ACTOR · FROM CLEVELAND, USA
Ruby Dee
1922–2014100 credits since 19461 coming up
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ABOUT RUBY
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).
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born27 October 1922
Died11 June 2014
BirthplaceCleveland, USA
Known forActing
On Cineora43 of 98 titles
Known for
The titles people know Ruby from.
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What Ruby is working on next.
- Baby of the FamilyDate to be announced
Career
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 43
- Average IMDb
- 6.8
- Highest rated
- American ExperienceIMDb 8.6
- Working since
- 1946
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2020s
1 titleLove in Exile
Not on CineoraThe 2010s
5 titles · IMDb 5.8 on average
Movieas Narrator
Movieas Annie McCall
Movieas Valerie
as Miss Candy
The 2000s
15 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average
as Narrator (voice)
as Mrs. Harper
as Doris
Movieas Mama Lucas
as Ms. Ella
Movieas Maude
as Nanna Maria
Movieas Nanny
The 1990s
28 titles · IMDb 6.0 on average
as Narrator (voice)
Series52 episodes
as Annie Elizabeth 'Bessie' Delany
Movieas Margo
as Mommit Porter
A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner
Not on Cineoraas Narrator
as Mrs. Mitchell (segment "The Badge")
Movieas Hortence
The 1980s
12 titles · IMDb 7.5 on averageMovieas Mother Sister
Seriesas Narrator (voice) · 1 episode
Series1 episode
Seriesas Elizabeth Keckley · 2 episodes
Series1 episode
Seriesas Mammy Watkins · 1 episode
Seriesas Faye Williams · 2 episodes
as Mrs. Grimes
The 1970s
12 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average
Movieas Grandmother Baxter
Seriesas Queen Haley · 3 episodes
as Leah Matanzima
Series1 episode
as Julia Augustine
as Ruth Campanella
Chelsea D.H.O.
Not on Cineoraas Dr. Bianca Pearson
Movieas Netta's mother
The 1960s
10 titles · IMDb 7.5 on average
as Lucinda
Movieas Laurie
Movieas Joan Robinson
Neighbours
Not on Cineoraas Vicky Kingsbury
as Harriet Tubman · 1 episode
Seriesas Laura Smith · 1 episode
as Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins
Movieas Thief
The 1950s
10 titles · IMDb 7.1 on average
as Christine
as Ruth
as Elizabeth
Movieas Lucy Tyler
as Vicky Kingsbury · 1 episode
as Irma Jackson
as Rowena Finch · 1 episode
Movieas Rachel
The 1940s
5 titles
as Drugstore Girl
as Joan
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Ruby’s titles.
Sidney PoitierA Raisin in the Sun, No Way Out and 2 more
Ossie DavisDo the Right Thing, Jungle Fever and 2 more
Laurence FishburneCSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Just Cause and 1 more
Paul BenjaminDo the Right Thing, The Atlanta Child Murders and 1 more
Terence BlanchardComposer · Jungle Fever, Their Eyes Were Watching God and 1 more
Ted LevineAmerican Gangster and Love at Large
Annette O'TooleCat People and Love at Large
