Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee

1922-10-27 – 2014-06-11 (age 91) Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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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).

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Known For

American Gangster
American Gangster

2007

as Mama Lucas

Cat People
Cat People

1982

as Female

Do the Right Thing
Do the Right Thing

1989

as Mother Sister

A Thousand Words
A Thousand Words

2012

as Annie McCall

Just Cause
Just Cause

1995

as Evangeline Ferguson

Jungle Fever
Jungle Fever

1991

as Lucinda Purify

Baby Geniuses
Baby Geniuses

1999

as Margo

A Simple Wish
A Simple Wish

1997

as Hortence

The Unfinished Journey
The Unfinished Journey

1999

as Narrator (voice)

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Buck and the Preacher
No Way Out
No Way Out

1950

as Connie Brooks (uncredited)

Cop & ½
Cop & ½

1993

as Rachel

The Wall
The Wall

1998

as Mrs. Mitchell (segment "The Badge")

A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun

1961

as Ruth Younger

Video Girl
Video Girl

2011

as Valerie

The Jackie Robinson Story
The Jackie Robinson Story

1950

as Rae Robinson

The Incident
The Incident

1967

as Joan Robinson

Love at Large
Love at Large

1990

as Corrine Dart