Overview
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Acting
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Birthday
Oct 27, 1922 (102 years old)
Death date
Jun 11, 2014
Ruby Dee
Known For
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
The film chronicles the life and revolutionary times of death...
In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema
This documentary captures the sounds and images of a nearly...
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).
Acting
2018
Poitier's Walter Lee
2014
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
2013
Betty and Coretta
2013
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
2007
Steam
2007
American Gangster
2007
In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema
2006
Discovering William Greaves
2006
No. 2
2004
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
2004
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2003
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2002
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'
2002
Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years
2001
Taking Back Our Town
2000
A Storm in Summer
1999
The Unfinished Journey
1999
Little Bill
1999
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
1998
A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner
1998
Christianity: The First 1000 Years
1998
The Wall
1998
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1997
Sports on the Silver Screen
1996
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
1995
Tuesday Morning Ride
1994
Whitewash
1994
The Stand
1994
The Stand
1993
After Goodbye
1993
Cop & ½
1993
The Ernest Green Story
1992
Middle Ages
1991
Jazztime Tale
1990
Zora is My Name!
1989
Do the Right Thing
1988
Lincoln
1985
The Atlanta Child Murders