Ruth Lee (September 14, 1895 – August 3, 1975) was an American stage and film actress. Early life and career Lee was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and she graduated from a dramatic school there. Lee acted in stock theater with the National Theatre in Washington, D.C. Her other activities on stage included three years with the Shubert Theater in Minneapolis. She also acted in New York, including performing on Broadway. Her Broadway debut was as a member of the chorus in Apple Blossoms (1919), and her final Broadway role was Muriel Payne in Your Loving Son (1941). Death Lee died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California. She was married to the actor Grandon Rhodes. Partial filmography The Rich Are Always with Us (1932) - Second Gossiper in 1920 (uncredited) Sued for Libel (1939) - Radio Actress (uncredited) The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair (1939) - Mother Not a Ladies' Man (1942) - Jennie Purcell Get Hep to Love (1942) - Woman (uncredited) Behind the Eight Ball (1942) - Woman (uncredited) Shadow of a Doubt (1943) - Mrs. MacCurdy (uncredited) Silver Skates (1943) - Mrs. Martin Rhythm of the Islands (1943) - Miss Widdicomb Good Morning, Judge (1943) - Paula (uncredited) Hers to Hold (1943) - Miss Crawford (uncredited) Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event (1943) - Mrs. Fred Walters (uncredited) The Adventures of a Rookie (1943) - Mrs. Linden (uncredited) Moonlight in Vermont (1943) - Miss Evans Tucson Raiders (1944) - Hannah Rogers Sensations of 1945 (1944) - Mrs. Gustafson (uncredited) The Soul of a Monster (1944) - Woman in Sedan (uncredited) Goin' to Town (1944) - Mrs. Wentworth The Town Went Wild (1944) - Lucille Conway Music for Millions (1944) - Nurse (uncredited) Hi, Beautiful (1944) - Mother (uncredited) Here Come the Co-Eds (1945) - Miss Holford Keep Your Powder Dry (1945) - Classroom Instructor (uncredited) The Man Who Walked Alone (1945) - Aunt Harriett G. I. Honeymoon (1945) - Mrs. Barton Corpus Christi Bandits (1945) - Mom Christie I'll Tell the World (1945) - Ethel (uncredited) The Naughty Nineties (1945) - (uncredited) On Stage Everybody (1945) - Barbara (uncredited) Anchors Aweigh (1945) - Kindergarten Teacher (uncredited) Mama Loves Papa (1945) - Mabel Divorce (1945) - Liz Smith Swingin' on a Rainbow (1945) - Landlady (uncredited) Week-End at the Waldorf (1945) - The Woman (uncredited) Sing Your Way Home (1945) - Bridget's Mother (scenes deleted) The Daltons Ride