Known For
Acting
Born
Oct 27, 1922
Died
Jun 11, 2014
Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Credits
122 titles
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).
Known For
Filmography
Love in Exile
Hollywood Black
Self (archive footage)
Poitier's Walter Lee
Self (archive footage)
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
Self
Betty and Coretta
Narrator
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
Self
A Thousand Words
Annie McCall
Video Girl
Valerie
Politics of Love
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
Miss Candy
A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School
Narrator (voice)
America
Mrs. Harper
Steam
Doris
American Gangster
Mama Lucas
All About Us
Ms. Ella
In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema
Herself
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
Self
Discovering William Greaves
Self
The Way Back Home
Maude
No. 2
Nanna Maria
Iconoclasts
Self
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Nanny
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Self
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
(archive footage)
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'
Self
Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years
Narrator
Taking Back Our Town
Emelda West
Feast of All Saints
Elsie Claviere
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Mary Wilson
Finding Buck McHenry
Mrs. Henry
A Storm in Summer
Grandmother
The Unfinished Journey
Narrator (voice)
Little Bill
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Annie Elizabeth 'Bessie' Delany
Baby Geniuses
Margo
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Self
Passing Glory
Mommit Porter
A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner
Narrator
Christianity: The First 1000 Years
Herself - Narrator
The Wall
Mrs. Mitchell (segment "The Badge")
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Self
A Simple Wish
Hortence
Sports on the Silver Screen
Self (archive footage)
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
Indigo
Mr. and Mrs. Loving
Sophia
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Grandma (voice)
Just Cause
Evangeline Ferguson
Tuesday Morning Ride
Jennie
Touched by an Angel
LaBelle Springbelt