Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee

1922-10-27

THE 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).

ALSO APPEARS IN MOVIES

Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing

Jungle Fever

Jungle Fever

American Gangster

American Gangster

America

America

Cat People

Cat People

Love at Large

Love at Large

Jazztime Tale

Jazztime Tale

Just Cause

Just Cause

Cop and ½

Cop and ½

Buck and the Preacher

Buck and the Preacher

No. 2

No. 2

The Tall Target

The Tall Target

Edge of the City

Edge of the City

A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun

The Jackie Robinson Story

The Jackie Robinson Story

The Incident

The Incident

A Simple Wish

A Simple Wish

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Politics of Love

Politics of Love

Feast of All Saints

Feast of All Saints

Black Girl

Black Girl

Video Girl

Video Girl

Decoration Day

Decoration Day

Uptight

Uptight

Finding Buck McHenry

Finding Buck McHenry

Mr. and Mrs. Loving

Mr. and Mrs. Loving

It's Good to Be Alive

It's Good to Be Alive

A Storm in Summer

A Storm in Summer

Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal

Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal

Betty and Coretta

Betty and Coretta

Steam

Steam

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Virgin Island

Virgin Island

Take a Giant Step

Take a Giant Step

Tuesday Morning Ride

Tuesday Morning Ride

Gone Are the Days!

Gone Are the Days!

After Goodbye

After Goodbye

Sports on the Silver Screen

Sports on the Silver Screen

That Man of Mine

That Man of Mine

Deadlock

Deadlock

Long Day's Journey Into Night

Long Day's Journey Into Night

A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School

A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School

Passing Glory

Passing Glory

The Wall

The Wall

Countdown at Kusini

Countdown at Kusini

Whitewash

Whitewash

Taking Back Our Town

Taking Back Our Town

The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson

The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson

A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner

A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

Neighbours

Neighbours

No Way Out

No Way Out

Captive Heart: The James Mink Story

Captive Heart: The James Mink Story

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

Love in Syncopation

Love in Syncopation

The Fight Never Ends

The Fight Never Ends

What a Guy

What a Guy

Wedding Band

Wedding Band

The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll

The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll

Making 'Do the Right Thing'

Making 'Do the Right Thing'

In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema

In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema

All God's Children

All God's Children

Go Tell It on the Mountain

Go Tell It on the Mountain

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

The Ernest Green Story

The Ernest Green Story

A Thousand Words

A Thousand Words

Zora is My Name!

Zora is My Name!

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

St. Louis Blues

St. Louis Blues

The Balcony

The Balcony

Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'

Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'

Color Adjustment

Color Adjustment

Go Man Go

Go Man Go

Discovering William Greaves

Discovering William Greaves

Baby Geniuses

Baby Geniuses

Poitier's Walter Lee

Poitier's Walter Lee

To Be Young, Gifted and Black

To Be Young, Gifted and Black

The Sheriff

The Sheriff

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

On Merit

On Merit

The Unfinished Journey

The Unfinished Journey

Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson

Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six

The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six

All About Us

All About Us

Easy to Get

Easy to Get

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

The Stand

The Stand