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).
Filmography (121 titles)
Love in Exile
2026
3.7ShowHollywood Black
Self (archive footage) · 2024
MoviePoitier's Walter Lee
Self (archive footage) · 2018
1.5MovieLife's Essentials with Ruby Dee
Self · 2014
7.2MovieBetty and Coretta
Narrator · 2013
10.0MovieLong Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
Self · 2013
6.1MovieA Thousand Words
Annie McCall · 2012
6.1MovieVideo Girl
Valerie · 2011
3.3MoviePolitics of Love
2011
5.5MovieThe Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
Miss Candy · 2011
7.3MovieA Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School
Narrator (voice) · 2009
3.5MovieAmerica
Mrs. Harper · 2009
2.8MovieSteam
Doris · 2007
7.6MovieAmerican Gangster
Mama Lucas · 2007
4.4MovieAll About Us
Ms. Ella · 2007
6.5MovieIn the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema
Herself · 2007
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
Self · 2007
7.0MovieDiscovering William Greaves
Self · 2006
6.7MovieThe Way Back Home
Maude · 2006
6.5MovieNo. 2
Nanna Maria · 2006
7.5ShowIconoclasts
Self · 2005
5.7MovieTheir Eyes Were Watching God
Nanny · 2005
MovieBeah: A Black Woman Speaks
Self · 2004
5.3MovieTV in Black: The First Fifty Years
(archive footage) · 2004
5.2MovieUnchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
MovieTheater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'
Self · 2002
6.0ShowChristianity: The First Two Thousand Years
Narrator · 2002
4.0MovieTaking Back Our Town
Emelda West · 2001
4.8MovieFeast of All Saints
Elsie Claviere · 2001
7.6ShowCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Mary Wilson · 2000