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Ruby Dee
English
General
Filmography
Born In
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Born
October 27, 1922
Died
June 11, 2014
Gender
Female
On Other Sites
IMDB
Race
Black, Afro-Caribbean, or African
Award Nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards, Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, 1990
Primetime Emmy Awards, Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, 1993
Academy Awards, Actress in a Supporting Role, 2008
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September 29, 2021 by
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A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School
2009
as Narrator
A Raisin in the Sun
1961
as Ruth Younger
A Simple Wish
1997
as Hortence
A Storm in Summer
2000
as Grandmother
A Thousand Words
2012
as Annie McCall
A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner
1998
as Narrator
All About Us
2007
as Ms. Ella
America
2009
as Mrs. Harper
American Gangster
2007
as Mama Lucas
American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs
2013
as Ruby Dee
And When I Die, I Won't Stay Dead
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
2003
as Ruby Dee
Betty and Coretta
2013
as Narrator
Black Girl
1972
as Netta's mother
Buck and the Preacher
1972
as Ruth
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
1996
as Indigo
Cat People
1982
as Female
Color Adjustment
1992
as Narrator
Cop and ½
1993
as Rachel
Countdown at Kusini
1976
as Leah Matanzima
Decoration Day
1990
as Rowena
Discovering William Greaves
2006
as Ruby Dee
Do the Right Thing
1989
as Mother Sister
Edge of the City
1957
as Lucy Tyler
Freedom Never Dies: The Legacy of Harry T. Moore
2001
as Narrator
Go Tell It On The Mountain
1984
as Mrs. Grimes
Gone Are the Days!
1963
as Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
1979
as Grandmother Baker
In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema
2007
as Ruby Dee
It's Good to Be Alive
1974
as Ruth Campanella
Jungle Fever
1991
as Lucinda Purify
Just Cause
1995
as Evangeline
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970
Lady Day - The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
1990
as Billie Holiday (voice)
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
2014
as Ruby Dee
Lockdown, USA
2006
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
2013
as Herself
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
2017
as Ruby Dee
Love at Large
1990
as Corrine Dart
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
1989
as Herself
Mr. and Mrs. Loving
1996
as Sophia
No. 2
2006
as Nanna Maria
Passing Glory
1999
as Mommit Porter
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
1999
as Ruby Dee
Politics of Love
2011
St. Louis Blues
1958
as Elizabeth
Steam
2007
as Doris
Take a Giant Step
1959
as Christine
Taking Back Our Town
2001
as Emelda West
The African Burial Ground: An American Discovery
1994
as Self - Narrator
The Balcony
1963
as Thief
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
1990
as Jackie's Mother
The Ernest Green Story
1993
as Mrs. Lydia Wilson
The Incident
1967
as Joan Robinson
The Jackie Robinson Story
1950
as Rae Robinson
The Sheriff
1971
as Sue Ann Lucas
The Tall Target
1951
as Rachel, Slave Maid
The Way Back Home
2006
as Maude
Their Eyes Were Watching God
2005
as Nanny
To Be Young, Gifted, and Black
1972
as Lorraine Hansberry and other assorted characters
Tuesday Morning Ride
1995
as Jennie
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
Uptight
1968
as Laurie
Video Girl
2011
as Valerie
Virgin Island
1958
as Ruth
Zora is My Name!
1990
as Zora Neale Hurston
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Movie
Uptight
1968
Producer
Movie
Uptight
1968
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