Acting
Ruby Dee
Born October 27, 1922 Died June 11, 2014 Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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).
Filmography
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Poitier's Walter Lee
2018·Documentary
1.5
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
2014·Documentary
7.2
Betty and Coretta
2013·Drama
10.0
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
2013·Documentary
6.1
A Thousand Words
2012·Drama
6.1
Video Girl
2011·Drama
3.3
Politics of Love
2011·Romance
5.5
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
2011·Drama
7.3
A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School
2009·Documentary
3.5
America
2009·Drama
2.8
Steam
2007·Drama
7.6
American Gangster
2007·Drama
4.4
All About Us
2007·Drama
6.5
In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema
2007·Documentary
7.0
Discovering William Greaves
2006·Documentary
6.7
The Way Back Home
2006·Drama
6.5
No. 2
2006·Comedy
5.7
Their Eyes Were Watching God
2005·Drama
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Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
2004·Documentary
5.3
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004·Documentary
5.2
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003·History
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Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'
2002·Documentary
4.0
Taking Back Our Town
2001·Drama
4.8
Feast of All Saints
2001·Romance