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Ruby Dee‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1922-10-27

Popularity

star9.6

Ruby Dee

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Ruby Dee

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1922-10-27

Popularity

star9.6

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).

Movie Credits

Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing‌
star7.8
calendar 1989

Jungle Fever

Jungle Fever‌
star6.4
calendar 1991

American Gangster

American Gangster‌
star7.6
calendar 2007

America

America‌
star3.5
calendar 2009

Cat People

Cat People‌
star6.1
calendar 1982

Love at Large

Love at Large‌
star4.8
calendar 1990

Jazztime Tale

Jazztime Tale‌
star0.0
calendar 1991

Just Cause

Just Cause‌
star6.2
calendar 1995

Cop and ½

Cop and ½‌
star4.5
calendar 1993

Buck and the Preacher

Buck and the Preacher‌
star6.1
calendar 1972

No. 2

No. 2‌
star6.0
calendar 2006

The Tall Target

The Tall Target‌
star6.9
calendar 1951

Edge of the City

Edge of the City‌
star7.1
calendar 1957

A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun‌
star7.7
calendar 1961

The Jackie Robinson Story

The Jackie Robinson Story‌
star6.4
calendar 1950

The Incident

The Incident‌
star7.3
calendar 1967

A Simple Wish

A Simple Wish‌
star5.5
calendar 1997

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives‌
star5.9
calendar 2003

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Their Eyes Were Watching God‌
star5.6
calendar 2005

Politics of Love

Politics of Love‌
star4.5
calendar 2011

Feast of All Saints

Feast of All Saints‌
star4.6
calendar 2001

Black Girl

Black Girl‌
star7.0
calendar 1972

Video Girl

Video Girl‌
star6.7
calendar 2011

Decoration Day

Decoration Day‌
star7.3
calendar 1990

Uptight

Uptight‌
star6.5
calendar 1968

Finding Buck McHenry

Finding Buck McHenry‌
star0.0
calendar 2000

Mr. and Mrs. Loving

Mr. and Mrs. Loving‌
star5.6
calendar 1996

It's Good to Be Alive

It's Good to Be Alive‌
star6.6
calendar 1974

A Storm in Summer

A Storm in Summer‌
star5.8
calendar 2000

Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal

Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal‌
star10.0
calendar 2013

Betty and Coretta

Betty and Coretta‌
star7.2
calendar 2013

Steam

Steam‌
star3.1
calendar 2007

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‌
star3.7
calendar 1979

Virgin Island

Virgin Island‌
star5.0
calendar 1959

Take a Giant Step

Take a Giant Step‌
star5.2
calendar 1959

Tuesday Morning Ride

Tuesday Morning Ride‌
star6.3
calendar 1995

Gone Are the Days!

Gone Are the Days!‌
star6.7
calendar 1963

After Goodbye

After Goodbye‌
star0.0
calendar 1993

Sports on the Silver Screen

Sports on the Silver Screen‌
star10.0
calendar 1997

That Man of Mine

That Man of Mine‌
star0.0
calendar 1946

Deadlock

Deadlock‌
star0.0
calendar 1969

Long Day's Journey Into Night

Long Day's Journey Into Night‌
star0.0
calendar 1982

A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School

A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School‌
star7.3
calendar 2009

Passing Glory

Passing Glory‌
star5.8
calendar 1999

The Wall

The Wall‌
star5.7
calendar 1998

Countdown at Kusini

Countdown at Kusini‌
star0.0
calendar 1976

Whitewash

Whitewash‌
star6.0
calendar 1994

Taking Back Our Town

Taking Back Our Town‌
star0.0
calendar 2001

The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson

The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson‌
star8.0
calendar 1990

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

A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner‌
star0.0
calendar 1998

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years‌
star7.5
calendar 1999

