Ruby Dee
Birthday: 1922-10-27 | Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USARuby 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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Known For
Acting
Year
Title
Role
2014
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
as Self
2013
Betty and Coretta
as Narrator
2012
A Thousand Words
as Annie McCall
2011
Video Girl
as Valerie
2009
America
as Mrs. Harper
2009
A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School
as Narrator (voice)
2007
Steam
as Doris
2007
All About Us
as Ms. Ella
2006
The Way Back Home
as Maude
2006
No. 2
as Nanna Maria
2006
Discovering William Greaves
as Self
2005
Their Eyes Were Watching God
as Nanny
2004
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
as Self
2002
2001
Feast of All Saints
as Elsie Claviere
2001
Taking Back Our Town
as Emelda West
2000
A Storm in Summer
as Grandmother
2000
Finding Buck McHenry
as Mrs. Henry
1999
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
as Annie Elizabeth 'Bessie' Delany
1999
Baby Geniuses
as Margo
1999
Passing Glory
as Mommit Porter
1999
The Unfinished Journey
as Narrator (voice)
1998
The Wall
as Mrs. Mitchell (segment "The Badge")
