Lillian Ruth Powell (May 29, 1896 – May 31, 1992) was a Canadian-born American Denishawn-trained dancer who performed in early experimental silent film musicals.

She was born in Victoria, British Columbia, where some six months after her birth she was adopted by Charles and Eliza Powell and brought south to live in Ventura, California.

[9] Miss Lillian Powell, formerly of the big-time Eastern circuits, proved not only one of the most exquisite girls in physical charms, but also the most salient example of dancing grace ever seen in a West Coast theater here.

She wears lovely gowns, and in one number appeared especially radiant in a white wig.By her mid-thirties, Powell was teaching at a Los Angeles area dance studio while continuing to performing on stage at concerts and community events.

Over a near twenty-year span she played frequent guest or reoccurring roles on such series as Dragnet, The Man Behind the Badge, Noah's Ark and made guest appearances in the shows My Three Sons, Father Knows Best, The Thin Man, Whirlybirds, Cimarron City, Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond, The Millionaire, The DuPont Show With June Allyson, Ben Casey and Adam-12.