Neighbours

Neighbours‌
star0.0
calendar 1966

No Way Out

No Way Out‌
star6.9
calendar 1950

Captive Heart: The James Mink Story

Captive Heart: The James Mink Story‌
star3.2
calendar 1996

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis‌
star7.0
calendar 1970

Love in Syncopation

Love in Syncopation‌
star0.0
calendar 1946

The Fight Never Ends

The Fight Never Ends‌
star0.0
calendar 1948

What a Guy

What a Guy‌
star0.0
calendar 1948

Wedding Band

Wedding Band‌
star0.0
calendar 1974

The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll

The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll‌
star5.4
calendar 2011

Making 'Do the Right Thing'

Making 'Do the Right Thing'‌
star6.7
calendar 1989

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
star6.5
calendar 2007

All God's Children

All God's Children‌
star4.0
calendar 1980

Go Tell It on the Mountain

Go Tell It on the Mountain‌
star5.0
calendar 1985

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks‌
star0.0
calendar 2004

The Ernest Green Story

The Ernest Green Story‌
star6.9
calendar 1993

A Thousand Words

A Thousand Words‌
star6.1
calendar 2012

Zora is My Name!

Zora is My Name!‌
star0.0
calendar 1990

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years‌
star4.0
calendar 2004

St. Louis Blues

St. Louis Blues‌
star7.8
calendar 1958

The Balcony

The Balcony‌
star5.3
calendar 1963

Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'

Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'‌
star0.0
calendar 2002

Color Adjustment

Color Adjustment‌
star6.9
calendar 1992

Go Man Go

Go Man Go‌
star5.7
calendar 1954

Discovering William Greaves

Discovering William Greaves‌
star0.0
calendar 2006

Baby Geniuses

Baby Geniuses‌
star4.1
calendar 1999

Poitier's Walter Lee

Poitier's Walter Lee‌
star0.0
calendar 2018

To Be Young, Gifted and Black

To Be Young, Gifted and Black‌
star5.0
calendar 1972

The Sheriff

The Sheriff‌
star6.0
calendar 1971

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee‌
star1.5
calendar 2014

On Merit

On Merit‌
star0.0
calendar 1972

The Unfinished Journey

The Unfinished Journey‌
star6.0
calendar 1999

Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson

Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson‌
star0.0
calendar 2007

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand‌
star0.0
calendar 1999

The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six

The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six‌
star0.0
calendar 1980

All About Us

All About Us‌
star4.3
calendar 2007

Easy to Get

Easy to Get‌
star0.0
calendar 1947

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood‌
star0.0
calendar 1998

Tv Credits

Spenser: For Hire

Spenser: For Hire‌
star6.6
calendar 1985

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation‌
star7.6
calendar 2000

The Great Adventure

The Great Adventure‌
star0.0
calendar 1963

The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls‌
star7.5
calendar 1985

China Beach

China Beach‌
star7.2
calendar 1988

Little Bill

Little Bill‌
star6.5
calendar 1999

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame‌
star8.8
calendar 1951

The Stand

The Stand‌
star6.8
calendar 1994

Police Woman

Police Woman‌
star6.3
calendar 1974

The Fugitive

The Fugitive‌
star7.2
calendar 1963

Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations‌
star7.3
calendar 1979

Iconoclasts

Iconoclasts‌
star6.0
calendar 2005

Middle Ages

Middle Ages‌
star6.0
calendar 1992

The Defenders

The Defenders‌
star6.2
calendar 1961

The Kennedy Center Honors

The Kennedy Center Honors‌
star7.2
calendar 1978

Lincoln

Lincoln‌
star7.3
calendar 1988

Reading Rainbow

Reading Rainbow‌
star8.4
calendar 1983

American Experience

American Experience‌
star7.5
calendar 1988

Christianity: The First 1000 Years

Christianity: The First 1000 Years‌
star0.0
calendar 1998

The Atlanta Child Murders

The Atlanta Child Murders‌
star5.9
calendar 1985

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child‌
star6.6
calendar 1995

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show‌
star6.6
calendar 1968

Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years

Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years‌
star6.0
calendar 2002

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel‌
star7.2
calendar 1994

Great Performances

Great Performances‌
star4.9
calendar 1971