Ruby Dee
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Oct 27, 1922 (103 years old)
Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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
| 2018 | Poitier's Walter LeeSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2014 | Life's Essentials with Ruby DeeSelf | |
| 2013 | Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-JamalSelf | |
| 2013 | Betty and CorettaNarrator | |
| 2012 | A Thousand WordsAnnie McCall | |
| 2011 | Politics of Love | |
| 2011 | Video GirlValerie | |
| 2011 | The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' RollMiss Candy | |
| 2009 | AmericaMrs. Harper | |
| 2009 | A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown SchoolNarrator (voice) | |
| 2007 | American GangsterMama Lucas | |
| 2007 | SteamDoris | |
| 2007 | In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black CinemaHerself | |
| 2007 | Our Paul: Remembering Paul RobesonSelf | |
| 2007 | All About UsMs. Ella | |
| 2006 | No. 2Nanna Maria | |
| 2006 | Discovering William GreavesSelf | |
| 2006 | The Way Back HomeMaude | |
| 2005 | Their Eyes Were Watching GodNanny | |
| 2005 | IconoclastsSelf | |
| 2004 | Beah: A Black Woman SpeaksSelf | |
| 2004 | TV in Black: The First Fifty Years(archive footage) | |
| 2003 | Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives | |
| 2002 | Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'Self | |
| 2002 | Christianity: The First Two Thousand YearsNarrator | |
| 2001 | Feast of All SaintsElsie Claviere | |
| 2001 | Taking Back Our TownEmelda West | |
| 2000 | Finding Buck McHenryMrs. Henry | |
| 2000 | A Storm in SummerGrandmother | |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationMary Wilson | |
| 1999 | Passing GloryMommit Porter | |
| 1999 | Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 YearsAnnie Elizabeth 'Bessie' Delany | |
| 1999 | Baby GeniusesMargo | |
| 1999 | The Unfinished JourneyNarrator (voice) | |
| 1999 | Paul Robeson: Here I StandSelf | |
| 1999 | Little Bill | |
| 1998 | The WallMrs. Mitchell (segment "The Badge") | |
| 1998 | A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma CannerNarrator | |
| 1998 | Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in HollywoodSelf | |
| 1998 | Christianity: The First 1000 YearsHerself - Narrator | |
| 1997 | A Simple WishHortence | |
| 1997 | Sports on the Silver ScreenSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1996 | Mr. and Mrs. LovingSophia | |
| 1996 | Captive Heart: The James Mink StoryIndigo | |
| 1995 | Just CauseEvangeline Ferguson | |
| 1995 | Tuesday Morning RideJennie | |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildGrandma (voice) | |
| 1994 | WhitewashGrandmother (voice) | |
| 1994 | The StandMother Abagail Freemantle | |
| 1994 | Touched by an AngelLaBelle Springbelt | |
| 1993 | Cop & ½Rachel | |
| 1993 | After GoodbyeNarrator | |
| 1993 | The Ernest Green StoryLydia Wilson | |
| 1992 | Color AdjustmentNarrator | |
| 1992 | Middle AgesEstelle Williams | |
| 1991 | Jungle FeverLucinda Purify | |
| 1991 | Jazztime TaleNarrator (voice) | |
| 1990 | Love at LargeCorrine Dart | |
| 1990 | Decoration DayRowena | |
| 1990 | The Court-Martial of Jackie RobinsonJackie's Mother | |
| 1990 | Zora is My Name!Zora Neale Hurston | |
| 1989 | Do the Right ThingMother Sister | |
| 1989 | Making 'Do the Right Thing'Self | |
| 1988 | China Beach | |
| 1988 | LincolnElizabeth Keckley | |
| 1988 | American ExperienceNarrator (voice) | |
| 1985 | Spenser: For Hire | |
| 1985 | The Golden GirlsMammy Watkins | |
| 1985 | The Atlanta Child MurdersFaye Williams | |
| 1984 | Go Tell It on the MountainMrs. Grimes | |
| 1983 | Reading RainbowSelf - Narrator (voice) | |
| 1982 | Cat PeopleFemale | |
| 1982 | Long Day's Journey Into NightMary Tyrone | |
| 1980 | All God's ChildrenIrene Whitfield | |
| 1980 | The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six | |
| 1979 | I Know Why the Caged Bird SingsGrandmother Baxter | |
| 1979 | Roots: The Next GenerationsQueen Haley | |
| 1978 | The Kennedy Center HonorsSelf | |
| 1976 | Countdown at KusiniLeah Matanzima | |
| 1974 | It's Good to Be AliveRuth Campanella | |
| 1974 | Wedding BandJulia Augustine | |
| 1974 | Police Woman | |
| 1973 | Chelsea D.H.O.Dr. Bianca Pearson | |
| 1972 | Buck and the PreacherRuth | |
| 1972 | Black GirlNetta's mother | |
| 1972 | To Be Young, Gifted and BlackLorraine Hansberry and other assorted characters | |
| 1972 | On MeritNarrator (voice) | |
| 1971 | The SheriffSue Ann Lucas | |
| 1971 | Great PerformancesSelf | |
| 1970 | King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to MemphisSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1969 | DeadlockLucinda | |
| 1968 | UptightLaurie | |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest | |
| 1967 | The IncidentJoan Robinson | |
| 1967 | Now is the TimeSelf | |
| 1966 | NeighboursVicky Kingsbury | |
| 1963 | Gone Are the Days!Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins | |
| 1963 | The BalconyThief | |
| 1963 | The Great AdventureHarriet Tubman | |
| 1963 | The FugitiveLaura Smith | |
| 1961 | A Raisin in the SunRuth Younger | |
| 1961 | The DefendersCatherine Collins | |
| 1959 | Virgin IslandRuth | |
| 1959 | Take a Giant StepChristine | |
| 1958 | St. Louis BluesElizabeth | |
| 1957 | Edge of the CityLucy Tyler | |
| 1956 | Armchair TheatreVicky Kingsbury | |
| 1954 | Go Man GoIrma Jackson | |
| 1953 | The OscarsSelf | |
| 1951 | The Tall TargetRachel | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameRowena Finch | |
| 1950 | The Jackie Robinson StoryRae Robinson | |
| 1950 | No Way OutConnie Brooks (uncredited) | |
| 1948 | The Fight Never Ends | |
| 1948 | What a Guy | |
| 1947 | Easy to GetDrugstore Girl | |
| 1946 | That Man of MineJoan | |
| 1946 | Love in Syncopation |
| 1968 | UptightWriter |