Ruby Dee
Born:10/27/1922•Died:6/11/2014
Place of Birth:Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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
Poitier's Walter Lee
20180.0
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
20141.5
Betty and Coretta
20137.2
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
201310.0
A Thousand Words
20126.1
Video Girl
20116.7
Politics of Love
20114.5
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
20115.4
A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School
20097.3
America
20093.5
Steam
20073.1
American Gangster
20077.6
All About Us
20074.4
In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema
20076.5
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
20070.0
Discovering William Greaves
20067.0
No. 2
20066.0
Their Eyes Were Watching God
20055.8
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
20040.0
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
20044.0
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
20035.9
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'
20020.0
Taking Back Our Town
20010.0
Feast of All Saints
20014.6
Finding Buck McHenry
20000.0
A Storm in Summer
20005.8
The Unfinished Journey
19996.0
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
19997.5
Baby Geniuses
19994.1
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
19990.0
Passing Glory
19995.8
A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner
19980.0
The Wall
19985.7
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
19980.0
A Simple Wish
19975.5
Sports on the Silver Screen
199710.0
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
19963.2
Mr. and Mrs. Loving
19965.6
Just Cause
19956.2
Tuesday Morning Ride
19956.3
Whitewash
19946.0
The Stand
19940.0
After Goodbye
19930.0
Cop & ½
19934.5
The Ernest Green Story
19936.9
Color Adjustment
19926.9
Jazztime Tale
19910.0
Jungle Fever
19916.4
Decoration Day
19907.3
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
19908.0
Love at Large
19904.8
Zora is My Name!
19900.0
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
19896.7
Do the Right Thing
19897.8
Go Tell It on the Mountain
19856.7
Long Day's Journey Into Night
19826.0
Cat People
19826.1
All God's Children
19804.0
The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six
19800.0
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
19794.2
Countdown at Kusini
19760.0
Wedding Band
19740.0
It's Good to Be Alive
19746.6
Black Girl
19726.1
Buck and the Preacher
19726.2
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
19725.0
On Merit
19720.0
The Sheriff
19716.0
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
19707.3
Deadlock
19690.0
Uptight
19686.5
The Incident
19677.3
Neighbours
19660.0
Gone Are the Days!
19636.7
The Balcony
19635.2
A Raisin in the Sun
19617.7
Take a Giant Step
19595.2
Virgin Island
19595.0
St. Louis Blues
19587.8
Edge of the City
19577.1
Go Man Go
19545.7
The Tall Target
19516.8
No Way Out
19506.9
The Jackie Robinson Story
19506.4
The Fight Never Ends
19480.0
What a Guy
19480.0
Easy to Get
19470.0
Love in Syncopation
19460.0
That Man of Mine
19460.0