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