Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee

Known for

Acting

Born

October 27, 1922

Birthplace

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Died

June 11, 2014 (aged 91)

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).

Best known work

American Gangster

American Gangster

2007

Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing

1989

A Thousand Words

A Thousand Words

2012

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

Just Cause

Just Cause

1995

Cat People

Cat People

1982

The Stand

The Stand

1994

Baby Geniuses

Baby Geniuses

1999

The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls

1985

Jungle Fever

Jungle Fever

1991

Filmography

TBA
Diamonds on the Silver Screen
as Self
2026
Love in Exile
2024
Hollywood BlackTV
as Self (archive footage) (4 episodes)
2018
Poitier's Walter Lee
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
as Self
2013
Betty and Coretta
as Narrator
2013
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
as Self
2012
A Thousand Words
as Annie McCall
2011
Video Girl
as Valerie
2011
Politics of Love
2011
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
as Miss Candy
2009
A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School
as Narrator (voice)
2009
America
as Mrs. Harper
2007
Steam
as Doris
2007
American Gangster
as Mama Lucas
2007
All About Us
as Ms. Ella
2007
In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema
as Herself
2007
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
as Self
2006
Discovering William Greaves
as Self
2006
The Way Back Home
as Maude
2006
No. 2
as Nanna Maria
2005
IconoclastsTV
as Self (1 episode)
2005
Their Eyes Were Watching God
as Nanny
2004
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
as Self
2004
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
as (archive footage)