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).
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).
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Filmography (Movies)
Poitier's Walter Lee
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:25/09/2018
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
Character:Self
Release Date:22/06/2014
Betty and Coretta
Character:Narrator
Release Date:02/02/2013
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
Character:Self
Release Date:01/02/2013
A Thousand Words
Character:Annie McCall
Release Date:07/03/2012
Video Girl
Character:Valerie
Release Date:11/10/2011
Politics of Love
Character:
Release Date:26/08/2011
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
Character:Miss Candy
Release Date:05/08/2011
A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:22/07/2009
America
Character:Mrs. Harper
Release Date:28/02/2009
Steam
Character:Doris
Release Date:15/11/2007
American Gangster
Character:Mama Lucas
Release Date:02/11/2007
All About Us
Character:Ms. Ella
Release Date:01/10/2007
In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema
Character:Herself
Release Date:15/09/2007
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
Character:Self
Release Date:31/01/2007
Discovering William Greaves
Character:Self
Release Date:06/12/2006
The Way Back Home
Character:Maude
Release Date:01/04/2006
No. 2
Character:Nanna Maria
Release Date:16/02/2006
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Character:Nanny
Release Date:06/03/2005
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Character:Self
Release Date:25/02/2004
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/2004
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Character:
Release Date:10/02/2003
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'
Character:Self
Release Date:14/06/2002
Taking Back Our Town
Character:Emelda West
Release Date:10/12/2001
Feast of All Saints
Character:Elsie Claviere
Release Date:11/11/2001
Finding Buck McHenry
Character:Mrs. Henry
Release Date:16/04/2000
A Storm in Summer
Character:Grandmother
Release Date:18/01/2000
The Unfinished Journey
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:31/12/1999
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Character:Annie Elizabeth 'Bessie' Delany
Release Date:18/04/1999
Baby Geniuses
Character:Margo
Release Date:12/03/1999
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Character:Self
Release Date:24/02/1999
Passing Glory
Character:Mommit Porter
Release Date:21/02/1999
A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner
Character:Narrator
Release Date:07/12/1998
The Wall
Character:Mrs. Mitchell (segment "The Badge")
Release Date:24/05/1998
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Character:Self
Release Date:10/02/1998
A Simple Wish
Character:Hortence
Release Date:11/07/1997
Sports on the Silver Screen
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:16/03/1997
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
Character:Indigo
Release Date:14/04/1996
Mr. and Mrs. Loving
Character:Sophia
Release Date:13/03/1996
Just Cause
Character:Evangeline Ferguson
Release Date:17/02/1995
Tuesday Morning Ride
Character:Jennie
Release Date:01/01/1995
Whitewash
Character:Grandmother (voice)
Release Date:16/08/1994
After Goodbye
Character:Narrator
Release Date:23/06/1993
Cop & ½
Character:Rachel
Release Date:02/04/1993
The Ernest Green Story
Character:Lydia Wilson
Release Date:17/01/1993
Color Adjustment
Character:Narrator
Release Date:29/01/1992
Jazztime Tale
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:02/11/1991
Jungle Fever
Character:Lucinda Purify
Release Date:07/06/1991
Decoration Day
Character:Rowena
Release Date:02/12/1990
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
Character:Jackie's Mother
Release Date:15/10/1990
Love at Large
Character:Corrine Dart
Release Date:09/03/1990
Zora is My Name!
Character:Zora Neale Hurston
Release Date:01/01/1990
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
Character:Self
Release Date:03/11/1989
Do the Right Thing
Character:Mother Sister
Release Date:14/06/1989
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Character:Mrs. Grimes
Release Date:31/08/1984
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Character:Mary Tyrone
Release Date:23/11/1982
Cat People
Character:Female
Release Date:02/04/1982
All God's Children
Character:Irene Whitfield
Release Date:28/04/1980
The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1980
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Character:Grandmother Baxter
Release Date:28/04/1979
Countdown at Kusini
Character:Leah Matanzima
Release Date:16/04/1976
Wedding Band
Character:Julia Augustine
Release Date:24/04/1974
It's Good to Be Alive
Character:Ruth Campanella
Release Date:22/02/1974
Chelsea D.H.O.
Character:Dr. Bianca Pearson
Release Date:17/06/1973
Black Girl
Character:Netta's mother
Release Date:09/11/1972
Buck and the Preacher
Character:Ruth
Release Date:17/03/1972
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
Character:Lorraine Hansberry and other assorted characters
Release Date:20/01/1972
On Merit
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/01/1972
The Sheriff
Character:Sue Ann Lucas
Release Date:30/03/1971
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:24/03/1970
Deadlock
Character:Lucinda
Release Date:22/02/1969
Uptight
Character:Laurie
Release Date:28/12/1968
The Incident
Character:Joan Robinson
Release Date:05/11/1967
Neighbours
Character:Vicky Kingsbury
Release Date:15/01/1966
Gone Are the Days!
Character:Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins
Release Date:09/08/1963
The Balcony
Character:Thief
Release Date:21/03/1963
A Raisin in the Sun
Character:Ruth Younger
Release Date:28/05/1961
Take a Giant Step
Character:Christine
Release Date:01/12/1959
Virgin Island
Character:Ruth
Release Date:07/08/1959
St. Louis Blues
Character:Elizabeth
Release Date:07/04/1958
Edge of the City
Character:Lucy Tyler
Release Date:04/01/1957
Go Man Go
Character:Irma Jackson
Release Date:27/01/1954
The Tall Target
Character:Rachel
Release Date:17/08/1951
No Way Out
Character:Connie Brooks (uncredited)
Release Date:16/08/1950
The Jackie Robinson Story
Character:Rae Robinson
Release Date:16/05/1950
The Fight Never Ends
Character:
Release Date:06/03/1948
What a Guy
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1948
Easy to Get
Character:Drugstore Girl
Release Date:10/07/1947
Love in Syncopation
Character:
Release Date:03/08/1946
That Man of Mine
Character:Joan
Release Date:01/01/1946
Television Appearances
Iconoclasts
Character:Self
Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years
Character:Narrator
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Character:Mary Wilson
Little Bill
Character:
Christianity: The First 1000 Years
Character:Herself - Narrator
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Character:Grandma (voice)
Touched by an Angel
Character:LaBelle Springbelt
The Stand
Character:Mother Abagail Freemantle
Middle Ages
Character:Estelle Williams
American Experience
Character:Narrator (voice)
China Beach
Character:
Lincoln
Character:Elizabeth Keckley
Spenser: For Hire
Character:
The Golden Girls
Character:Mammy Watkins
The Atlanta Child Murders
Character:Faye Williams
Reading Rainbow
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Roots: The Next Generations
Character:Queen Haley
The Kennedy Center Honors
Character:Self
Police Woman
Character:
Great Performances
Character:Self
The Dick Cavett Show
Character:Self - Guest
The Great Adventure
Character:Harriet Tubman
The Fugitive
Character:Laura Smith
The Defenders
Character:Catherine Collins
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Rowena Finch
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