Personal Info
Gender:Unspecified
Birth Date:1922-10-27 00:00:00
Birth Place:Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Known For:Acting
Death Date:2014-06-11 00:00:00
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Ruby Dee
Biography
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).
Filmography (40)
After Goodbye
Role: Narrator1993
Countdown at Kusini
Role: Leah Matanzima1976
⭐ 7.3
A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School
Role: Narrator (voice)2009
⭐ 7
Jazztime Tale
Role: Narrator (voice)1991
No Image
Neighbours
Role: Vicky Kingsbury1966
⭐ 2.8
Steam
Role: Doris2007
Love in Syncopation
actor1946
Wedding Band
Role: Julia Augustine1974
⭐ 6.5
No. 2
Role: Nanna Maria2006
⭐ 6.9
Color Adjustment
Role: Narrator1992
⭐ 5
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
Role: Lorraine Hansberry and other assorted characters1972
⭐ 1.5
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
Role: Self2014
No Image
On Merit
Role: Narrator (voice)1972
⭐ 7
The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six
actor1980
⭐ 6.6
Uptight
writer1968
Papua New Guinea: Anthropology on Trial
vocals1983
No Image
Now is the Time
Role: Self1967
⭐ 7.3
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Role: Annie Elizabeth 'Bessie' Delany1999
That Man of Mine
Role: Joan1946
⭐ 6
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Role: Mary Tyrone1982
⭐ 7
Finding Buck McHenry
Role: Mrs. Henry2000
⭐ 6.3
The Jackie Robinson Story
Role: Rae Robinson1950
⭐ 4
Taking Back Our Town
Role: Emelda West2001
⭐ 6.7
Gone Are the Days!
Role: Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins1963
⭐ 8
The Fight Never Ends
actor1948
What a Guy
actor1948
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'
Role: Self2002
⭐ 7
Discovering William Greaves
Role: Self2006
⭐ 9
Easy to Get
Role: Drugstore Girl1947
⭐ 9
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Role: Self1998
⭐ 7
No Image
A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner
Role: Narrator1998
⭐ 8
No Image
Chelsea D.H.O.
Role: Dr. Bianca Pearson1973
Zora is My Name!
Role: Zora Neale Hurston1990
⭐ 7.3
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
Role: Jackie's Mother1990
⭐ 6
Whitewash
Role: Grandmother (voice)1994
⭐ 3.5
America
Role: Mrs. Harper2009
⭐ 6
Passing Glory
Role: Mommit Porter1999
⭐ 4.6
Cop & ½
Role: Rachel1993
⭐ 6.3
Buck and the Preacher
Role: Ruth1972
⭐ 6.9
Decoration Day
Role: Rowena1990