Acting
Ruby Dee
1922-10-27 · 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
American Gangster
Do the Right Thing
A Thousand Words
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Just Cause
Cat People
The Stand
Baby Geniuses
The Golden Girls
Jungle Fever
Touched by an Angel
A Simple Wish
Cop & ½
A Raisin in the Sun
No Way Out
The Incident
Movie credits · 95
Love in Exile
Poitier's Walter Lee
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
Betty and Coretta
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
A Thousand Words
Video Girl
Politics of Love
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School
America
Steam
American Gangster
All About Us
In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
Discovering William Greaves
The Way Back Home
No. 2
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'
Taking Back Our Town
Feast of All Saints
Finding Buck McHenry
A Storm in Summer
The Unfinished Journey
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Baby Geniuses
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Passing Glory
A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner
The Wall
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
A Simple Wish
Sports on the Silver Screen
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
Mr. and Mrs. Loving
TV credits · 29
Hollywood Black
Iconoclasts
Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Little Bill
Christianity: The First 1000 Years
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Touched by an Angel
The Stand
Middle Ages
American Experience
China Beach
Lincoln
Spenser: For Hire
The Golden Girls
The Atlanta Child Murders
Reading Rainbow
American Playhouse
Roots: The Next Generations
The Kennedy Center Honors
Police Woman
Great Performances
The Dick Cavett Show
The Great Adventure
The Fugitive
The Defenders
Armchair Theatre
The Oscars
Hallmark Hall of Fame
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