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
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Mary Wilson
The Fugitive
Laura Smith
Great Performances
Self
The Golden Girls
Mammy Watkins
American Experience
Narrator (voice)
Touched by an Angel
LaBelle Springbelt
American Playhouse
Mrs. Grimes
American Playhouse
Zora Neale Hurston
Police Woman
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
The Defenders
Catherine Collins
American Gangster
Mama Lucas
The Oscars
Self
China Beach
The Stand
Mother Abagail Freemantle
Spenser: For Hire
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Grandma (voice)
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
A Thousand Words
Annie McCall
Do the Right Thing
Mother Sister
Cat People
Female
Little Bill
Hollywood Black
Self (archive footage)
Jungle Fever
Lucinda Purify
The Great Adventure
Harriet Tubman
Roots: The Next Generations
Queen Haley
Just Cause
Evangeline Ferguson
Iconoclasts
Self
A Simple Wish
Hortence
Cop & ½
Rachel
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Baby Geniuses
Margo
Edge of the City
Lucy Tyler
The Atlanta Child Murders
Faye Williams
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Rowena Finch
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Self
No Way Out
Connie Brooks (uncredited)
A Raisin in the Sun
Ruth Younger