Ruby Dee

Actress

Ruby Dee (October 27, 1922 - June 11, 2014) was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and civil rights activist. She originated the role of "Ruth Younger" in the stage and film versions of A Raisin in the Sun. Her other notable film roles include The Jackie Robinson Story (1950), Do the Right Thing (1989) and American Gangster (2007).

Born: October 27, 1922 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Died: June 11, 2014 (Age 91)

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Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
A Raisin in the Sun Movie Available on 29 streaming services.	8.1	Actress	Ruth Younger	1961
A Simple Wish Movie Available on 28 streaming services.	5.1	Actress	Hortence	1997
A Thousand Words Movie Available on 35 streaming services.	5.7	Actress	Annie McCall	2012
American Gangster Movie Available on 32 streaming services.	7.9	Actress	Mama Lucas	2007
Black Girl Movie	6.6	Actress	Netta's mother	1972
Buck and the Preacher Movie Available on 21 streaming services.	6.7	Actress	Ruth	1972
Cat People Movie Available on 28 streaming services.	6	Actress	Female	1982
Cop and ½ Movie Available on 25 streaming services.	4.4	Actress	Rachel	1993
Do the Right Thing Movie Available on 30 streaming services.	8.1	Actress	Mother Sister	1989
Edge of the City Movie Available on 26 streaming services.	7	Actress	Lucy Tyler	1957
Go Tell It on the Mountain Movie	6.6	Actress	Mrs. Grimes	1985
Gone Are the Days! Movie	6.3	Actress	Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins	1963
Jungle Fever Movie	6.5	Actress	Lucinda Purify	1991
Just Cause Movie Available on 26 streaming services.	6.2	Actress	Evangeline Ferguson	1995
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis Movie Available on 25 streaming services.	8	Actress	Self (archive footage)	1969
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal Movie Available on 10 streaming services.	7.2	Actress	Self	2013
No Way Out Movie Available on 28 streaming services.	7.5	Actress	Connie Brooks (uncredited)	1950
The Incident Movie	7.8	Actress	Joan Robinson	1967
The Tall Target Movie	7	Actress	Rachel	1951
Love at Large Movie	5.9	Actress	Corrine Dart	1990
The Jackie Robinson Story Movie	6.2	Actress	Rae Robinson	1950
Video Girl Movie	5.4	Actress	Valerie	2011
No. 2 Movie	6.3	Actress	Nanna Maria	2006
St. Louis Blues Movie	6.9	Actress	Elizabeth	1958
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll Movie	5.5	Actress	Miss Candy	2011
The Balcony Movie	5.8	Actress	Thief	1963
Uptight Movie	7.1	Actress	Laurie	1968
Politics of Love Movie	2.9	Actress		2011
Take a Giant Step Movie	6.7	Actress	Christine	1959
Steam Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	5.1	Actress	Doris	2007
Virgin Island Movie	5.7	Actress	Ruth	1959
Countdown at Kusini Movie	5.3	Actress	Leah Matanzima	1976
A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner Movie	9	Actress	Narrator	1998
Go Man Go Movie	6.2	Actress	Irma Jackson	1954
Color Adjustment Movie	7.2	Actress	Narrator	1992
Baby Geniuses Movie Available on 26 streaming services.	2.8	Actress	Margo	1999
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee Movie		Actress	Self	2014
The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six Movie		Actress		1980
All About Us Movie	4.4	Actress	Ms. Ella	2007
Zora is My Name! Movie	6.6	Actress	Zora Neale Hurston	1990
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand Movie	7.6	Actress	Self	1999
Discovering William Greaves Movie	6.4	Actress	Self	2006
In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema Movie	7.7	Actress	Herself	2007
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks Movie	7.5	Actress	Self	2003
That Man of Mine Movie		Actress	Joan	1946
A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School Movie	5.8	Actress	Narrator (voice)	2009
Little Bill TV Show Available on 3 streaming services.	6.1	Actress	47 Episodes	1999-2004
