Ruby Dee
81 movies · 21 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Oct 27, 1922
- Died
- Jun 11, 2014 (age 91)
- Place of birth
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Also known as
- Ruby Ann Wallace
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).
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Ruby Dee: movies and TV shows
Acting (101)
- Upcoming
- Upcoming
- 2026
- 2013 Betty and Coretta
as Narrator
- 2012 A Thousand Words
as Annie McCall
- 2011 Video Girl
as Valerie
- 2011
- 2011 The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
as Miss Candy
- 2009 A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School
as Narrator (voice)
- 2009 America
as Mrs. Harper
- 2007 Steam
as Doris
- 2007 American Gangster
as Mama Lucas
- 2007 All About Us
as Ms. Ella
- 2006 The Way Back Home
as Maude
- 2006 No. 2
as Nanna Maria
- 2005 Their Eyes Were Watching God
as Nanny
- 2004 TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
as (archive footage)
- 2003
- 2002
- 2001 Taking Back Our Town
as Emelda West
- 2001 Feast of All Saints
as Elsie Claviere
- 2000
- 2000 Finding Buck McHenry
as Mrs. Henry
- 2000 A Storm in Summer
as Grandmother
- 1999 The Unfinished Journey
as Narrator (voice)
- 1999
- 1999 Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
as Annie Elizabeth 'Bessie' Delany
- 1999 Baby Geniuses
as Margo
- 1999 Passing Glory
as Mommit Porter
- 1998
- 1998 The Wall
as Mrs. Mitchell (segment "The Badge")
- 1997 A Simple Wish
as Hortence
- 1996 Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
as Indigo
- 1996 Mr. and Mrs. Loving
as Sophia
- 1995
- 1995 Just Cause
as Evangeline Ferguson
- 1995 Tuesday Morning Ride
as Jennie
- 1994
- 1994 Whitewash
as Grandmother (voice)
- 1994
- 1993 After Goodbye
as Narrator
- 1993 Cop & ½
as Rachel
- 1993 The Ernest Green Story
as Lydia Wilson
- 1992
- 1992 Color Adjustment
as Narrator
- 1991 Jazztime Tale
as Narrator (voice)
- 1991 Jungle Fever
as Lucinda Purify
- 1990 Decoration Day
as Rowena
- 1990 The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
as Jackie's Mother
- 1990 Love at Large
as Corrine Dart
- 1990 Zora is My Name!
as Zora Neale Hurston
- 1989 Do the Right Thing
as Mother Sister
- 1988
- 1988
- 1988
- 1985
- 1985
- 1985
- 1984 Go Tell It on the Mountain
as Mrs. Grimes
- 1982 Long Day's Journey Into Night
as Mary Tyrone
- 1982 Cat People
as Female
- 1982
- 1980 All God's Children
as Irene Whitfield
- 1980
- 1979 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
as Grandmother Baxter
- 1979
- 1976 Countdown at Kusini
as Leah Matanzima
- 1974
- 1974 Wedding Band
as Julia Augustine
- 1974 It's Good to Be Alive
as Ruth Campanella
- 1973 Chelsea D.H.O.
as Dr. Bianca Pearson
- 1972 Black Girl
as Netta's mother
- 1972 Buck and the Preacher
as Ruth
- 1972 To Be Young, Gifted and Black
as Lorraine Hansberry and other assorted characters
- 1972 On Merit
as Narrator (voice)
- 1971 The Sheriff
as Sue Ann Lucas
- 1969 Deadlock
as Lucinda
- 1968 Uptight
as Laurie
- 1967 The Incident
as Joan Robinson
- 1966 Neighbours
as Vicky Kingsbury
- 1963
- 1963
- 1963 Gone Are the Days!
as Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins
- 1963 The Balcony
as Thief
- 1961
- 1961 A Raisin in the Sun
as Ruth Younger
- 1959 Take a Giant Step
as Christine
- 1959 Virgin Island
as Ruth
- 1958 St. Louis Blues
as Elizabeth
- 1957 Edge of the City
as Lucy Tyler
- 1956
- 1954 Go Man Go
as Irma Jackson
- 1951
- 1951 The Tall Target
as Rachel
- 1950 No Way Out
as Connie Brooks (uncredited)
- 1950 The Jackie Robinson Story
as Rae Robinson
- 1948
- 1948
- 1947 Easy to Get
as Drugstore Girl
- 1946
- 1946 That Man of Mine
as Joan
Behind the camera (3)
- 1983
- 1982
- 1968 Uptight
Writer
Talk shows and appearances (23)
- Upcoming
- 2024 Hollywood Black
4 episodes
- 2018
- 2014
- 2013
- 2007
- 2007
- 2006
- 2005 Iconoclasts
1 episode
- 2004
- 2002
- 1999
- 1998 Christianity: The First 1000 Years
4 episodes
- 1998
- 1997
- 1989
- 1983 Reading Rainbow
3 episodes
- 1978 The Kennedy Center Honors
1 episode
- 1971 Great Performances
2 episodes
- 1970
- 1968 The Dick Cavett Show
1 episode
- 1967
- 1953 The Oscars
1 episode