Ruby Dee
Acting
- Born:
- 1922-10-27
- Died:
- 2014-06-11
- Place of birth:
- 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).
Known For
Filmography
Love in Exile
Hollywood Black
Poitier's Walter Lee
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
Betty and Coretta
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
A Thousand Words
Video Girl
Politics of Love
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School
America
Steam
American Gangster
All About Us
In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
Discovering William Greaves
The Way Back Home
No. 2
Iconoclasts
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'
Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years
Taking Back Our Town
Feast of All Saints
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Finding Buck McHenry
A Storm in Summer
The Unfinished Journey
Little Bill
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Baby Geniuses
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Passing Glory
A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner
Christianity: The First 1000 Years
The Wall
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
A Simple Wish
Sports on the Silver Screen
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
Mr. and Mrs. Loving
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Just Cause
Tuesday Morning Ride
Touched by an Angel
Whitewash
The Stand
The Stand
After Goodbye
Cop & ½
The Ernest Green Story
Middle Ages
Color Adjustment
Jazztime Tale
Jungle Fever