Acting
Ruby Dee
EN cinema · 96 credits
Born
27 October 1922
Died
11 June 2014 (aged 91)
Birthplace
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Also known as Ruby Ann Wallace
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).
Known for
Filmography
Poitier's Walter Lee
as Self (archive footage)
Betty and Coretta
as Narrator
A Thousand Words
as Annie McCall
Video Girl
as Valerie
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
as Miss Candy
America
as Mrs. Harper
A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School
as Narrator (voice)
American Gangster
as Mama Lucas
Steam
as Doris
All About Us
as Ms. Ella
No. 2
as Nanna Maria
The Way Back Home
as Maude
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
as (archive footage)
Feast of All Saints
as Elsie Claviere
Taking Back Our Town
as Emelda West
Finding Buck McHenry
as Mrs. Henry
A Storm in Summer
as Grandmother
Passing Glory
as Mommit Porter
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
as Annie Elizabeth 'Bessie' Delany
Baby Geniuses
as Margo
The Unfinished Journey
as Narrator (voice)
The Wall
as Mrs. Mitchell (segment "The Badge")
A Simple Wish
as Hortence
Sports on the Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
Mr. and Mrs. Loving
as Sophia
Just Cause
as Evangeline Ferguson
Tuesday Morning Ride
as Jennie
Whitewash
as Grandmother (voice)
Cop & ½
as Rachel
After Goodbye
as Narrator
The Ernest Green Story
as Lydia Wilson
Color Adjustment
as Narrator
Jungle Fever
as Lucinda Purify
Jazztime Tale
as Narrator (voice)
Love at Large
as Corrine Dart
Decoration Day
as Rowena
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
as Jackie's Mother
Zora is My Name!
as Zora Neale Hurston
Do the Right Thing
as Mother Sister
Go Tell It on the Mountain
as Mrs. Grimes
Cat People
as Female
Long Day's Journey Into Night
as Mary Tyrone
All God's Children
as Irene Whitfield
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
as Grandmother Baxter
Countdown at Kusini
as Leah Matanzima
It's Good to Be Alive
as Ruth Campanella
Wedding Band
as Julia Augustine
Chelsea D.H.O.
1973
Chelsea D.H.O.
as Dr. Bianca Pearson
Black Girl
as Netta's mother
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
as Lorraine Hansberry and other assorted characters
On Merit
1972
On Merit
as Narrator (voice)
The Sheriff
as Sue Ann Lucas
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)
Deadlock
as Lucinda
Uptight
as Laurie, Writer
The Incident
as Joan Robinson
Neighbours
1966
Neighbours
as Vicky Kingsbury
Gone Are the Days!
as Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins
The Balcony
as Thief
A Raisin in the Sun
as Ruth Younger
Virgin Island
as Ruth
Take a Giant Step
as Christine
St. Louis Blues
as Elizabeth
Edge of the City
as Lucy Tyler
Go Man Go
as Irma Jackson
The Tall Target
as Rachel
The Jackie Robinson Story
as Rae Robinson
No Way Out
as Connie Brooks (uncredited)
Easy to Get
as Drugstore Girl
That Man of Mine
as Joan
