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Ruby Dee was a american actress and screenwriter, known for Betty and Coretta (2013), A Thousand Words (2012) and Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal (2012). She died June 11, 2014. She became 91 years old.

Ruby Dee

  • Name: Ruby Dee
  • Age: 91 years
  • Height: 158 cm
  • Birth Date: October 27, 1922
  • Birth Name: Ruby Ann Wallace
  • Birth Region: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
  • Death Date: June 11, 2014
  • Death Region: New Rochelle, New York, USA
  • Nationality: American

Ruby Dee's filmography

Actor

Ruby is listed as actress for fifty titles.

Betty and Coretta

Betty and Coretta
Narrator
Film, 2013


A Thousand Words

A Thousand Words
Annie McCall
Film, 2012


American Gangster

American Gangster
Mama Lucas
Film, 2007


All About Us

All About Us
Ms. Ella
Film, 2007


Naming Number Two

Naming Number Two
Nanna Maria
Film, 2006


TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
(archive footage)
Film, 2004


Feast of All Saints

Feast of All Saints
Elsie Claviere
Film, 2001


Taking Back Our Town

Taking Back Our Town
Emelda West
Film, 2001


Finding Buck McHenry

Finding Buck McHenry
Mrs. Henry
Film, 2000


Passing Glory

Passing Glory
Mommit Porter
Film, 1999


Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Annie Elizabeth 'Bessie' Delany
Film, 1999


A Simple Wish

A Simple Wish
Hortence
Film, 1997


Sports on the Silver Screen

Sports on the Silver Screen
Self (archive footage)
Film, 1997


Mr. and Mrs. Loving

Mr. and Mrs. Loving
Sophia
Film, 1996


Just Cause

Just Cause
Evangeline Ferguson
Film, 1995


Cop ½

Cop & ½
Rachel
Film, 1993


The Ernest Green Story

The Ernest Green Story
Mrs. Lydia Wilson
Film, 1993


Color Adjustment

Color Adjustment
Narrator
Film, 1992


Jungle Fever

Jungle Fever
Lucinda Purify
Film, 1991


Jazztime Tale

Jazztime Tale
Narrator
Film, 1991


The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson

The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
Jackie's Mother
Film, 1990


Love at Large

Love at Large
Corrine Dart
Film, 1990


Zora Is My Name!

Zora Is My Name!
Zora Neale Hurston
Film, 1990


Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing
Mother Sister
Film, 1989


Cat People

Cat People
Female
Film, 1982


I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Grandmother Baker
Film, 1979


Cool Red

Cool Red
Leah Matanzima
Film, 1976


It's Good to Be Alive

It's Good to Be Alive
Ruth Campanella
Film, 1974


Buck and the Preacher

Buck and the Preacher
Ruth
Film, 1972


To Be Young, Gifted, and Black

To Be Young, Gifted, and Black
Lorraine Hansberry and other assorted characters
Film, 1972


Uptight

Uptight
Laurie
Film, 1968


Gone Are the Days!

Gone Are the Days!
Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins
Film, 1963


A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun
Ruth Younger
Film, 1961


Take a Giant Step

Take a Giant Step
Christine
Film, 1959


Our Virgin Island

Our Virgin Island
Ruth
Film, 1958


Go Man Go

Go Man Go
Irma Jackson
Film, 1954


The Tall Target

The Tall Target
Rachel
Film, 1951


The Jackie Robinson Story

The Jackie Robinson Story
Rae Robinson
Film, 1950


That Man of Mine

That Man of Mine
Joan
Film, 1946


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Screenwriter

Ruby is listed as screenwriter for one title.

Uptight

Uptight
Film, 1968


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