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Ruby Dee

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).

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ACTING

Do the Right Thing (1989)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Jungle Fever (1991)
Jungle Fever (1991)
American Gangster (2007)
American Gangster (2007)
America (2009)
America (2009)
Cat People (1982)
Cat People (1982)
Love at Large (1990)
Love at Large (1990)
Jazztime Tale (1991)
Jazztime Tale (1991)
Just Cause (1995)
Just Cause (1995)
Cop & ½ (1993)
Cop & ½ (1993)
Buck and the Preacher (1972)
Buck and the Preacher (1972)
No. 2 (2006)
No. 2 (2006)
The Tall Target (1951)
The Tall Target (1951)
Edge of the City (1957)
Edge of the City (1957)
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
The Incident (1967)
The Incident (1967)
A Simple Wish (1997)
A Simple Wish (1997)
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003)
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003)
Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005)
Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005)
Politics of Love (2011)
Politics of Love (2011)
Feast of All Saints (2001)
Feast of All Saints (2001)
Black Girl (1972)
Black Girl (1972)
Video Girl (2011)
Video Girl (2011)
Decoration Day (1990)
Decoration Day (1990)
Uptight (1968)
Uptight (1968)
Finding Buck McHenry (2000)
Finding Buck McHenry (2000)
Mr. and Mrs. Loving (1996)
Mr. and Mrs. Loving (1996)
It's Good to Be Alive (1974)
It's Good to Be Alive (1974)
A Storm in Summer (2000)
A Storm in Summer (2000)
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal (2013)
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal (2013)
Betty and Coretta (2013)
Betty and Coretta (2013)
Steam (2007)
Steam (2007)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)
Virgin Island (1959)
Virgin Island (1959)
Take a Giant Step (1959)
Take a Giant Step (1959)
Tuesday Morning Ride (1995)
Tuesday Morning Ride (1995)
Gone Are the Days! (1963)
Gone Are the Days! (1963)
After Goodbye (1993)
After Goodbye (1993)
Sports on the Silver Screen (1997)
Sports on the Silver Screen (1997)
That Man of Mine (1946)
That Man of Mine (1946)
Deadlock (1969)
Deadlock (1969)
Long Day's Journey Into Night (1982)
Long Day's Journey Into Night (1982)
A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School (2009)
A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School (2009)
Passing Glory (1999)
Passing Glory (1999)
The Wall (1998)
The Wall (1998)
Countdown at Kusini (1976)
Countdown at Kusini (1976)
Whitewash (1994)
Whitewash (1994)
Taking Back Our Town (2001)
Taking Back Our Town (2001)
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990)
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990)
A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner (1998)
A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner (1998)
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (1999)
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (1999)
Neighbours (1966)
Neighbours (1966)
No Way Out (1950)
No Way Out (1950)
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story (1996)
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story (1996)
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970)
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970)
Love in Syncopation (1946)
Love in Syncopation (1946)
The Fight Never Ends (1948)
The Fight Never Ends (1948)
What a Guy (1948)
What a Guy (1948)
Wedding Band (1974)
Wedding Band (1974)
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll (2011)
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll (2011)
Making 'Do the Right Thing' (1989)
Making 'Do the Right Thing' (1989)
In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema (2007)
In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema (2007)
All God's Children (1980)
All God's Children (1980)
Go Tell It on the Mountain (1984)
Go Tell It on the Mountain (1984)
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (2004)
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (2004)
The Ernest Green Story (1993)
The Ernest Green Story (1993)
A Thousand Words (2012)
A Thousand Words (2012)
Zora is My Name! (1990)
Zora is My Name! (1990)
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004)
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004)
St. Louis Blues (1958)
St. Louis Blues (1958)
The Balcony (1963)
The Balcony (1963)
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun' (2002)
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun' (2002)
Color Adjustment (1992)
Color Adjustment (1992)
Go Man Go (1954)
Go Man Go (1954)
Discovering William Greaves (2006)
Discovering William Greaves (2006)
Baby Geniuses (1999)
Baby Geniuses (1999)
Poitier's Walter Lee (2018)
Poitier's Walter Lee (2018)
To Be Young, Gifted and Black (1972)
To Be Young, Gifted and Black (1972)
The Sheriff (1971)
The Sheriff (1971)
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee (2014)
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee (2014)
On Merit (1972)
On Merit (1972)
The Unfinished Journey (1999)
The Unfinished Journey (1999)
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand (1999)
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand (1999)
The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six (1980)
The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six (1980)
All About Us (2007)
All About Us (2007)
Easy to Get (1947)
Easy to Get (1947)
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood (1998)
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood (1998)
The Way Back Home (2006)
The Way Back Home (2006)
Chelsea D.H.O. (1973)
Chelsea D.H.O. (1973)
Now is the Time (1967)
Now is the Time (1967)
Love in Exile (2026)
Love in Exile (2026)
Spenser: For Hire (1985)
Spenser: For Hire (1985)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
The Great Adventure (1963)
The Great Adventure (1963)
The Golden Girls (1985)
The Golden Girls (1985)
China Beach (1988)
China Beach (1988)
Little Bill (1999)
Little Bill (1999)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
The Stand (1994)
The Stand (1994)
Police Woman (1974)
Police Woman (1974)
The Fugitive (1963)
The Fugitive (1963)
Iconoclasts (2005)
Iconoclasts (2005)
Middle Ages (1992)
Middle Ages (1992)
The Defenders (1961)
The Defenders (1961)
The Kennedy Center Honors (1978)
The Kennedy Center Honors (1978)
Lincoln (1988)
Lincoln (1988)
Reading Rainbow (1983)
Reading Rainbow (1983)
American Experience (1988)
American Experience (1988)
Christianity: The First 1000 Years (1998)
Christianity: The First 1000 Years (1998)
The Atlanta Child Murders (1985)
The Atlanta Child Murders (1985)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years (2002)
Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years (2002)
Touched by an Angel (1994)
Touched by an Angel (1994)
Great Performances (1971)
Great Performances (1971)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
The Oscars (1953)
The Oscars (1953)
Armchair Theatre (1956)
Armchair Theatre (1956)
Hollywood Black (2024)
Hollywood Black (2024)
American Playhouse (1982)
American Playhouse (1982)
American Playhouse (1982)
American Playhouse (1982)

SOUND

Papua New Guinea: Anthropology on Trial (1983)
Papua New Guinea: Anthropology on Trial (1983)

WRITING

Uptight (1968)
Uptight (1968)
American Playhouse (1982)
American Playhouse (1982)