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Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee

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 information

Birthday

1922-10-27

Birth Place

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Movies and TV shows :

A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School

A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School

2009

7.3

Movie
A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun

1961

7.6

Movie
A Simple Wish

A Simple Wish

1997

5.5

Movie
A Storm in Summer

A Storm in Summer

2000

5.8

Movie
A Thousand Words

A Thousand Words

2012

6.1

Movie
A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner

A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner

1998

0.0

Movie
After Goodbye

After Goodbye

1993

0.0

Movie
All About Us

All About Us

2007

4.3

Movie
All God's Children

All God's Children

1980

4.0

Movie
America

America

2009

3.5

Movie
poster

American Experience

1988

7.5

TV
American Gangster

American Gangster

2007

7.6

Movie
Baby Geniuses

Baby Geniuses

1999

4.1

Movie
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

2004

0.0

Movie
Betty and Coretta

Betty and Coretta

2013

7.2

Movie
Black Girl

Black Girl

1972

7.0

Movie
Buck and the Preacher

Buck and the Preacher

1972

6.2

Movie
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story

Captive Heart: The James Mink Story

1996

3.2

Movie
Cat People

Cat People

1982

6.1

Movie
poster

China Beach

1988

7.3

TV
poster

Christianity: The First 1000 Years

1998

0.0

TV
poster

Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years

2002

6.0

TV
Color Adjustment

Color Adjustment

1992

6.9

Movie
Cop and ½

Cop and ½

1993

4.5

Movie
Countdown at Kusini

Countdown at Kusini

1976

0.0

Movie
poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

7.6

TV
Deadlock

Deadlock

1969

0.0

Movie
Decoration Day

Decoration Day

1990

7.3

Movie
Discovering William Greaves

Discovering William Greaves

2006

0.0

Movie
Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing

1989

7.8

Movie
Easy to Get

Easy to Get

1947

0.0

Movie
Edge of the City

Edge of the City

1957

7.1

Movie
Feast of All Saints

Feast of All Saints

2001

4.6

Movie
Finding Buck McHenry

Finding Buck McHenry

2000

0.0

Movie
Go Man Go

Go Man Go

1954

5.7

Movie
Go Tell It on the Mountain

Go Tell It on the Mountain

1985

5.0

Movie
Gone Are the Days!

Gone Are the Days!

1963

6.7

Movie
poster

Great Performances

1971

5.2

TV
poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

8.7

TV
poster

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995

6.0

TV
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

1999

7.5

Movie
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

1979

3.7

Movie
poster

Iconoclasts

2005

6.0

TV
In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema

In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema

2007

6.5

Movie
It's Good to Be Alive

It's Good to Be Alive

1974

6.6

Movie
Jazztime Tale

Jazztime Tale

1991

0.0

Movie
Jungle Fever

Jungle Fever

1991

6.4

Movie
Just Cause

Just Cause

1995

6.2

Movie
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

1970

7.3

Movie
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

2014

1.5

Movie
poster

Little Bill

1999

6.6

TV
Long Day's Journey Into Night

Long Day's Journey Into Night

1982

6.0

Movie
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal

Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal

2013

10.0

Movie
Love at Large

Love at Large

1990

4.8

Movie
Love in Syncopation

Love in Syncopation

1946

0.0

Movie
Making 'Do the Right Thing'

Making 'Do the Right Thing'

1989

6.7

Movie
poster

Middle Ages

1992

6.0

TV
Mr. and Mrs. Loving

Mr. and Mrs. Loving

1996

5.6

Movie
Neighbours

Neighbours

1966

0.0

Movie
No Way Out

No Way Out

1950

6.9

Movie
No. 2

No. 2

2006

6.0

Movie
On Merit

On Merit

1972

0.0

Movie
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson

Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson

2007

0.0

Movie
Passing Glory

Passing Glory

1999

5.8

Movie
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

1999

0.0

Movie
Poitier's Walter Lee

Poitier's Walter Lee

2018

0.0

Movie
poster

Police Woman

1974

6.2

TV
Politics of Love

Politics of Love

2011

4.5

Movie
poster

Reading Rainbow

1983

8.4

TV
poster

Roots: The Next Generations

1979

7.3

TV
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

1998

0.0

Movie
poster

Spenser: For Hire

1985

6.6

TV
Sports on the Silver Screen

Sports on the Silver Screen

1997

10.0

Movie
St. Louis Blues

St. Louis Blues

1958

7.8

Movie
Steam

Steam

2007

3.1

Movie
Take a Giant Step

Take a Giant Step

1959

5.2

Movie
Taking Back Our Town

Taking Back Our Town

2001

0.0

Movie
That Man of Mine

That Man of Mine

1946

0.0

Movie
poster

The Atlanta Child Murders

1985

5.9

TV
The Balcony

The Balcony

1963

5.2

Movie
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson

The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson

1990

8.0

Movie
poster

The Defenders

1961

6.2

TV
poster

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

6.7

TV
The Ernest Green Story

The Ernest Green Story

1993

6.9

Movie
The Fight Never Ends

The Fight Never Ends

1948

0.0

Movie
poster

The Fugitive

1963

7.2

TV
poster

The Golden Girls

1985

7.5

TV
poster

The Great Adventure

1963

0.0

TV
The Incident

The Incident

1967

7.3

Movie
The Jackie Robinson Story

The Jackie Robinson Story

1950

6.4

Movie
poster

The Kennedy Center Honors

1978

7.3

TV
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll

The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll

2011

5.4

Movie
The Sheriff

The Sheriff

1971

6.0

Movie
The Stand

The Stand

1994

0.0

Movie
poster

The Stand

1994

6.8

TV
The Tall Target

The Tall Target

1951

6.9

Movie
The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six

The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six

1980

0.0

Movie
The Unfinished Journey

The Unfinished Journey

1999

6.0

Movie
The Wall

The Wall

1998

5.7

Movie
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'

Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'

2002

0.0

Movie
Their Eyes Were Watching God

Their Eyes Were Watching God

2005

5.8

Movie
To Be Young, Gifted and Black

To Be Young, Gifted and Black

1972

5.0

Movie
poster

Touched by an Angel

1994

7.2

TV
Tuesday Morning Ride

Tuesday Morning Ride

1995

6.3

Movie
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

2004

4.0

Movie
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

2003

5.9

Movie
Uptight

Uptight

1968

6.5

Movie
Video Girl

Video Girl

2011

6.7

Movie
Virgin Island

Virgin Island

1959

5.0

Movie
Wedding Band

Wedding Band

1974

0.0

Movie
What a Guy

What a Guy

1948

0.0

Movie
Whitewash

Whitewash

1994

6.0

Movie
Zora is My Name!

Zora is My Name!

1990

0.0

Movie