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  • BIRTH 27/10/1922
  • DEATH 11/06/2014
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 11
  • MOVIES 34
  • SCRIPT 1
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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).

Ruby Dee
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Shows (11)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Mary Wilson
The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls
Mammy Watkins
The Stand
The Stand
Mother Abagail / Mother Abagail Freemantle
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel
LaBelle Springbelt
Roots: The Next Generations
Roots: The Next Generations
Queen Victoria Haley
The Defenders
The Defenders
Catherine Collins
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
Laura Smith
Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Rowena Finch
The Kennedy Center Honors
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
American Experience
American Experience
Narrator (voice)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every…
Grandma (voice)

Movies (34)

American Gangster
American Gangster
Mama Lucas
Do the Right Thing
Do the Right Thing
Mother Sister
Just Cause
Just Cause
Evangeline Ferguson
A Thousand Words
A Thousand Words
Annie McCall
Cat People
Cat People
Female
Jungle Fever
Jungle Fever
Lucinda Purify
Edge of the City
Edge of the City
Lucy Tyler
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Self
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Grandmother Baxter
The Sheriff
The Sheriff
Sue Ann Lucas
Steam
Steam
Doris
Baby Geniuses
Baby Geniuses
Margo
A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun
Ruth Younger
America
America
Mrs. Harper
Feast of All Saints
Feast of All Saints
Elsie Claviere
No. 2
No. 2
Nanna Maria
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to…
Self (archive footage)
Uptight
Uptight
Laurie
Buck and the Preacher
Buck and the Preacher
Ruth
A Simple Wish
A Simple Wish
Hortence
St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues
Elizabeth
A Storm in Summer
A Storm in Summer
Grandmother
The Way Back Home
The Way Back Home
Maude
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
(archive footage)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Nanny
No Way Out
No Way Out
Connie Brooks (uncredited)
A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner
A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma…
Narrator
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Mrs. Grimes
The Tall Target
The Tall Target
Rachel
The Balcony
The Balcony
Thief
Sports on the Silver Screen
Sports on the Silver Screen
Self (archive footage)
Betty and Coretta
Betty and Coretta
Narrator
Cop & ½
Cop & ½
Rachel
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Mrs. Grimes

Script

Uptight
Uptight

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