Ruby Dee
Born Oct 27, 1922 · 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
Betty and Coretta
2013
A Thousand Words
2012
Video Girl
2011
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
2011
Politics of Love
2011
America
2009
A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School
2009
American Gangster
2007
Steam
2007
All About Us
2007
In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema
2007
No. 2
2006
The Way Back Home
2006
Their Eyes Were Watching God
2005
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
Feast of All Saints
2001
Taking Back Our Town
2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
A Storm in Summer
2000
Finding Buck McHenry
2000
Little Bill
1999
Baby Geniuses
1999
The Unfinished Journey
1999
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
1999
Passing Glory
1999
The Wall
1998
A Simple Wish
1997
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
1996
Mr. and Mrs. Loving
1996
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Just Cause
1995
Tuesday Morning Ride
1995
Touched by an Angel
1994
The Stand
1994
Whitewash
1994
Cop & ½
1993
The Ernest Green Story
1993
After Goodbye
1993
Color Adjustment
1992
Middle Ages
1992
Jungle Fever
1991
Jazztime Tale
1991
Decoration Day
1990
Love at Large
1990
Zora is My Name!
1990
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
1990
Do the Right Thing
1989
American Experience
1988
China Beach
1988
The Golden Girls
1985
Spenser: For Hire
1985
The Atlanta Child Murders
1985
Go Tell It on the Mountain
1984
American Playhouse
1982
Cat People
1982
Long Day's Journey Into Night
1982
All God's Children
1980
The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six
1980
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
1979
Countdown at Kusini
1976
Police Woman
1974
It's Good to Be Alive
1974
Wedding Band
1974
Buck and the Preacher
1972
Black Girl
1972
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
1972
The Sheriff
1971
Deadlock
1969
Uptight
1968
The Incident
1967
The Fugitive
1963
The Great Adventure
1963
Gone Are the Days!
1963
The Balcony
1963
The Defenders
1961
A Raisin in the Sun
1961
Virgin Island
1959
Take a Giant Step
1959
St. Louis Blues
1958
Edge of the City
1957
Armchair Theatre
1956
Go Man Go
1954
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
The Tall Target
1951
No Way Out
1950
The Jackie Robinson Story
1950
The Fight Never Ends
1948
What a Guy
1948
Easy to Get
1947
That Man of Mine
1946
Love in Syncopation
1946