Ruby Dee
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as Mama Lucas American Gangster 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).
Filmography
American Gangster
as Mama Lucas
Do the Right Thing
as Mother Sister
A Thousand Words
as Annie McCall
Just Cause
as Evangeline Ferguson
Cat People
as Female
Baby Geniuses
as Margo
Jungle Fever
as Lucinda Purify
A Simple Wish
as Hortence
Cop & ½
as Rachel
A Raisin in the Sun
as Ruth Younger
No Way Out
as Connie Brooks (uncredited)
The Incident
as Joan Robinson
Buck and the Preacher
as Ruth
Edge of the City
as Lucy Tyler
The Tall Target
as Rachel
Their Eyes Were Watching God
as Nanny
Love at Large
as Corrine Dart
The Jackie Robinson Story
as Rae Robinson
The Balcony
as Thief
Video Girl
as Valerie