Ruby Dee
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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
Credits
American Gangster (2007)
as Mama Lucas
Do the Right Thing (1989)
as Mother Sister
A Thousand Words (2012)
as Annie McCall
Cat People (1982)
as Female
The Stand (1994)
Actor
Baby Geniuses (1999)
as Margo
Feast of All Saints (2001)
as Elsie Claviere
Just Cause (1995)
as Evangeline Ferguson
America (2009)
as Mrs. Harper
A Simple Wish (1997)
as Hortence
No. 2 (2006)
as Nanna Maria
Jungle Fever (1991)
as Lucinda Purify
Uptight (1968)
as Laurie
Cop & ½ (1993)
as Rachel
Video Girl (2011)
as Valerie
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
as Ruth Younger
Neighbours (1966)
as Vicky Kingsbury
Baby of the Family (—)
Actor
Buck and the Preacher (1972)
as Ruth
Zora is My Name! (1990)
as Zora Neale Hurston
Mr. and Mrs. Loving (1996)
as Sophia
Color Adjustment (1992)
as Narrator
Diamonds on the Silver Screen (—)
as Self
The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
as Rae Robinson
Whitewash (1994)
as Grandmother (voice)
Gone Are the Days! (1963)
as Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins
Making 'Do the Right Thing' (1989)
as Self
On Merit (1972)
as Narrator (voice)
After Goodbye (1993)
as Narrator
The Way Back Home (2006)
as Maude
St. Louis Blues (1958)
as Elizabeth
The Incident (1967)
as Joan Robinson
The Fight Never Ends (1948)
Actor
Politics of Love (2011)
Actor
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970)
as Self (archive footage)
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun' (2002)
as Self
No Way Out (1950)
as Connie Brooks (uncredited)
Go Tell It on the Mountain (1984)
as Mrs. Grimes
Edge of the City (1957)
as Lucy Tyler
That Man of Mine (1946)
as Joan
Chelsea D.H.O. (1973)
as Dr. Bianca Pearson
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004)
as (archive footage)
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990)
as Jackie's Mother
All About Us (2007)
as Ms. Ella
Sports on the Silver Screen (1997)
as Self (archive footage)
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003)
Actor
The Tall Target (1951)
as Rachel
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll (2011)
as Miss Candy
Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005)
as Nanny
Taking Back Our Town (2001)
as Emelda West
Love at Large (1990)
as Corrine Dart
A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School (2009)
as Narrator (voice)
Easy to Get (1947)
as Drugstore Girl
What a Guy (1948)
Actor
Decoration Day (1990)
as Rowena
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (2004)
as Self
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story (1996)
as Indigo
Tuesday Morning Ride (1995)
as Jennie
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee (2014)
as Self
Now is the Time (1967)
as Self
In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema (2007)
as Herself
A Storm in Summer (2000)
as Grandmother
The Unfinished Journey (1999)
as Narrator (voice)
It's Good to Be Alive (1974)
as Ruth Campanella
Deadlock (1969)
as Lucinda
Love in Exile (2026)
Actor
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand (1999)
as Self
The Wall (1998)
as Mrs. Mitchell (segment "The Badge")
Steam (2007)
as Doris
Love in Syncopation (1946)
Actor
Finding Buck McHenry (2000)
as Mrs. Henry
Take a Giant Step (1959)
as Christine
All God's Children (1980)
as Irene Whitfield
The Balcony (1963)
as Thief
Betty and Coretta (2013)
as Narrator
Poitier's Walter Lee (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood (1998)
as Self
The Ernest Green Story (1993)
as Lydia Wilson
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal (2013)
as Self
Passing Glory (1999)
as Mommit Porter
To Be Young, Gifted and Black (1972)
as Lorraine Hansberry and other assorted characters
Long Day's Journey Into Night (1982)
as Mary Tyrone
Virgin Island (1959)
as Ruth
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)
as Grandmother Baxter
Wedding Band (1974)
as Julia Augustine
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (1999)
as Annie Elizabeth 'Bessie' Delany
Go Man Go (1954)
as Irma Jackson
The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six (1980)
Actor
Jazztime Tale (1991)
as Narrator (voice)
The Sheriff (1971)
as Sue Ann Lucas
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson (2007)
as Self
Black Girl (1972)
as Netta's mother
Discovering William Greaves (2006)
as Self
Countdown at Kusini (1976)
as Leah Matanzima
A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner (1998)
as Narrator