Ruth Lee (September 14, 1895 – August 3, 1975) was an American stage and film actress.

Lee was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota,[1] and she graduated from a dramatic school there.

[2] Lee acted in stock theater with the National Theatre in Washington, D.C.[3] Her other activities on stage included three years with the Shubert Theater in Minneapolis.

[1] 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).

[4] Lee died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California.