American Experience TV Show Available on 12 streaming services.	8.4	Actress	Narrator (voice) 1 Episode	1987
Middle Ages TV Show	7.5	Actress	Estelle Williams 6 Episodes	1992-1992
Hallmark Hall of Fame TV Show	8	Actress	Rowena Finch 1 Episode	1951-1978
Iconoclasts TV Show Available on 5 streaming services.	7.5	Actress	Self 1 Episode	2005-2012
The Great Adventure TV Show	7.5	Actress	Harriet Tubman 1 Episode	1963-1964
The Dick Cavett Show TV Show Available on 8 streaming services.	8.1	Actress	Self - Guest 1 Episode	1968-1995
The Defenders TV Show	7.9	Actress	Catherine Collins 1 Episode	1961-1965
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child TV Show Available on 8 streaming services.	6.6	Actress	Grandma (voice) 1 Episode	1995-2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation TV Show Available on 14 streaming services.	7.8	Actress	Mary Wilson 1 Episode	2000-2015
The Golden Girls TV Show Available on 9 streaming services.	8.1	Actress	Mammy Watkins 1 Episode	1985-1992
The Fugitive TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	7.9	Actress	Laura Smith 1 Episode	1963-1967
Police Woman TV Show	6.7	Actress	1 Episode	1974-1978
Spenser: For Hire TV Show Available on 4 streaming services.	7.1	Actress	1 Episode	1985-1988
China Beach TV Show	8	Actress	1 Episode	1988-1991
Great Performances TV Show Available on 3 streaming services.	7.7	Actress	Self 2 Episodes	1971
Reading Rainbow TV Show Available on 5 streaming services.	8.2	Actress	Herself - Narrator (voice) 3 Episodes	1983-2006
Tuesday Morning Ride Short Film		Actress		1995
The Unfinished Journey Short Film	5.3	Actress	Narrator (voice)	1999
Poitier's Walter Lee Short Film		Actress	Self (archive footage)	2018
Easy to Get Short Film	5.6	Actress	Drugstore Girl	1947
Their Eyes Were Watching God Movie	6.3	Actress	Nanny	2005
The Feast of All Saints Movie	6.4	Actress	Elsie Claviere	2001
Mr. and Mrs. Loving Movie	6.9	Actress	Sophia	1996
A Storm in Summer Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	6.7	Actress	Grandmother	2000
Betty and Coretta Movie	6.1	Actress	Narrator	2013
Decoration Day Movie Available on 4 streaming services.	7	Actress	Rowena	1990
Finding Buck McHenry Movie	5.7	Actress	Mrs. Henry	2000
The Ernest Green Story Movie	7.1	Actress	Lydia Wilson	1993
Passing Glory Movie	6.3	Actress	Mommit Porter	1999
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Movie	6.9	Actress	Grandmother Baxter	1979
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story Movie	7	Actress	Indigo	1996
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson Movie	6.7	Actress	Jackie's Mother	1990
Making Do the Right Thing Movie	6.9	Actress	Self	1989
Taking Back Our Town Movie Available on 10 streaming services.	5.2	Actress	Emelda West	2001
All God's Children Movie	6.4	Actress	Irene Whitfield	1980
Wedding Band Movie	8.2	Actress	Julia Augustine	1974
To Be Young, Gifted, and Black Movie	7.3	Actress	Lorraine Hansberry and other assorted characters	1972
The Sheriff Movie	6.9	Actress	Sue Ann Lucas	1971
Jazztime Tale Movie	6.3	Actress	Narrator (voice)	1991
America Movie	6	Actress	Mrs. Harper	2009
Sports on the Silver Screen Movie	5.5	Actress	Self (archive footage)	1997
The Wall Movie	6	Actress	Mrs. Mitchell (segment "The Badge")	1998
Whitewash Movie	7.1	Actress	Grandmother (voice)	1994
Long Day's Journey Into Night Movie	8.2	Actress	Mary Tyrone	1982
Roots: The Next Generations Limited Series Available on 9 streaming services.	7.6	Actress	Queen Victoria Haley 7 Episodes	1979-1979
Lincoln Limited Series	6.8	Actress	Elizabeth Keckley 2 Episodes	1988-1988
The Atlanta Child Murders Limited Series	6.5	Actress	Faye Williams 2 Episodes	1985-1985
The 35th Annual Kennedy Center Honors TV Special	6.9	Actress	Self 1 Episode	2012
The Stand Limited Series Available on 5 streaming services.	7	Actress	Mother Abagail 4 Episodes	1994-1994
Uptight Movie	7.1	Writing	Writer	1968
Papua New Guinea: Anthropology on Trial Movie	8.1	Sound	Vocals
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