Portrait of Ruth Lee

Acting

Ruth Lee

Career

Active from 1939 to 1984, with a break from 1950 to 1983, busiest in 1939 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
12
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair
The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair
GoodWatch score59/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 22 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ruth Lee Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.3, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.4, average 4.8
  • Spiritual
    0.8, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

67
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title
The World of Tomorrow
The World of Tomorrow (1984)

as Mom Middleton (archive footage)

1960s

2 titles ยท average score 52
Doctor Blood's Coffin
Doctor Blood's Coffin (1961)
GoodWatch score 38

as Girl

Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus (1960)
GoodWatch score 67

as Wife - Circus Spectator

1950s

17 titles ยท average score 64
Behind Closed Doors
Behind Closed Doors (1958)

TV show ยท as Mrs. Gates

Wild Is the Wind
Wild Is the Wind (1957)
GoodWatch score 65

as Party Guest

High Society
High Society (1956)
GoodWatch score 73

as Ruth (uncredited)

Hey, Jeannie!
Hey, Jeannie! (1956)

TV show ยท as Miss Welch / Miss Colby

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Neighbour

The Long, Long Trailer
The Long, Long Trailer (1954)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mrs. Tewitt (uncredited)

Hell's Outpost
Hell's Outpost (1954)

as Mrs. Moffit

Crime Wave
Crime Wave (1953)
GoodWatch score 63

as Third Police Broadcaster (uncredited)

The Abbott and Costello Show
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show ยท as Myra

Young Man with Ideas
Young Man with Ideas (1952)
GoodWatch score 43

as Secretary (uncredited)

The Company She Keeps
The Company She Keeps (1951)
GoodWatch score 53

as Matron (uncredited)

Whirlpool
Whirlpool (1950)
GoodWatch score 78

as Miss Hall (uncredited)

1940s

41 titles ยท average score 67
Annie Was a Wonder
Annie Was a Wonder (1949)
GoodWatch score 56

as Mrs. Nesbitt

Monsieur Verdoux
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
GoodWatch score 88

as Gossipy Woman Hanging Clothes (uncredited)

The Stranger
The Stranger (1946)
GoodWatch score 80

as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Divorce
Divorce (1945)
GoodWatch score 58

as Liz Smith

My Tomato
My Tomato (1943)

as Mrs. Doakes

Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
GoodWatch score 88

as Mrs. MacCurdy (uncredited)

The Witness
The Witness (1942)

as Mrs. Doakes

Keeping in Shape
Keeping in Shape (1942)

as Mrs. Doakes

How to Take a Vacation
How to Take a Vacation (1941)

as Wife

The Forgotten Man
The Forgotten Man (1941)

as Mother

Crime Control
Crime Control (1941)

as Mrs. Doakes (uncredited)

The Trouble with Husbands
The Trouble with Husbands (1940)

as Mrs. Doakes

1930s

6 titles ยท average score 59
Dark Magic
Dark Magic (1939)

as Wife

The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair
The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair (1939)
GoodWatch score 59

as Mother

How to Eat
How to Eat (1939)

as Mrs. Joe Doakes

Home Early
Home Early (1939)

as Mrs. Doakes

Sued for Libel
Sued for Libel (1939)
GoodWatch score 63

as Radio Actress (uncredited)

The Rich Are Always with Us
The Rich Are Always with Us (1932)
GoodWatch score 57

as Second Gossiper in 1920 (uncredited)