Ruby Dee
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 27, 1922
- Place of birth
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Died
- June 11, 2014
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).
Movies with Ruby Dee
- American Gangster 2007 · ★ 7.6
- Do the Right Thing 1989 · ★ 7.8
- A Thousand Words 2012 · ★ 6.1
- Just Cause 1995 · ★ 6.3
- Cat People 1982 · ★ 6.0
- Baby Geniuses 1999 · ★ 4.1
- Jungle Fever 1991 · ★ 6.4
- A Simple Wish 1997 · ★ 5.5
- Cop & ½ 1993 · ★ 4.6
- A Raisin in the Sun 1961 · ★ 7.7
- No Way Out 1950 · ★ 6.9
- The Incident 1967 · ★ 7.4
- Buck and the Preacher 1972 · ★ 6.3
- Edge of the City 1957 · ★ 7.1
- The Tall Target 1951 · ★ 6.8
- Their Eyes Were Watching God 2005 · ★ 5.7
- Love at Large 1990 · ★ 4.9
- The Jackie Robinson Story 1950 · ★ 6.3
- Video Girl 2011 · ★ 6.1
- Uptight 1968 · ★ 6.8
- The Balcony 1963 · ★ 5.2
- King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis 1970 · ★ 7.4
- Color Adjustment 1992 · ★ 6.9
- Feast of All Saints 2001 · ★ 4.8
- Betty and Coretta 2013 · ★ 7.2
- The Way Back Home 2006 · ★ 6.7
- Black Girl 1972 · ★ 6.8
- Decoration Day 1990 · ★ 6.9
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1979 · ★ 4.3
- Take a Giant Step 1959 · ★ 5.2
- Go Tell It on the Mountain 1984 · ★ 6.3
- The Ernest Green Story 1993 · ★ 6.9
- Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives 2003 · ★ 5.2
- Mr. and Mrs. Loving 1996 · ★ 6.0
- Steam 2007 · ★ 3.1
- Making 'Do the Right Thing' 1989 · ★ 6.9
- The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll 2011 · ★ 5.5
- St. Louis Blues 1958 · ★ 7.7
- The Sheriff 1971 · ★ 6.0
- Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years 1999 · ★ 7.3