Ruby Dee
Actor
- Born
- October 27, 1922 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Died
- June 11, 2014 (age 91)
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
American Gangster
November 2, 2007
Do the Right Thing
June 14, 1989
A Thousand Words
March 7, 2012
Just Cause
February 17, 1995
Cat People
April 2, 1982
Baby Geniuses
March 12, 1999
Jungle Fever
June 7, 1991
A Simple Wish
July 11, 1997
Cop & ½
April 2, 1993
A Raisin in the Sun
May 28, 1961
No Way Out
August 16, 1950
The Incident
November 5, 1967
Acting95
- 2026Love in Exile
- 2018Poitier's Walter Lee as Self (archive footage)
- 2014Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee as Self
- 2013Betty and Coretta as Narrator
- 2013Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal as Self
- 2012A Thousand Words as Annie McCall
- 2011Video Girl as Valerie
- 2011Politics of Love
- 2011The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll as Miss Candy
- 2009A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School