48. 1943Silver SkatesMrs. Martin
  49. 1943Shadow of a DoubtMrs. MacCurdy (uncredited)
  50. 1942Get Hep to LoveWoman
  51. 1942Keeping in ShapeMrs. Doakes
  52. 1942Not a Ladies' ManJennie Purcell
  53. 1942The WitnessMrs. Doakes
  54. 1941How to Take a VacationWife
  55. 1941The Forgotten ManMother
  56. 1941Crime ControlMrs. Doakes (uncredited)
  57. 1940The Trouble with HusbandsMrs. Doakes
  58. 1939Sued for LibelRadio Actress (uncredited)
  59. 1939How to EatMrs. Joe Doakes
  60. 1939Home EarlyMrs. Doakes
  61. 1939Dark MagicWife
  62. 1939The Middleton Family at the New York World's FairMother
  63. 1932The Rich Are Always with UsSecond Gossiper in 1920 (uncredited)