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).

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Poitier's Walter Lee

Poitier's Walter Lee
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
Betty and Coretta

Betty and Coretta
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal

Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
A Thousand Words

A Thousand Words
Video Girl

Video Girl
Politics of Love

Politics of Love
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll

The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School

A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School
America

America
Steam

Steam
American Gangster

American Gangster
All About Us

All About Us
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
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson

Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
Discovering William Greaves

Discovering William Greaves
No. 2

No. 2
Iconoclasts

Iconoclasts
Their Eyes Were Watching God

Their Eyes Were Watching God
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'

Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'
Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years

Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years
Taking Back Our Town

Taking Back Our Town
Feast of All Saints

Feast of All Saints
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Finding Buck McHenry

Finding Buck McHenry
A Storm in Summer

A Storm in Summer
The Unfinished Journey

The Unfinished Journey
Little Bill

Little Bill
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Baby Geniuses

Baby Geniuses
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Passing Glory

Passing Glory
A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner

A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner
Christianity: The First 1000 Years

Christianity: The First 1000 Years
The Wall

The Wall
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
A Simple Wish

A Simple Wish
Sports on the Silver Screen

Sports on the Silver Screen
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story

Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
Mr. and Mrs. Loving

Mr. and Mrs. Loving
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Just Cause

Just Cause
Tuesday Morning Ride

Tuesday Morning Ride
Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel
Whitewash

Whitewash
The Stand

The Stand
The Stand

The Stand
After Goodbye

After Goodbye
Cop & ½

Cop & ½
The Ernest Green Story

The Ernest Green Story
Middle Ages

Middle Ages
Color Adjustment

Color Adjustment
Jazztime Tale

Jazztime Tale
Jungle Fever

Jungle Fever
Decoration Day

Decoration Day
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson

The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
Love at Large

Love at Large
Zora is My Name!

Zora is My Name!
Making 'Do the Right Thing'

Making 'Do the Right Thing'
Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing
American Experience

American Experience
China Beach

China Beach
Lincoln

Lincoln
Spenser: For Hire

Spenser: For Hire
The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls
The Atlanta Child Murders

The Atlanta Child Murders
Go Tell It on the Mountain

Go Tell It on the Mountain
Reading Rainbow

Reading Rainbow
Long Day's Journey Into Night

Long Day's Journey Into Night
Cat People

Cat People
All God's Children

All God's Children
The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six

The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations
The Kennedy Center Honors

The Kennedy Center Honors
Countdown at Kusini

Countdown at Kusini
Police Woman

Police Woman
Wedding Band

Wedding Band
It's Good to Be Alive

It's Good to Be Alive
Black Girl

Black Girl
Buck and the Preacher

Buck and the Preacher
To Be Young, Gifted and Black

To Be Young, Gifted and Black
On Merit

On Merit
The Sheriff

The Sheriff
Great Performances

Great Performances
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Deadlock

Deadlock
Uptight

Uptight
The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show
The Incident

The Incident
Neighbours

Neighbours
The Great Adventure

The Great Adventure
The Fugitive

The Fugitive
Gone Are the Days!

Gone Are the Days!
The Balcony

The Balcony
The Defenders

The Defenders
A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun
Take a Giant Step

Take a Giant Step
Virgin Island

Virgin Island
St. Louis Blues

St. Louis Blues
Edge of the City

Edge of the City
Go Man Go

Go Man Go
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Tall Target

The Tall Target
No Way Out

No Way Out
The Jackie Robinson Story

The Jackie Robinson Story
The Fight Never Ends

The Fight Never Ends
What a Guy

What a Guy
Easy to Get

Easy to Get
Love in Syncopation

Love in Syncopation
That Man of Mine

That Man of Mine

Tentang

Stage Name: Ruby Dee

Peran: Acting

Reputasi: 0.6215

Jenis Kelamin: Perempuan

Tanggal Lahir: 1922-10-27

Lokasi Lahir: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Riwayat Perfilman

2018

Poitier's Walter Lee

Self (archive footage)

2014

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

Self

2013

Betty and Coretta

Narrator

2013

Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal

Self

2012

A Thousand Words

Annie McCall

2011

Video Girl

Valerie

2011

Politics of Love

2011

The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll

Miss Candy

2009

A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School

Narrator (voice)

