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Ruby Dee

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Born: October 27, 1922 in 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).

Filmography91 TITLES
American Gangster
7.6
American Gangster2007
Do the Right Thing
7.8
Do the Right Thing1989
Cat People
6.0
Cat People1982
A Thousand Words
6.1
A Thousand Words2012
Jungle Fever
6.4
Jungle Fever1991
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Just Cause
6.3
Just Cause1995
Cop & ½
4.6
Cop & ½1993
No Way Out
6.9
No Way Out1950
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
7.1
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis1970
Edge of the City
7.1
Edge of the City1957
Baby Geniuses
4.1
Baby Geniuses1999
A Raisin in the Sun
7.7
A Raisin in the Sun1961
The Incident
7.4
The Incident1967
Sports on the Silver Screen
10.0
Sports on the Silver Screen1997
A Simple Wish
5.5
A Simple Wish1997
Their Eyes Were Watching God
5.6
Their Eyes Were Watching God2005
The Unfinished Journey
5.7
The Unfinished Journey1999
Buck and the Preacher
6.3
Buck and the Preacher1972
Love at Large
4.8
Love at Large1990
Taking Back Our Town
1.0
Taking Back Our Town2001
No. 2
6.0
No. 22006
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
4.8
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives2003
Feast of All Saints
4.4
Feast of All Saints2001
Decoration Day
6.9
Decoration Day1990
The Jackie Robinson Story
6.3
The Jackie Robinson Story1950
Black Girl
6.4
Black Girl1972
The Sheriff
5.3
The Sheriff1971
The Tall Target
6.8
The Tall Target1951
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
3.8
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story1996
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
5.5
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll2011
All About Us
4.4
All About Us2007
Uptight
6.6
Uptight1968
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
5.0
To Be Young, Gifted and Black1972
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
4.0
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years2004
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
1.5
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee2014
Steam
2.8
Steam2007
A Storm in Summer
5.8
A Storm in Summer2000
Betty and Coretta
7.2
Betty and Coretta2013
All God's Children
4.0
All God's Children1980
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
7.3
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years1999
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
6.7
Making 'Do the Right Thing'1989
The Wall
5.7
The Wall1998
Video Girl
6.2
Video Girl2011
The Balcony
5.0
The Balcony1963
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
7.0
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson1990
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
10.0
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal2013
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood1998
It's Good to Be Alive
6.6
It's Good to Be Alive1974
Gone Are the Days!
6.7
Gone Are the Days!1963
The Ernest Green Story
6.9
The Ernest Green Story1993
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand1999
Passing Glory
5.8
Passing Glory1999
Mr. and Mrs. Loving
5.6
Mr. and Mrs. Loving1996
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks2004
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
4.0
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings1979
Virgin Island
5.0
Virgin Island1959
Go Tell It on the Mountain
6.4
Go Tell It on the Mountain1984
Finding Buck McHenry
Finding Buck McHenry2000
In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema
6.5
In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema2007
Deadlock
Deadlock1969
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson2007
Politics of Love
3.3
Politics of Love2011
After Goodbye
After Goodbye1993
Take a Giant Step
4.9
Take a Giant Step1959
Tuesday Morning Ride
6.3
Tuesday Morning Ride1995
Long Day's Journey Into Night
6.0
Long Day's Journey Into Night1982
Zora is My Name!
Zora is My Name!1990
St. Louis Blues
7.6
St. Louis Blues1958
Countdown at Kusini
Countdown at Kusini1976
Go Man Go
5.0
Go Man Go1954
Wedding Band
Wedding Band1974
Neighbours
Neighbours1966
The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six
The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six1980
The Fight Never Ends
The Fight Never Ends1948
Chelsea D.H.O.
Chelsea D.H.O.1973
Color Adjustment
6.8
Color Adjustment1992
The Way Back Home
6.5
The Way Back Home2006
America
3.5
America2009
Poitier's Walter Lee
Poitier's Walter Lee2018
Whitewash
6.0
Whitewash1994
What a Guy
What a Guy1948
Discovering William Greaves
7.0
Discovering William Greaves2006
On Merit
On Merit1972
Easy to Get
9.0
Easy to Get1947
A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner
A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner1998
That Man of Mine
That Man of Mine1946
A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School
7.3
A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School2009
Jazztime Tale
Jazztime Tale1991
Love in Syncopation
Love in Syncopation1946
Now is the Time
Now is the Time1967
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'2002