Ruby Dee
Born
27 October 1922 (103)
Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Also known as
Ruby Ann Wallace
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 (40)
Poitier's Walter Lee
2018
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
2014
Betty and Coretta
2013
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
2013
A Thousand Words
2012
Video Girl
2011
Politics of Love
2011
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
2011
A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School
2009
America
2009
Steam
2007
American Gangster
2007
All About Us
2007
In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema
2007
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
2007
Discovering William Greaves
2006
The Way Back Home
2006
No. 2
2006
Their Eyes Were Watching God
2005
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
2004
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'
2002
Taking Back Our Town
2001
Feast of All Saints
2001
Finding Buck McHenry
2000
A Storm in Summer
2000
The Unfinished Journey
1999
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
1999
Baby Geniuses
1999
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
1999
Passing Glory
1999
A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner
1998
The Wall
1998
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1998
A Simple Wish
1997
Sports on the Silver Screen
1997
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
1996
Mr. and Mrs. Loving
1996
Just Cause
1995