Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee

🎂 27th October 1922 (103 yrs) 📍 Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Known For

American Gangster

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).

Ruby Dee

Movies Featuring Ruby Dee

Poitier's Walter Lee

Poitier's Walter Lee (2018)

as Self (archive footage)
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee (2014)

as Self
Betty and Coretta

Betty and Coretta (2013)

as Narrator
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal

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

as Self
A Thousand Words

A Thousand Words (2012)

as Annie McCall
Video Girl

Video Girl (2011)

as Valerie
Politics of Love

Politics of Love (2011)

The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll

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

as Miss Candy
A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School

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

as Narrator (voice)
America

America (2009)

as Mrs. Harper
Steam

Steam (2007)

as Doris
American Gangster

American Gangster (2007)

as Mama Lucas
All About Us

All About Us (2007)

as Ms. Ella
In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema

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

as Herself
No Image

Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson (2007)

as Self
Discovering William Greaves

Discovering William Greaves (2006)

as Self
The Way Back Home

The Way Back Home (2006)

as Maude
No. 2

No. 2 (2006)

as Nanna Maria
Their Eyes Were Watching God

Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005)

as Nanny
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (2004)

as Self
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004)

as (archive footage)
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003)

Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'

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

as Self
Taking Back Our Town

Taking Back Our Town (2001)

as Emelda West
Feast of All Saints

Feast of All Saints (2001)

as Elsie Claviere
Finding Buck McHenry

Finding Buck McHenry (2000)

as Mrs. Henry
A Storm in Summer

A Storm in Summer (2000)

as Grandmother
The Unfinished Journey

The Unfinished Journey (1999)

as Narrator (voice)
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

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

as Annie Elizabeth 'Bessie' Delany
Baby Geniuses

Baby Geniuses (1999)

as Margo
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand (1999)

as Self
Passing Glory

Passing Glory (1999)

as Mommit Porter
No Image

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

as Narrator
The Wall

The Wall (1998)

as Mrs. Mitchell (segment "The Badge")
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood (1998)

as Self
A Simple Wish

A Simple Wish (1997)

as Hortence
Sports on the Silver Screen

Sports on the Silver Screen (1997)

as Self (archive footage)
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story

Captive Heart: The James Mink Story (1996)

as Indigo
Mr. and Mrs. Loving

Mr. and Mrs. Loving (1996)

as Sophia
Just Cause

Just Cause (1995)

as Evangeline Ferguson
Tuesday Morning Ride

Tuesday Morning Ride (1995)

as Jennie
Whitewash

Whitewash (1994)

as Grandmother (voice)
After Goodbye

After Goodbye (1993)

as Narrator
Cop & ½

Cop & ½ (1993)

as Rachel
The Ernest Green Story

The Ernest Green Story (1993)

as Lydia Wilson
Color Adjustment

Color Adjustment (1992)

as Narrator
Jazztime Tale

Jazztime Tale (1991)

as Narrator (voice)
Jungle Fever

Jungle Fever (1991)

as Lucinda Purify
Decoration Day

Decoration Day (1990)

as Rowena
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson

The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990)

as Jackie's Mother
Love at Large

Love at Large (1990)

as Corrine Dart
Zora is My Name!

Zora is My Name! (1990)

as Zora Neale Hurston
No Image

Making 'Do the Right Thing' (1989)

as Self
Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing (1989)

as Mother Sister
Go Tell It on the Mountain

Go Tell It on the Mountain (1984)

as Mrs. Grimes
Long Day's Journey Into Night

Long Day's Journey Into Night (1982)

as Mary Tyrone
Cat People

Cat People (1982)

as Female
All God's Children

All God's Children (1980)

as Irene Whitfield
The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six

The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six (1980)

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)

as Grandmother Baxter
Countdown at Kusini

Countdown at Kusini (1976)

as Leah Matanzima
Wedding Band

Wedding Band (1974)

as Julia Augustine
It's Good to Be Alive

It's Good to Be Alive (1974)

as Ruth Campanella
No Image

Chelsea D.H.O. (1973)

as Dr. Bianca Pearson
Black Girl

Black Girl (1972)

as Netta's mother
Buck and the Preacher

Buck and the Preacher (1972)

as Ruth
To Be Young, Gifted and Black

To Be Young, Gifted and Black (1972)

as Lorraine Hansberry and other assorted characters
No Image

On Merit (1972)

as Narrator (voice)
The Sheriff

The Sheriff (1971)

as Sue Ann Lucas
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970)

as Self (archive footage)
Deadlock

Deadlock (1969)

as Lucinda
Uptight

Uptight (1968)

as Laurie
The Incident

The Incident (1967)

as Joan Robinson
No Image

Now is the Time (1967)

as Self
No Image

Neighbours (1966)

as Vicky Kingsbury
Gone Are the Days!

Gone Are the Days! (1963)

as Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins
The Balcony

The Balcony (1963)

as Thief
A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun (1961)

as Ruth Younger
Take a Giant Step

Take a Giant Step (1959)

as Christine
Virgin Island

Virgin Island (1959)

as Ruth
St. Louis Blues

St. Louis Blues (1958)

as Elizabeth
Edge of the City

Edge of the City (1957)

as Lucy Tyler
Go Man Go

Go Man Go (1954)

as Irma Jackson
The Tall Target

The Tall Target (1951)

as Rachel
No Way Out

No Way Out (1950)

as Connie Brooks (uncredited)
The Jackie Robinson Story

The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)

as Rae Robinson
The Fight Never Ends

The Fight Never Ends (1948)

What a Guy

What a Guy (1948)

Easy to Get

Easy to Get (1947)

as Drugstore Girl
Love in Syncopation

Love in Syncopation (1946)

That Man of Mine

That Man of Mine (1946)

as Joan