1922-10-27 Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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 | Self (archive footage) | 2018-09-25 |
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Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee | Self | 2014-06-22 |
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Betty and Coretta | Narrator | 2013-02-02 |
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Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal | Self | 2013-02-01 |
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A Thousand Words | Annie McCall | 2012-03-07 |
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The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll | Miss Candy | 2011-08-05 |
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Politics of Love | 2011-08-26 | |
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Video Girl | Valerie | 2011-10-11 |
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A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School | Narrator (voice) | 2009-07-22 |
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America | Mrs. Harper | 2009-02-28 |
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In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema | Herself | 2007-09-15 |
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Steam | Doris | 2007-11-15 |
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All About Us | Ms. Ella | 2007-10-01 |
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Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson | Self | 2007-01-31 |
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American Gangster | Mama Lucas | 2007-11-02 |
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No. 2 | Nanna Maria | 2006-02-16 |
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Discovering William Greaves | Self | 2006-12-06 |
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Their Eyes Were Watching God | Nanny | 2005-03-06 |
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Beah: A Black Woman Speaks | Self | 2004-02-25 |
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TV in Black: The First Fifty Years | (archive footage) | 2004-01-01 |
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Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives | 2003-02-10 | |
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Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun' | Self | 2002-06-14 |
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Feast of All Saints | Elsie Claviere | 2001-11-11 |
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Taking Back Our Town | Emelda West | 2001-12-10 |
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A Storm in Summer | Grandmother | 2000-01-18 |
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Finding Buck McHenry | Mrs. Henry | 2000-04-16 |
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Passing Glory | Mommit Porter | 1999-02-21 |
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Paul Robeson: Here I Stand | Self | 1999-02-24 |
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The Unfinished Journey | Narrator (voice) | 1999-12-31 |
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Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years | Annie Elizabeth 'Bessie' Delany | 1999-04-18 |
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Baby Geniuses | Margo | 1999-03-12 |
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A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner | Narrator | 1998-12-07 |
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Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood | Self | 1998-02-10 |
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The Wall | Mrs. Mitchell (segment "The Badge") | 1998-05-24 |
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Sports on the Silver Screen | Self (archive footage) | 1997-03-16 |
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A Simple Wish | Hortence | 1997-07-11 |
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Captive Heart: The James Mink Story | Indigo | 1996-04-14 |
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Mr. and Mrs. Loving | Sophia | 1996-03-13 |
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Tuesday Morning Ride | Jennie | 1995-01-01 |
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Just Cause | Evangeline Ferguson | 1995-02-17 |
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The Stand | Mother Abagail Freemantle | 1994-05-08 |
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Whitewash | Grandmother (voice) | 1994-08-16 |
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The Ernest Green Story | Lydia Wilson | 1993-01-17 |
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After Goodbye | Narrator | 1993-06-23 |
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Cop & ½ | Rachel | 1993-04-02 |
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Color Adjustment | Narrator | 1992-01-29 |
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Jazztime Tale | Narrator (voice) | 1991-11-02 |
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Jungle Fever | Lucinda Purify | 1991-06-07 |
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Decoration Day | Rowena | 1990-12-02 |
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The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson | Jackie's Mother | 1990-10-15 |
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Love at Large | Corrine Dart | 1990-03-09 |
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Zora is My Name! | Zora Neale Hurston | 1990-01-01 |
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Making 'Do the Right Thing' | Self | 1989-11-03 |
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Do the Right Thing | Mother Sister | 1989-06-14 |
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Go Tell It on the Mountain | Mrs. Grimes | 1985-01-14 |
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Cat People | Female | 1982-04-02 |
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Long Day's Journey Into Night | Mary Tyrone | 1982-11-23 |
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All God's Children | Irene Whitfield | 1980-04-28 |
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The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six | 1980-01-01 | |
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings | Grandmother Baxter | 1979-04-28 |
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Countdown at Kusini | Leah Matanzima | 1976-04-16 |
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It's Good to Be Alive | Ruth Campanella | 1974-02-22 |
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Wedding Band | Julia Augustine | 1974-04-24 |
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To Be Young, Gifted and Black | Lorraine Hansberry and other assorted characters | 1972-01-20 |
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On Merit | Narrator (voice) | 1972-01-01 |
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Buck and the Preacher | Ruth | 1972-03-17 |
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Black Girl | Netta's mother | 1972-11-09 |
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The Sheriff | Sue Ann Lucas | 1971-03-30 |
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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis | Self (archive footage) | 1970-03-24 |
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Deadlock | Lucinda | 1969-02-22 |
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Uptight | Laurie | 1968-12-28 |
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The Incident | Joan Robinson | 1967-11-05 |
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Neighbours | Vicky Kingsbury | 1966-01-15 |
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The Balcony | Thief | 1963-03-21 |
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Gone Are the Days! | Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins | 1963-08-09 |
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A Raisin in the Sun | Ruth Younger | 1961-05-28 |
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Take a Giant Step | Christine | 1959-12-01 |
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Virgin Island | Ruth | 1959-08-07 |
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St. Louis Blues | Elizabeth | 1958-04-07 |
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Edge of the City | Lucy Tyler | 1957-01-04 |
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Go Man Go | Irma Jackson | 1954-01-27 |
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The Tall Target | Rachel | 1951-08-17 |
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The Jackie Robinson Story | Rae Robinson | 1950-05-16 |
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No Way Out | Connie Brooks (uncredited) | 1950-08-16 |
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The Fight Never Ends | 1948-03-06 | |
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What a Guy | 1948-01-01 | |
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Easy to Get | Drugstore Girl | 1947-07-10 |
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Love in Syncopation | 1946-08-03 | |
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That Man of Mine | Joan | 1946-01-01 |
