Ruby Dee
Ruby Ann Wallace
About the person
Career:
Acting
Date of birth:1922-10-27
Place of birth:Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Gender:Female
Popularity:1
Date of death2014-06-11
91Biography
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).
Filmography
Rating by year
- Hollywood BlackSelf (archive footage)2024-08-113.73
- Poitier's Walter LeeSelf (archive footage)2018-09-250.00
- Life's Essentials with Ruby DeeSelf2014-06-221.51
- Betty and CorettaNarrator2013-02-027.212
- Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-JamalSelf2013-02-0110.01
- A Thousand WordsAnnie McCall2012-03-076.11,407
- Video GirlValerie2011-10-116.218
- Politics of Love2011-08-263.33
- The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' RollMiss Candy2011-08-055.57
- A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown SchoolNarrator (voice)2009-07-227.33
- AmericaMrs. Harper2009-02-283.52
- SteamDoris2007-11-152.86
- American GangsterMama Lucas2007-11-027.66,084
- All About UsMs. Ella2007-10-014.46
- In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black CinemaHerself2007-09-156.54
- Discovering William GreavesSelf2006-12-067.01
- The Way Back HomeMaude2006-04-016.712
- No. 2Nanna Maria2006-02-166.54
- IconoclastsSelf2005-11-177.52
- Their Eyes Were Watching GodNanny2005-03-065.739
- Beah: A Black Woman SpeaksSelf2004-02-250.00
- TV in Black: The First Fifty Years(archive footage)2004-01-015.33
- Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives2003-02-105.28
- Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'Self2002-06-140.00
- Christianity: The First Two Thousand YearsNarrator2002-06-016.01
- Taking Back Our TownEmelda West2001-12-104.02
- Feast of All SaintsElsie Claviere2001-11-114.812
- CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationMary Wilson2000-10-067.61,393
- Finding Buck McHenryMrs. Henry2000-04-167.01
- A Storm in SummerGrandmother2000-01-186.45
- The Unfinished JourneyNarrator (voice)1999-12-316.54
- Little Bill1999-11-286.925
- Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 YearsAnnie Elizabeth 'Bessie' Delany1999-04-187.36
- Baby GeniusesMargo1999-03-124.1418
- Paul Robeson: Here I StandSelf1999-02-248.01
- Passing GloryMommit Porter1999-02-216.05
- A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma CannerNarrator1998-12-077.01
- Christianity: The First 1000 YearsHerself - Narrator1998-11-290.00
- The WallMrs. Mitchell (segment "The Badge")1998-05-246.84
- Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in HollywoodSelf1998-02-109.01
- A Simple WishHortence1997-07-115.5174
- Sports on the Silver ScreenSelf (archive footage)1997-03-169.02
- Captive Heart: The James Mink StoryIndigo1996-04-145.14
- Mr. and Mrs. LovingSophia1996-03-136.08
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildGrandma (voice)1995-03-126.311
- Just CauseEvangeline Ferguson1995-02-176.3628
- Touched by an AngelLaBelle Springbelt1994-09-217.2182
- WhitewashGrandmother (voice)1994-08-166.01
- The StandMother Abagail Freemantle1994-05-086.8519
- After GoodbyeNarrator1993-06-230.00
- Cop & ½Rachel1993-04-024.6166
- The Ernest Green StoryLydia Wilson1993-01-177.17
- Middle AgesEstelle Williams1992-09-037.52
- Color AdjustmentNarrator1992-01-296.913
- Jazztime TaleNarrator (voice)1991-11-027.01
- Jungle FeverLucinda Purify1991-06-076.4322
- Decoration DayRowena1990-12-026.910
- The Court-Martial of Jackie RobinsonJackie's Mother1990-10-157.25
- Love at LargeCorrine Dart1990-03-095.032
- Zora is My Name!Zora Neale Hurston1990-02-1410.01
- Making 'Do the Right Thing'Self1989-11-036.98
- Do the Right ThingMother Sister1989-06-147.82,011
- American ExperienceNarrator (voice)1988-10-046.548
- China Beach1988-04-267.534
- LincolnElizabeth Keckley1988-03-277.511
- Spenser: For Hire1985-09-206.933
- The Golden GirlsMammy Watkins1985-09-147.6394
- The Atlanta Child MurdersFaye Williams1985-02-105.813
- Go Tell It on the MountainMrs. Grimes1984-08-316.39
- Reading RainbowSelf - Narrator (voice)1983-06-068.348
- Long Day's Journey Into NightMary Tyrone1982-11-236.01
- Cat PeopleFemale1982-04-026.0568
- All God's ChildrenIrene Whitfield1980-04-286.52
- The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six1980-01-017.01
- I Know Why the Caged Bird SingsGrandmother Baxter1979-04-284.310
- Roots: The Next GenerationsQueen Haley1979-02-187.435
- Countdown at KusiniLeah Matanzima1976-04-167.01
- Police Woman1974-09-136.433
- Wedding BandJulia Augustine1974-04-240.00
- It's Good to Be AliveRuth Campanella1974-02-227.35
- Black GirlNetta's mother1972-11-096.811
- Buck and the PreacherRuth1972-03-176.367
- To Be Young, Gifted and BlackLorraine Hansberry and other assorted characters1972-01-207.02
- The SheriffSue Ann Lucas1971-03-306.07
- Great PerformancesSelf1971-01-286.125
- King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to MemphisSelf (archive footage)1970-03-247.312
- DeadlockLucinda1969-02-229.01
- UptightLaurie1968-12-286.819
- The IncidentJoan Robinson1967-11-057.485
- Now is the TimeSelf1967-01-010.00
- The Great AdventureHarriet Tubman1963-09-2710.01
- The FugitiveLaura Smith1963-09-177.362
- Gone Are the Days!Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins1963-08-097.54
- The BalconyThief1963-03-215.218
- The DefendersCatherine Collins1961-09-166.311
- A Raisin in the SunRuth Younger1961-05-287.7149
- Take a Giant StepChristine1959-12-015.29
- Virgin IslandRuth1959-08-076.33
- St. Louis BluesElizabeth1958-04-077.77
- Edge of the CityLucy Tyler1957-01-047.260
- Armchair TheatreVicky Kingsbury1956-07-086.06
- Go Man GoIrma Jackson1954-01-275.45
- Hallmark Hall of FameRowena Finch1951-12-248.88
- The Tall TargetRachel1951-08-176.946
- No Way OutConnie Brooks (uncredited)1950-08-166.9106
- The Jackie Robinson StoryRae Robinson1950-05-166.321
- The Fight Never Ends1948-03-068.01
- What a Guy1948-01-017.01
- Easy to GetDrugstore Girl1947-07-109.01
- Love in Syncopation1946-08-030.00
- That Man of MineJoan1946-01-018.01