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Ruby Dee
Actor · Writer · Crew· Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
53 credits across 3 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Love in Exile | Film | |
| 2013 | Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal | Self | Film |
| 2013 | Betty and Coretta | Narrator | Film |
| 2012 | A Thousand Words | Annie McCall | Film |
| 2011 | Politics of Love | Film | |
| 2011 | Video Girl | Valerie | Film |
| 2011 | The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll | Miss Candy | Film |
| 2009 | America | Mrs. Harper | Film |
| 2007 | Steam | Doris | Film |
| 2007 | All About Us | Ms. Ella | Film |
| 2007 | American Gangster | Mama Lucas | Film |
| 2006 | Discovering William Greaves | Self | Film |
| 2006 | No. 2 | Nanna Maria | Film |
| 2005 | Their Eyes Were Watching God | Nanny | Film |
| 2004 | Beah: A Black Woman Speaks | Self | Film |
| 2003 | Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives | Film | |
| 2001 | Feast of All Saints | Elsie Claviere | Film |
| 2000 | A Storm in Summer | Grandmother | Film |
| 2000 | Finding Buck McHenry | Mrs. Henry | Film |
| 1999 | Little Bill | TV | |
| 1999 | The Unfinished Journey | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 1999 | Baby Geniuses | Margo | Film |
| 1997 | A Simple Wish | Hortence | Film |
| 1996 | Mr. and Mrs. Loving | Sophia | Film |
| 1995 | Just Cause | Evangeline Ferguson | Film |
| 1994 | The Stand | Mother Abagail Freemantle | TV |
| 1993 | Cop & ½ | Rachel | Film |
| 1992 | Color Adjustment | Narrator | Film |
| 1991 | Jungle Fever | Lucinda Purify | Film |
| 1990 | Love at Large | Corrine Dart | Film |
| 1990 | Decoration Day | Rowena | Film |
| 1989 | Do the Right Thing | Mother Sister | Film |
| 1989 | Making 'Do the Right Thing' | Self | Film |
| 1988 | Lincoln | Elizabeth Keckley | TV |
| 1984 | Go Tell It on the Mountain | Mrs. Grimes | Film |
| 1982 | Cat People | Female | Film |
| 1974 | It's Good to Be Alive | Ruth Campanella | Film |
| 1972 | Buck and the Preacher | Ruth | Film |
| 1972 | Black Girl | Netta's mother | Film |
| 1971 | The Sheriff | Sue Ann Lucas | Film |
| 1970 | King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1968 | Uptight | Laurie | Film |
| 1968 | Uptight | Writer | Film |
| 1967 | The Incident | Joan Robinson | Film |
| 1963 | The Balcony | Thief | Film |
| 1961 | A Raisin in the Sun | Ruth Younger | Film |
| 1959 | Take a Giant Step | Christine | Film |
| 1958 | St. Louis Blues | Elizabeth | Film |
| 1957 | Edge of the City | Lucy Tyler | Film |
| 1954 | Go Man Go | Irma Jackson | Film |
| 1951 | The Tall Target | Rachel | Film |
| 1950 | No Way Out | Connie Brooks (uncredited) | Film |
| 1950 | The Jackie Robinson Story | Rae Robinson | Film |
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