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Rutanya Alda

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Rutanya Alda
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Rutanya Alda was born on 13 October 1942 in Riga, Latvia. She is an actress and writer, known for The Deer Hunter (1978), Mommie Dearest (1981) and Amityville II: The Possession (1982). She was previously married to Richard Bright.
BornOctober 13, 1942
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BornOctober 13, 1942
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Known for

    Robert De Niro in The Deer Hunter (1978)
    The Deer Hunter
    8.1
    • Angela
    • 1978
    Faye Dunaway in Mommie Dearest (1981)
    Mommie Dearest
    6.7
    • Carol Ann
    • 1981
    Amityville II: The Possession (1982)
    Amityville II: The Possession
    5.6
    • Delores Montelli
    • 1982
    The Dark Half (1993)
    The Dark Half
    6.0
    • Miriam Cowley
    • 1993

    Credits

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    Actress

    • High Falls
      • Sharon
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2015
    • Back to the Present!
      • Theater Director
      • Filming
    • Rutanya Alda, Leon Joosen, and David Ray in USA: Land of the Mustaches (2025)
      USA: Land of the Mustaches
      9.0
      • Storyteller
      • 2025
    • City Wide Fever (2025)
      City Wide Fever
      5.8
      • Rutanya
      • 2025
    • Mimi Davila in The Scout (2025)
      The Scout
      7.0
      • Anna
      • 2025
    • Rio Harrison (2022)
      Rio Harrison
      Short
      • Stephanie Harrison
      • 2022
    • Robert De Niro and Oakes Fegley in The War with Grandpa (2020)
      The War with Grandpa
      5.7
      • Lynn Marino
      • 2020
    • Tom Selleck, Bridget Moynahan, Donnie Wahlberg, and Will Estes in Blue Bloods (2010)
      Blue Bloods
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Mrs. Harton
      • 2019
    • All the Lights Out (2019)
      All the Lights Out
      Short
      • Victoria
      • 2019
    • Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
      Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Patrice Conaway
      • 2018
    • The Four Letter Word (2015)
      The Four Letter Word
      TV Series
      • Mona
      • 2017
    • Rutanya Alda, Jamie Dolan, and Sydney Gayle in Rose's Children (2017)
      Rose's Children
      Short
      • Grandma Rose
      • 2017
    • Michelle Pfeiffer and Kiefer Sutherland in Where Is Kyra? (2017)
      Where Is Kyra?
      5.5
      • Ms. Pavlovsky
      • 2017
    • David Pevsner, Leon Acord, Curt Bonnem, and Jeffrey Patrick Olson in Old Dogs & New Tricks (2011)
      Old Dogs & New Tricks
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Barbara Fierce
      • 2014–2016
    • Split (2016)
      Split
      3.6
      • Melissa
      • 2016
    • Rutanya Alda, Amanda Cole, Lesleh Donaldson, Carol Jacobanis, Shellen Lubin, Bonnie Rose, Nick Jobe, Marcy Girt, Mascha Mareen, Emily Frances Kaplan, and Ben Brown in High Falls (2015)
      High Falls
      TV Short
      • Sharon
      • 2015
    • Ovum (2015)
      Ovum
      5.4
      • Barbara
      • 2015

    Additional Crew

    • Rutanya Alda, Jamie Dolan, and Sydney Gayle in Rose's Children (2017)
      Rose's Children
      Short
      • additional writing
      • 2017
    • Walter Matthau and Barbra Streisand in Hello, Dolly! (1969)
      Hello, Dolly!
      7.1
      • stand-in: photo double: Barbra Streisand (uncredited)
      • 1969
    • Catherine Deneuve and Jack Lemmon in The April Fools (1969)
      The April Fools
      6.1
      • stand-in (uncredited)
      • 1969
    • Barbra Streisand and Omar Sharif in Funny Girl (1968)
      Funny Girl
      7.4
      • stand-in: Anne Francis (uncredited)
      • 1968
    • Mia Farrow in Rosemary's Baby (1968)
      Rosemary's Baby
      8.0
      • stand-in (stand-in/photo-double: Mia Farrow, uncredited)
      • 1968

    Writer

    • Rutanya Alda, Leon Joosen, and David Ray in USA: Land of the Mustaches (2025)
      USA: Land of the Mustaches
      9.0
      • Writer
      • 2025

    Videos19

    Clips from Law and Order SVU, episode "Mama" (2018)
    Demo Reel 3:01
    Clips from Law and Order SVU, episode "Mama" (2018)
    Overcoming Adversity: Actress & Author Rutanya Alda Grew Up In WWII Refugee Camp
    Demo Reel 3:35
    Overcoming Adversity: Actress & Author Rutanya Alda Grew Up In WWII Refugee Camp
    Overcoming Adversity: Actress & Author Rutanya Alda Grew Up In WWII Refugee Camp
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    Overcoming Adversity: Actress & Author Rutanya Alda Grew Up In WWII Refugee Camp
    Rutanya Alda's Demo Reel
    Demo Reel 14:05
    Rutanya Alda's Demo Reel
    Late Phases
    Clip 2:23
    Late Phases
    Stolen (2009)
    Clip 1:07
    Stolen (2009)
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:03
    Official Trailer

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Ratanya Alda
    • Height
      • 5′ 4¾″ (1.65 m)
    • Born
      • October 13, 1942
      • Riga, Latvia
    • Spouse
      • Richard BrightJune 11, 1977 - February 18, 2006 (his death, 1 child)
    • Children
      • Jeremy Bright

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Alda's husband of almost 30 years, actor Richard Bright, was tragically killed after being hit by a tour bus in Manhattan. The couple had one child, son Jeremy Bright, born in 1988.
    • Quotes
      Growing up in a displaced persons camps after World War II, I saw my first play, a fairy tale, done in the camps. It showed a better life than I was living in, it was magical and I said to myself then and there, that's what I want to do ... My favorite role is the one I'm currently working on, whatever it may be.
    • Trademarks
        Often plays soft spoken, submissive, and obedient women.

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