Ruby Dee

Known For
Acting

Popular
14.242

Birthday
1922-10-27

Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Also Known As

  • Ruby Ann Wallace

Ruby Dee

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).

Cast

Image Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing

1989
Image Jungle Fever

Jungle Fever

1991
Image American Gangster

American Gangster

2007
Image America

America

2009
Image Cat People

Cat People

1982
Image Love at Large

Love at Large

1990
Image Just Cause

Just Cause

1995
Image Cop and ½

Cop and ½

1993
Image Buck and the Preacher

Buck and the Preacher

1972
Image No. 2

No. 2

2006
Image The Tall Target

The Tall Target

1951
Image Edge of the City

Edge of the City

1957
Image A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun

1961
Image The Jackie Robinson Story

The Jackie Robinson Story

1950
Image Their Eyes Were Watching God

Their Eyes Were Watching God

2005
Image The Incident

The Incident

1967
Image A Simple Wish

A Simple Wish

1997
Image Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

2003
Image Politics of Love

Politics of Love

2011
Image Feast of All Saints

Feast of All Saints

2001
Image Black Girl

Black Girl

1972
Image Video Girl

Video Girl

2011
Image Decoration Day

Decoration Day

1990
Image Uptight

Uptight

1968
Image Finding Buck McHenry

Finding Buck McHenry

2000
Image Mr. and Mrs. Loving

Mr. and Mrs. Loving

1996
Image It's Good to Be Alive

It's Good to Be Alive

1974
Image A Storm in Summer

A Storm in Summer

2000
Image Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal

Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal

2013
Image Betty and Coretta

Betty and Coretta

2013
Image Steam

Steam

2007
Image I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

1979
Image Take a Giant Step

Take a Giant Step

1959
Image Virgin Island

Virgin Island

1959
Image Tuesday Morning Ride

Tuesday Morning Ride

1995
Image Gone Are the Days!

Gone Are the Days!

1963
Image Passing Glory

Passing Glory

1999
Image Countdown at Kusini

Countdown at Kusini

1976
Image Whitewash

Whitewash

1994
Image Taking Back Our Town

Taking Back Our Town

2001
Image The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson

The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson

1990
Image A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner

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

1998
Image Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

1999
Image No Way Out

No Way Out

1950
Image Captive Heart: The James Mink Story

Captive Heart: The James Mink Story

1996
Image King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

1970
Image Wedding Band

Wedding Band

1974
Image The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll

The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll

2011
Image Making 'Do the Right Thing'

Making 'Do the Right Thing'

1989
Image All God's Children

All God's Children

1980
Image 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

2007
Image Go Tell It on the Mountain

Go Tell It on the Mountain

1985
Image Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

2004
Image The Ernest Green Story

The Ernest Green Story

1993
Image A Thousand Words

A Thousand Words

2012
Image Zora is My Name!

Zora is My Name!

1990
Image TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

2004
Image St. Louis Blues

St. Louis Blues

1958
Image The Balcony

The Balcony

1963
Image Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'

Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'

2002
Image Go Man Go

Go Man Go

1954
Image Color Adjustment

Color Adjustment

1992
Image Discovering William Greaves

Discovering William Greaves

2006
Image Baby Geniuses

Baby Geniuses

1999
Image Poitier's Walter Lee

Poitier's Walter Lee

2018
Image To Be Young, Gifted and Black

To Be Young, Gifted and Black

1972
Image The Sheriff

The Sheriff

1971
Image Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

2014
Image On Merit

On Merit

1972
Image The Unfinished Journey

The Unfinished Journey

1999
Image Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson

Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson

2007
Image Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

1999
Image The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six

The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six

1980
Image All About Us

All About Us

2007
Image Easy to Get

Easy to Get

1947
Image Jazztime Tale

Jazztime Tale

1991
Image Sports on the Silver Screen

Sports on the Silver Screen

1997
Image That Man of Mine

That Man of Mine

1946
Image Deadlock

Deadlock

1969
Image The Wall

The Wall

1998
Image After Goodbye

After Goodbye

1993
Image Long Day's Journey Into Night

Long Day's Journey Into Night

1982
Image A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School

A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School

2009
Image Neighbours

Neighbours

1966
Image The Fight Never Ends

The Fight Never Ends

1948
Image Love in Syncopation

Love in Syncopation

1946
Image What a Guy

What a Guy

1948

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Image Uptight

Uptight

1968
Image Papua New Guinea: Anthropology on Trial

Papua New Guinea: Anthropology on Trial

1983