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

A Simple Wish
A Simple Wish

1997

as Hortence

Baby Geniuses
Baby Geniuses

1999

as Margo

Jungle Fever
Jungle Fever

1991

as Lucinda Purify

The Incident
The Incident

1967

as Joan Robinson

Feast of All Saints
Feast of All Saints

2001

as Elsie Claviere

Steam
Steam

2007

as Doris

The Wall
The Wall

1998

as Mrs. Mitchell (segment "The Badge")

Buck and the Preacher
Cop & Β½
Cop & Β½

1993

as Rachel

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
No Way Out
No Way Out

1950

as Connie Brooks (uncredited)

Love at Large
Love at Large

1990

as Corrine Dart

Their Eyes Were Watching God
Video Girl
Video Girl

2011

as Valerie

A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun

1961

as Ruth Younger