2009

America

Mrs. Harper

2007

Steam

Doris

2007

American Gangster

Mama Lucas

2007

All About Us

Ms. Ella

2007

In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema

Herself

2007

Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson

Self

2006

Discovering William Greaves

Self

2006

No. 2

Nanna Maria

2005

Iconoclasts

Self

2005

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Nanny

2004

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

Self

2004

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

(archive footage)

2003

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

2002

Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'

Self

2002

Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years

Narrator

2001

Taking Back Our Town

Emelda West

2001

Feast of All Saints

Elsie Claviere

2000

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Mary Wilson

2000

Finding Buck McHenry

Mrs. Henry

2000

A Storm in Summer

Grandmother

1999

The Unfinished Journey

Narrator (voice)

1999

Little Bill

1999

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

Annie Elizabeth 'Bessie' Delany

1999

Baby Geniuses

Margo

1999

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

Self

1999

Passing Glory

Mommit Porter

1998

A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner

Narrator

1998

Christianity: The First 1000 Years

Herself - Narrator

1998

The Wall

Mrs. Mitchell (segment "The Badge")

1998

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

Self

1997

A Simple Wish

Hortence

1997

Sports on the Silver Screen

Self (archive footage)

1996

Captive Heart: The James Mink Story

Indigo

1996

Mr. and Mrs. Loving

Sophia

1995

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Grandma (voice)

1995

Just Cause

Evangeline Ferguson

1995

Tuesday Morning Ride

Jennie

1994

Touched by an Angel

LaBelle Springbelt

1994

Whitewash

Grandmother (voice)

1994

The Stand

Mother Abagail Freemantle

1994

The Stand

Mother Abagail Freemantle

1993

After Goodbye

Narrator

1993

Cop & ½

Rachel

1993

The Ernest Green Story

Lydia Wilson

1992

Middle Ages

Estelle Williams

1992

Color Adjustment

Narrator

1991

Jazztime Tale

Narrator (voice)

1991

Jungle Fever

Lucinda Purify

1990

Decoration Day

Rowena

1990

The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson

Jackie's Mother

1990

Love at Large

Corrine Dart

1990

Zora is My Name!

Zora Neale Hurston

1989

Making 'Do the Right Thing'

Self

1989

Do the Right Thing

Mother Sister

1988

American Experience

Narrator (voice)

1988

China Beach

1988

Lincoln

Elizabeth Keckley

1985

Spenser: For Hire

1985

The Golden Girls

Mammy Watkins

1985

The Atlanta Child Murders

Faye Williams

1985

Go Tell It on the Mountain

Mrs. Grimes

1983

Reading Rainbow

Herself - Narrator (voice)

1982

Long Day's Journey Into Night

Mary Tyrone

1982

Cat People

Female

1980

All God's Children

Irene Whitfield

1980

The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six

1979

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Grandmother Baxter

1979

Roots: The Next Generations

Queen Victoria Haley

1978

The Kennedy Center Honors

Self

1976

Countdown at Kusini

Leah Matanzima

1974

Police Woman

1974

Wedding Band

Julia Augustine

1974

It's Good to Be Alive

Ruth Campanella

1972

Black Girl

Netta's mother

1972

Buck and the Preacher

Ruth

1972

To Be Young, Gifted and Black

Lorraine Hansberry and other assorted characters

1972

On Merit

Narrator (voice)

1971

The Sheriff

Sue Ann Lucas

1971

Great Performances

Self

1970

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

Self (archive footage)

1969

Deadlock

Lucinda

1968

Uptight

Laurie

1968

The Dick Cavett Show

Self - Guest

1967

The Incident

Joan Robinson

1966

Neighbours

Vicky Kingsbury

1963

The Great Adventure

Harriet Tubman

1963

The Fugitive

Laura Smith

1963

Gone Are the Days!

Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins

1963

The Balcony

Thief

1961

The Defenders

Catherine Collins

1961

A Raisin in the Sun

Ruth Younger

1959

Take a Giant Step

Christine

1959

Virgin Island

Ruth

1958

St. Louis Blues

Elizabeth

1957

Edge of the City

Lucy Tyler

1954

Go Man Go

Irma Jackson

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Rowena Finch

1951

The Tall Target

Rachel

1950

No Way Out

Connie Brooks (uncredited)

1950

The Jackie Robinson Story

Rae Robinson

1948

The Fight Never Ends

1948

What a Guy

1947

Easy to Get

Drugstore Girl

1946

Love in Syncopation

1946

That Man of Mine

Joan