Ruby Dee
Acting
Born October 27, 1922 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Died June 11, 2014
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).
Known for
Acting
Betty and Coretta
2013 · Narrator
A Thousand Words
2012 · Annie McCall
Video Girl
2011 · Valerie
American Gangster
2007 · Mama Lucas
The Way Back Home
2006 · Maude
Their Eyes Were Watching God
2005 · Nanny
Feast of All Saints
2001 · Elsie Claviere
Baby Geniuses
1999 · Margo
A Simple Wish
1997 · Hortence
Just Cause
1995 · Evangeline Ferguson
Cop & ½
1993 · Rachel
Color Adjustment
1992 · Narrator
Jungle Fever
1991 · Lucinda Purify
Love at Large
1990 · Corrine Dart
Decoration Day
1990 · Rowena
Do the Right Thing
1989 · Mother Sister
Cat People
1982 · Female
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
1979 · Grandmother Baxter
Buck and the Preacher
1972 · Ruth
Black Girl
1972 · Netta's mother
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970 · Self (archive footage)
Uptight
1968 · Laurie
The Incident
1967 · Joan Robinson
The Balcony
1963 · Thief
A Raisin in the Sun
1961 · Ruth Younger
Edge of the City
1957 · Lucy Tyler
The Tall Target
1951 · Rachel
The Jackie Robinson Story
1950 · Rae Robinson
No Way Out
1950 · Connie Brooks (uncredited)