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Ruby Dee
Born: 1922-10-27 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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).
Rated Filmography (78)
Sorted by Score10.0
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
2013
10.0
Zora is My Name!
1990
9.0
Sports on the Silver Screen
1997
9.0
Deadlock
1969
9.0
Easy to Get
1947
9.0
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1998
8.0
That Man of Mine
1946
8.0
The Fight Never Ends
1948
8.0
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
1999
7.8
Do the Right Thing
1989
7.7
A Raisin in the Sun
1961
7.7
St. Louis Blues
1958
7.6
American Gangster
2007
7.5
Gone Are the Days!
1963
7.4
The Incident
1967
7.3
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970
7.3
It's Good to Be Alive
1974
7.3
A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School
2009
7.3
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
1999
7.2
Betty and Coretta
2013
7.2
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
1990
7.2
Edge of the City
1957
7.0
Jazztime Tale
1991
7.0
Finding Buck McHenry
2000
7.0
Countdown at Kusini
1976
7.0
What a Guy
1948
7.0
Discovering William Greaves
2006
7.0
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
1972
7.0
The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six
1980
6.9
No Way Out
1950
6.9
The Tall Target
1951
6.9
Decoration Day
1990
6.9
Color Adjustment
1992
6.8
The Ernest Green Story
1993
6.8
Black Girl
1972
6.8
Uptight
1968
6.8
The Wall
1998
6.7
The Way Back Home
2006
6.5
No. 2
2006
6.5
Tuesday Morning Ride
1995
6.5
In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema
2007
6.5
All God's Children
1980
6.5
The Unfinished Journey
1999
6.4
Jungle Fever
1991
6.4
A Storm in Summer
2000
6.3
Virgin Island
1959
6.3
The Jackie Robinson Story
1950
6.3
Go Tell It on the Mountain
1984
6.3
Buck and the Preacher
1972
6.3
Just Cause
1995
6.1
A Thousand Words
2012
6.1
Video Girl
2011
6.1
Cat People
1982
6.0
Mr. and Mrs. Loving
1996
6.0
Long Day's Journey Into Night
1982
6.0
Passing Glory
1999
6.0
Whitewash
1994
6.0
The Sheriff
1971
5.7
Their Eyes Were Watching God
2005
5.5
A Simple Wish
1997
5.5
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
2011
5.4
Go Man Go
1954
5.3
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004
5.2
Take a Giant Step
1959
5.2
The Balcony
1963
5.2
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
5.1
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
1996
5.0
Love at Large
1990
4.8
Feast of All Saints
2001
4.6
Cop & ½
1993
4.4
All About Us
2007
4.3
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
1979
4.1
Baby Geniuses
1999
4.0
Taking Back Our Town
2001
3.5
America
2009
3.3
Politics of Love
2011
2.5
Steam
2007
1.5
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
2014