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).

Movies & TV Shows

1. American Gangster (2007) — Mama Lucas
2. Do the Right Thing (1989) — Mother Sister
3. A Thousand Words (2012) — Annie McCall
4. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) — Mary Wilson
5. Just Cause (1995) — Evangeline Ferguson
6. Cat People (1982) — Female
7. The Stand (1994) — Mother Abagail Freemantle
8. Baby Geniuses (1999) — Margo
9. The Golden Girls (1985) — Mammy Watkins
10. Jungle Fever (1991) — Lucinda Purify
11. Touched by an Angel (1994) — LaBelle Springbelt
12. A Simple Wish (1997) — Hortence
13. Cop & ½ (1993) — Rachel
14. A Raisin in the Sun (1961) — Ruth Younger
15. No Way Out (1950) — Connie Brooks (uncredited)
16. The Incident (1967) — Joan Robinson
17. The Oscars (1953) — Self
18. Buck and the Preacher (1972) — Ruth
19. The Fugitive (1963) — Laura Smith
20. Edge of the City (1957) — Lucy Tyler
21. Reading Rainbow (1983) — Self - Narrator (voice)
22. American Experience (1988) — Narrator (voice)
23. The Tall Target (1951) — Rachel
24. Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005) — Nanny
25. Roots: The Next Generations (1979) — Queen Haley
26. China Beach (1988)
27. Spenser: For Hire (1985)
28. Police Woman (1974)
29. Love at Large (1990) — Corrine Dart
30. Little Bill (1999)
31. Great Performances (1971) — Self
32. The Dick Cavett Show (1968) — Self - Guest
33. The Jackie Robinson Story (1950) — Rae Robinson
34. Video Girl (2011) — Valerie
35. Uptight (1968) — Laurie
36. The Balcony (1963) — Thief
37. Color Adjustment (1992) — Narrator
38. The Atlanta Child Murders (1985) — Faye Williams
39. Feast of All Saints (2001) — Elsie Claviere
40. Betty and Coretta (2013) — Narrator