Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee

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
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Cleveland, Ohio, USA
    Birthday
    10/27/1922
Do the Right Thing
Do the Right Thing
7.7
Jungle Fever
Jungle Fever
6.4
American Gangster
American Gangster
7.6
America
America
3.5
Cat People
Cat People
6
Love at Large
Love at Large
4.8
Jazztime Tale
Jazztime Tale
0
Just Cause
Just Cause
6.2
Cop and ½
Cop and ½
4.5
Buck and the Preacher
Buck and the Preacher
6.1
No. 2
No. 2
6
The Tall Target
The Tall Target
6.9
Edge of the City
Edge of the City
7.1
A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun
7.6
The Jackie Robinson Story
The Jackie Robinson Story
6.4
The Incident
The Incident
7.3
A Simple Wish
A Simple Wish
5.5
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
5.9
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God
5.6
Politics of Love
Politics of Love
4.5
Feast of All Saints
Feast of All Saints
4.6
Black Girl
Black Girl
7
Video Girl
Video Girl
6.7
Decoration Day
Decoration Day
7.3
Uptight
Uptight
6.5
Finding Buck McHenry
Finding Buck McHenry
0
Mr. and Mrs. Loving
Mr. and Mrs. Loving
5.6
It's Good to Be Alive
It's Good to Be Alive
6.6
A Storm in Summer
A Storm in Summer
5.8
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
10
Betty and Coretta
Betty and Coretta
7.2
Steam
Steam
3.1
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
3.7
Virgin Island
Virgin Island
5
Take a Giant Step
Take a Giant Step
5.2
Tuesday Morning Ride
Tuesday Morning Ride
6.3
Gone Are the Days!
Gone Are the Days!
6.7
After Goodbye
After Goodbye
0
Sports on the Silver Screen
10
That Man of Mine
That Man of Mine
0
Deadlock
Deadlock
0
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Long Day's Journey Into Night
6
A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School
A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School
7.3
Passing Glory
Passing Glory
5.8
The Wall
The Wall
5.7
Countdown at Kusini
Countdown at Kusini
0
Whitewash
Whitewash
6
Taking Back Our Town
0
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
8
A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner
0
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
7.5
Neighbours
0
No Way Out
No Way Out
6.9
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
3.2
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
7
Love in Syncopation
Love in Syncopation
0
The Fight Never Ends
The Fight Never Ends
0
What a Guy
What a Guy
0
Wedding Band
Wedding Band
0
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
5.4
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
6.7
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
6.5
All God's Children
All God's Children
4
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Go Tell It on the Mountain
5
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
0
The Ernest Green Story
The Ernest Green Story
6.9
A Thousand Words
A Thousand Words
6.1
Zora is My Name!
Zora is My Name!
0
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
4
St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues
7.8
The Balcony
The Balcony
5.2
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'
0
Color Adjustment
Color Adjustment
6.9
Go Man Go
Go Man Go
5.7
Discovering William Greaves
Discovering William Greaves
0
Baby Geniuses
Baby Geniuses
4.1
Poitier's Walter Lee
Poitier's Walter Lee
0
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
5
The Sheriff
The Sheriff
6
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
1.5
On Merit
0
The Unfinished Journey
6
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
0
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
0
The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six
The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six
0
All About Us
All About Us
4.3
Easy to Get
Easy to Get
0
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
0
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