Ruby Dee
Acting
Born: 1922-10-27 in 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
American Gangster
Mama Lucas
Do the Right Thing
Mother Sister
A Thousand Words
Annie McCall
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Mary Wilson
Just Cause
Evangeline Ferguson
Cat People
Female
The Stand
Mother Abagail Freemantle
Baby Geniuses
Margo
The Golden Girls
Mammy Watkins
Jungle Fever
Lucinda Purify
Touched by an Angel
LaBelle Springbelt
A Simple Wish
Hortence
Cop & ½
Rachel
A Raisin in the Sun
Ruth Younger
No Way Out
Connie Brooks (uncredited)
The Incident
Joan Robinson
The Oscars
Self
Buck and the Preacher
Ruth
Edge of the City
Lucy Tyler
The Fugitive
Laura Smith
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Tall Target
Rachel
American Experience
Narrator (voice)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Nanny
China Beach
Roots: The Next Generations
Queen Haley
Love at Large
Corrine Dart
Spenser: For Hire
Police Woman
Little Bill
Great Performances
Self
The Jackie Robinson Story
Rae Robinson
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
Video Girl
Valerie
Uptight
Laurie
The Balcony
Thief
Color Adjustment
Narrator
The Atlanta Child Murders
Faye Williams
Feast of All Saints
Elsie Claviere
Betty and Coretta
Narrator