Ruby Dee
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).
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Also Known As
Movies (42)
Poitier's Walter Lee
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
as Self
2014
Betty and Coretta
as Narrator
2013
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
as Self
2013
A Thousand Words
as Annie McCall
2012
Video Girl
as Valerie
2011
Politics of Love
2011
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
as Miss Candy
2011
A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School
as Narrator (voice)
2009
America
as Mrs. Harper
2009
Steam
as Doris
2007
American Gangster
as Mama Lucas
2007
All About Us
as Ms. Ella
2007
In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema
as Herself
2007
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
as Self
2007
Discovering William Greaves
as Self
2006
The Way Back Home
as Maude
2006
No. 2
as Nanna Maria
2006
Their Eyes Were Watching God
as Nanny
2005
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
as Self
2004
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
as (archive footage)
2004
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'
as Self
2002
Taking Back Our Town
as Emelda West
2001
Feast of All Saints
as Elsie Claviere
2001
Finding Buck McHenry
as Mrs. Henry
2000
A Storm in Summer
as Grandmother
2000
The Unfinished Journey
as Narrator (voice)
1999
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
as Annie Elizabeth 'Bessie' Delany
1999
Baby Geniuses
as Margo
1999
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
as Self
1999
Passing Glory
as Mommit Porter
1999
A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner
as Narrator
1998
The Wall
as Mrs. Mitchell (segment "The Badge")
1998
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
as Self
1998
A Simple Wish
as Hortence
1997
Sports on the Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
1997
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
as Indigo
1996
Mr. and Mrs. Loving
as Sophia
1996
Just Cause
as Evangeline Ferguson
1995
Tuesday Morning Ride
as Jennie
1995
Whitewash
as Grandmother (voice)
1994
TV Shows (8)
Iconoclasts
as Self
2005
Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years
as Narrator
2002
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Mary Wilson
2000
Little Bill
1999
Christianity: The First 1000 Years
as Herself - Narrator
1998
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Grandma (voice)
1995
Touched by an Angel
as LaBelle Springbelt
1994
The Stand
as Mother Abagail Freemantle
1994