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).
Also Known As
Ruby Ann Wallace
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Ruby Dee's Movies
American Gangster
02 Nov 2007
Do the Right Thing
14 Jun 1989
A Thousand Words
07 Mar 2012
Just Cause
17 Feb 1995
Cat People
02 Apr 1982
Baby Geniuses
12 Mar 1999
Jungle Fever
07 Jun 1991
A Simple Wish
11 Jul 1997
Cop & ½
02 Apr 1993
A Raisin in the Sun
28 May 1961
No Way Out
16 Aug 1950
The Incident
05 Nov 1967
Buck and the Preacher
17 Mar 1972
Edge of the City
04 Jan 1957
The Tall Target
17 Aug 1951
Their Eyes Were Watching God
06 Mar 2005
Love at Large
09 Mar 1990
The Jackie Robinson Story
16 May 1950
Video Girl
11 Oct 2011
The Balcony
21 Mar 1963
Ruby Dee's TV Shows
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
06 Oct 2000
The Stand
08 May 1994
The Golden Girls
14 Sept 1985
Touched by an Angel
21 Sept 1994
The Oscars
19 Mar 1953
The Fugitive
17 Sept 1963
Reading Rainbow
06 Jun 1983
American Experience
04 Oct 1988
China Beach
26 Apr 1988
Spenser: For Hire
20 Sept 1985
Roots: The Next Generations
18 Feb 1979
Police Woman
13 Sept 1974
Little Bill
28 Nov 1999
Great Performances
28 Jan 1971
The Dick Cavett Show
06 Jun 1968
The Atlanta Child Murders
10 Feb 1985
The Defenders
16 Sept 1961
Lincoln
27 Mar 1988
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
12 Mar 1995
The Kennedy Center Honors
28 Dec 1978