Ruby Dee
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).
Personal info
Gender
Female
Birthday
1922-10-27
Place of birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cast
Do the Right Thing
1989
7.75
Jungle Fever
1991
6.39
American Gangster
2007
7.59
America
2009
3.50
Cat People
1982
6.05
Love at Large
1990
4.80
Jazztime Tale
1991
0.00
Just Cause
1995
6.20
Cop & ½
1993
4.50
Buck and the Preacher
1972
6.20
No. 2
2006
6.00
The Tall Target
1951
6.80
Edge of the City
1957
7.10
A Raisin in the Sun
1961
7.66
The Jackie Robinson Story
1950
6.40
The Incident
1967
7.30
A Simple Wish
1997
5.50
Their Eyes Were Watching God
2005
5.80
Politics of Love
2011
4.50
Feast of All Saints
2001
4.60
Black Girl
1972
7.00
Video Girl
2011
6.70
Decoration Day
1990
7.30
Uptight
1968
6.50
Finding Buck McHenry
2000
0.00
Mr. and Mrs. Loving
1996
5.60
It's Good to Be Alive
1974
6.60
A Storm in Summer
2000
5.80
Betty and Coretta
2013
7.17
Steam
2007
3.10
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
1979
4.20
Virgin Island
1959
5.00
Take a Giant Step
1959
5.20
Tuesday Morning Ride
1995
6.30
Gone Are the Days!
1963
6.70
After Goodbye
1993
0.00
Sports on the Silver Screen
1997
10.00
That Man of Mine
1946
0.00
Deadlock
1969
0.00
Long Day's Journey Into Night
1982
6.00
Passing Glory
1999
5.80
The Wall
1998
5.70
Countdown at Kusini
1976
0.00
Whitewash
1994
6.00
Taking Back Our Town
2001
0.00
Neighbours
1966
0.00
No Way Out
1950
6.91
Love in Syncopation
1946
0.00
The Fight Never Ends
1948
0.00
What a Guy
1948
0.00
Wedding Band
1974
0.00
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
2011
5.40
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
1989
6.71
All God's Children
1980
4.00
Go Tell It on the Mountain
1985
6.00
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
2004
0.00
The Ernest Green Story
1993
6.90
A Thousand Words
2012
6.09
Zora is My Name!
1990
0.00
St. Louis Blues
1958
7.80
The Balcony
1963
5.20
Color Adjustment
1992
6.90
Go Man Go
1954
5.70
Discovering William Greaves
2006
7.00
Baby Geniuses
1999
4.10
Poitier's Walter Lee
2018
0.00
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
1972
5.00
The Sheriff
1971
6.00
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
2014
1.50
On Merit
1972
0.00
The Unfinished Journey
1999
6.00
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
1999
0.00
All About Us
2007
4.40
Easy to Get
1947
0.00
The Stand
1994
0.00