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Ruby Dee

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1922-10-27

Deathday: 2014-06-11 (91 years old)

Biography

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

all 122

Movies 95

self 27

TV Shows 27

Narrator 7

Ruby Dee

Biography

Filmography

all 122

Movies 95

self 27

TV Shows 27

Narrator 7

Voice 3

Poitier's Walter Lee (2018)

King of Stage: The Woodie King Jr. Story (2018)

Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart (2017)

And When I Die, I Won't Stay Dead (2015)

An Ecstatic Experience (2015)

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee (2014)

1982 (2013)

American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs (2013)

Betty and Coretta (2013)

Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal (2013)

A Thousand Words (2012)

Video Girl (2011)

Politics of Love (2011)

The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll (2011)

A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School (2009)

America (2009)

Steam (2007)

American Gangster (2007)

All About Us (2007)

In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema (2007)

Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson (2007)

Discovering William Greaves (2006)

The Way Back Home (2006)

No. 2 (2006)

Iconoclasts (2005)

Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005)

Unstoppable (2005)

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004)

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (2003)

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003)

Hughes' Dream Harlem (2002)

Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun' (2002)

Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years (2002)

Taking Back Our Town (2001)

Feast of All Saints (2001)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)

Finding Buck McHenry (2000)

A Storm in Summer (2000)

The Unfinished Journey (1999)

Little Bill (1999)

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (1999)

Baby Geniuses (1999)

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand (1999)

Passing Glory (1999)

A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner (1998)

Christianity: The First 1000 Years (1998)

The Wall (1998)

A Simple Wish (1997)

Sports on the Silver Screen (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)

Whitewash (1994)

The Stand (1994)

Street Gear (1994)

The African Burial Ground: An American Discovery (1994)

After Goodbye (1993)

Cop and ½ (1993)

The Ernest Green Story (1993)

Middle Ages (1992)

Color Adjustment (1992)

Jazztime Tale (1991)

Jungle Fever (1991)

Decoration Day (1990)

The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990)

Love at Large (1990)

Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday (1990)

Zora is My Name! (1990)

Making 'Do the Right Thing' (1989)

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1922-10-27

Deathday
2014-06-11 (91 years old)

Birth Place
Cleveland, United States of America

Relationships
Ossie Davis (1948-12-09 - 2005-02-04)

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Ruby Ann Wallace