Ruby Dee
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
Top 40 Movies
American Gangster
2007
The Jackie Robinson Story
1950
Do the Right Thing
1989
Cat People
1982
Discovering William Greaves
2006
The Sheriff
1971
No. 2
2006
A Simple Wish
1997
Jungle Fever
1991
Uptight
1968
A Thousand Words
2012
Jazztime Tale
1991
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
1999
Take a Giant Step
1959
All God's Children
1980
Baby Geniuses
1999
Just Cause
1995
Video Girl
2011
All About Us
2007
No Way Out
1950
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
1999
Cop & ½
1993
The Ernest Green Story
1993
The Unfinished Journey
1999
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
Whitewash
1994
Their Eyes Were Watching God
2005
A Raisin in the Sun
1961
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970
Buck and the Preacher
1972
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
1996
Color Adjustment
1992
Sports on the Silver Screen
1997
The Tall Target
1951
A Storm in Summer
2000
The Incident
1967
Edge of the City
1957
America
2009
Love at Large
1990