Rutanya Alda

Rutanya Alda
Born	Rutanya Skrastiņa October 13, 1942 (1942-10-13) (age 66) Riga, Latvia
Other name(s)	Ratanya Alda   Ruth Alda
Years active	1968 - present
Spouse(s)	Richard Bright (1977-2006) [his death]

Rutanya Alda (born October 13, 1942) is an American actress. She is not related to the Alda acting family (Alan Alda, Robert Alda).

Personal life

Rutanya Alda was born as Rutanya Skrastiņa in Riga, Latvia, the daughter of Vera (née Ozoliņš), a businesswoman, and Jānis Skrastiņš, a poet.^[1] She was married to actor Richard Bright from 1977 until his death in 2006; they had one child.

Career

Alda may be best known for her roles in The Deer Hunter as Steven's wife, Angela, as well as for Mommie Dearest and Amityville II: The Possession - being nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award two years in succession (1981 and 1982) for the latter roles. She also appeared on numerous TV programs, such as Cold Case, Crime Scene Investigation and as a featured character on the Ron Perlman / Linda Hamilton TV series, Beauty and the Beast.

Selected filmography

• Greetings (1968)
• Love and Kisses (1970)
• The Panic in Needle Park (1971)
• The Long Goodbye (1973)
• Scarecrow (1973)
• Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
• Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976)
• Swashbuckler (1976)
• The Fury (1978)
• The Deer Hunter (1978)
• When a Stranger Calls (1979)
• You Better Watch Out (1980)
• Mommie Dearest (1981)
• Amityville II: The Possession (1982)
• Racing with the Moon (1984)
• Girls Nite Out (1984)
• Rappin' (1985)
• The Stuff (1985)
• Black Widow (1987)
• Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989)
• Gross Anatomy (1989)
• Prancer (1989)
• Article 99 (1992)
• The Dark Half (1993)
• Zelda [TV film] (1993)
• They [TV film] (1993)
• The Ref (1994)
• Safe Passage (1994)
• Double Jeopardy [TV film] (1996)
• American Perfekt (1997)
• Steel (1997)
• My First Mister (2001)
• The Glass House (2001)
• Love Comes Softly [TV film] (2003)
• Detective [TV film] (2005)

TV series appearances

• Cannon (1 episode, 1973)
• Hi, Mom! (3 episodes, 1970)
• Santa Barbara (1985)
• ABC Weekend Specials (1986)
• Spenser: For Hire (1987)
• Beauty and the Beast (1988)
• Tales from the Crypt (1991)
• Law & Order (2 episodes, 1992 / 2008)
• Silk Stalkings (1995)
• Gun (1997)
• To Have & to Hold (1998)
• Judging Amy (2001)
• John Doe (2002)
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2004 *)
• Mystery Woman (2005)
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2005)
• Cold Case (2006)

References

External links

• Rutanya Alda at the Internet Movie Database
• Rutanya Alda at Allmovie

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