Ruby Dee
Known for Acting
Born October 27, 1922
Died June 11, 2014
Place of Birth Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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
2007
as Mama Lucas
Cat People
1982
as Female
Do the Right Thing
1989
as Mother Sister
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
1996
as Indigo
A Thousand Words
2012
as Annie McCall
Just Cause
1995
as Evangeline Ferguson
Baby Geniuses
1999
as Margo
Love at Large
1990
as Corrine Dart
A Simple Wish
1997
as Hortence
Jungle Fever
1991
as Lucinda Purify
Cop & ½
1993
as Rachel
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970
as Self (archive footage)
All About Us
2007
as Ms. Ella
No Way Out
1950
as Connie Brooks (uncredited)
A Raisin in the Sun
1961
as Ruth Younger
Their Eyes Were Watching God
2005
as Nanny
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Making 'Do the Right Thing'
1989
as Self
Buck and the Preacher
1972
as Ruth
Steam
2007
as Doris
Feast of All Saints
2001
as Elsie Claviere
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