Rutanya Alda

Rutanya Alda (born Rūta Skrastiņa; October 13, 1942) is a Latvian-American actress.

Life
Rutanya Alda was born Rūta Skrastiņa in Riga, in German-occupied Latvia, the daughter of Vera (née Ozoliņa), a businesswoman, and Jānis Skrastiņš, a poet.Rutanya Alda Biography Alda, her grandmother, her mother and her brother spent seven years in a refugee camp in Allied-occupied Germany after World War II. She then moved with her family to the United States, briefly living in Chicago before settling in Flagstaff, Arizona.

 Career 
She began her career in the late 1960s, and went on to have supporting movie roles in The Deer Hunter (1978), Rocky II (1979), and Mommie Dearest (1981). She also appeared in a lead role in the horror movies Amityville II: The Possession and Girls Nite Out (both 1982). She was nominated for the Golden Raspberry Awards (Razzies) as "Worst Supporting Actress" two years in succession (1982 and 1983) for Mommie Dearest and Amityville II: The Possession. She has also won a Clio Award and is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Personal life
She was married to actor Richard Bright from 1977 until his death in 2006, when he was hit by a bus in New York City. They had one son, Jeremy.

Filmography
Movies
 Year Title Role Notes 1968  Greetings  Linda (Shoplifter)   1970  Hi, Mom!  Member of audience ('Be Black Baby' section)  1970  The People Next Door  Nurse   1971  The Panic in Needle Park  Admitting Nurse  1973  The Long Goodbye  Rutanya Sweet  1973  Scarecrow  Woman in Camper  1973  Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid  Ruthie Lee  1973  Blume in Love  Welfare Client  Uncredited 1974  Can Ellen Be Saved?   Rachael  Television movie 1976  Deadly Hero     1976  Next Stop, Greenwich Village  Party Guest  Uncredited 1976  Swashbuckler  Bath Attendant  1978  The Fury  Kristen  1978  The Deer Hunter  Angela  1979  Rocky II   Doctor Cooper  1979  When a Stranger Calls  Mrs. Mandrakis  1980  Christmas Evil  Theresa  Credited as Ratanya Alda 1981  Mommie Dearest  Carol Anne  1982  Girls Nite Out  Barney / Katie Cavanaugh  1982  Amityville II: The Possession  Dolores Montelli  1983  Vigilante  Vickie Marino  1984  Racing with the Moon  Mrs. Nash  1985  Rappin'  Cecilia  1985  The Stuff  Psychologist  1987  Black Widow  Irene  1987  Hotshot  Georgia Kristidis  1988  Apprentice to Murder  Elma Kelly  1988  Winnie Mrs. Paretti  Television movie 1989  Last Exit to Brooklyn  Georgette's Mother  1989  Gross Anatomy  Mama Slovak  1989  Prancer  Aunt Sarah   1990  Rainbow Drive  Marge Crawford  Television film 1992  Article 99  Ann Travis  1992  Leaving Normal   Palmer Hospital Nurse  1993  The Dark Half  Miriam Cowley  1993  Children of the Mist  Sue Madehearst   1994  The Ref  Linda  1994  Safe Passage  Beth  1996  Innocent Victims  Lorraine Taylor  Television movie 1996  Double Jeopardy  Gabriel Neuland  Television movie  1997  American Perfekt  Gloria  1997  Steel  Mrs. Hunt  1998  The Souler Opposite   Thea's Mom  2001  My First Mister  Woman at Apartment  2001  The Glass House  Vice Principal  2003  Love Comes Softly  Wanda Marshall  Television movie 2004  Murder Without Conviction  Virginia McAlpin  Television movie 2005  Mystery Woman: Snapshot  Marsha  Television movie 2005  Detective  Judge Beatrice Agannis  Television movie 2009  Handsome Harry  Mrs. Schroeder  2009  Stolen  Older Sally Ann  2010  You Don't Know Jack  Vendor  Television movie 2010  Unring the Bell  Belle  Short movie 2011  Return   Mrs. Miller   2011  Too Big to Fail  Admiral Evans  Television movie 2014 Late Phases  Gloria Baker  2015  Ovum  Barbara  2016  Split  Melissa 

Television series

Web
Old Dogs & New Tricks (2014–16) – Barbara Fiere

References

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Category:1942 births
Category:Living people
Category:20th-century American actors
Category:21st-century American actors
Category:American movie actors
Category:American television actors
Category:Latvian movie actors
Category:Refugees
Category:Actors from Riga