Rutanya Alda

Highest Rated: 93% The Long Goodbye (1973)

Lowest Rated: 0% Stolen (2010)

Birthday: Oct 13, 1942

Birthplace: Not Available

Rutanya Alda, born Rutanya Skrastins in Riga, Latvia, has been steadily appearing in American films since the late '60s. Alda, who was known as Ruth Alda in her earlier films, has also performed on stage and television in the U.S.

Highest Rated Movies

Filmography

MOVIES

RATING	TITLE	CREDIT	BOX OFFICE	YEAR
No Score Yet	Ovum	Barbara	—	2015
62%	Late Phases	Gloria B.	—	2014
77%	Too Big to Fail	Admiral Evans	—	2011
0%	Stolen	Older Sally Ann	—	2010
83%	You Don't Know Jack	Vendor	—	2010
No Score Yet	Mystery Woman: Snapshot	Actor	—	2005
No Score Yet	Murder Without Conviction	Dr. Virginia McAlpin	—	2004
No Score Yet	Love Comes Softly	Wanda Marshall	—	2003
52%	My First Mister	Woman at Apartment	—	2002
21%	The Glass House	Vice Principal	$17.4M	2001
No Score Yet	The Souler Opposite	Thea's Mom	—	1998
12%	Steel	Mrs. Hunt	—	1997
54%	Safe Passage	Beth	—	1995
72%	The Ref	Linda	—	1994
58%	The Dark Half	Miriam Cowley	—	1993
No Score Yet	They	Sue Madehurst	—	1993
43%	Article 99	Ann Travis	—	1992
40%	Leaving Normal	Palmer Hospital Nurse	—	1992
No Score Yet	Rainbow Drive	Marge Crawford	—	1990
67%	Prancer	Aunt Sarah	—	1989
30%	Gross Anatomy	Mama Slovak	—	1989
74%	Last Exit to Brooklyn	Georgette's Mother	—	1989
No Score Yet	Defense Play	Victoria Vandemeer	—	1988
No Score Yet	Apprentice to Murder	Elma Kelly	—	1987
50%	Black Widow	Irene	—	1987
No Score Yet	Laguna Heat	Dr. Kroyden	—	1987
No Score Yet	Hot Shot	Georgia Kristidis	—	1986
71%	The Stuff	Psychologist	—	1985
No Score Yet	Rappin	Cecilia	—	1985
60%	Racing With the Moon	Mrs. Nash	—	1984
20%	Vigilante	Vickie Marino	—	1983
No Score Yet	Girls Nite Out	Actor	—	1983
16%	Amityville II: The Possession	Dolores Montelli	—	1982
48%	Mommie Dearest	Carol Ann	—	1981
41%	When a Stranger Calls	Mrs. Mandrakis	—	1979
92%	The Deer Hunter	Angela	—	1978
76%	The Fury	Kristen	—	1978
80%	Next Stop, Greenwich Village	Party Guest	—	1976
No Score Yet	Deadly Hero	Actor	—	1976
86%	Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid	Ruthie Lee	—	1973
93%	The Long Goodbye	Rutanya Sweet	—	1973
75%	Scarecrow	Woman in Camper	—	1973
85%	The Panic in Needle Park	Admitting Nurse	—	1971
88%	Greetings	Linda	—	1968

TV

RATING	TITLE	CREDIT	YEAR
No Score Yet	Cold Case 2003-2010	Jenny	2006
No Score Yet	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 2000-2015	Faye Matthews	2005
73%	John Doe 2002-2003	Cassie Barker	2002
No Score Yet	Judging Amy 1999-2005	Celia Loomis	2001
No Score Yet	Silk Stalkings 1991-1999	Jennifer	1995 1993
No Score Yet	Law & Order 1990-2010	Mrs. Cheney Sara Cheney	1992
No Score Yet	Beauty and the Beast 1987-1990	Sarah Mary	1988

Quotes from Rutanya Alda's Characters

Christina Crawford:	I came in and found her like this. Do you think she needs an ambulance?
Carol Ann:	She doesn't need an ambulance. She's drunk.

Dolores Montelli:	(suspicious about Patricia's relationship with her brother) - What have you done with your brother?
Dolores Montelli:	(suspicious about Patricia's relationship with her brother) What have you done with your brother?
Patricia Montelli:	Me?
Dolores Montelli:	What have you done?
Patricia Montelli:	Nothing!
Dolores Montelli:	Do you understand what you've done?! (Patricia runs off in embarrassment)

Dolores Montelli:	(talking to the priest) - Father...this is my first born. Sonny...He hasn't been feeling well, lately.
Dolores Montelli:	(talking to the priest) Father this is my first born, Sonny. He hasn't been feeling well, lately.

Dolores Montelli:	Can't we just eat our first meal in this house without fighting? It's all everybody's been doing ever since we got here...is fighting!
Dolores Montelli:	Can't we just eat our first meal in this house without fighting? It's all everybody's been doing ever since we got here, is fighting!

Sonny Montelli:	Mom? Did I scare you?
Dolores Montelli:	Somebody...touched me.
Dolores Montelli:	Somebody touched me.
Sonny Montelli:	What?
Sonny Montelli:	Who touched you?
Dolores Montelli:	Somebody...Here...Now.
Dolores Montelli:	Somebody. Here. Now.
Sonny Montelli:	You mean you actually felt somebody's hand?
Dolores Montelli:	It felt like...like...like fingers on my arm.
Sonny Montelli:	Mom that must be your imagination.

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Rutanya Alda

Highest Rated Movies

Filmography

MOVIES

TV

Quotes from Rutanya Alda's Characters