Acting

Ruby Dee

1922–2014 · Acting

61.0avg grm

16titles

#345best rank

14honors

best title · #345 on siteDo the Right Thing1989 · as Mother Sister78.6

Honors

14

1991Emmy — Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

2008Spingarn Medal

2007Humanitarian of the Year

2005Marian Anderson Award

1991Crystal Award

Bio

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).

Filmography

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2010s1 title

Mumia: Long Distance Revolutionary2012 · as Self57.9

2000s2 titles

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks2003 · as Self59.4 U

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives2003 · as Reader59.2

1990s2 titles

The Stand1994 · as Mother Abagail Freemantle · series59.6 C

Color Adjustment1992 · as Narrator58.4

1980s4 titles

Do the Right Thing1989 · as Mother Sister78.6 R

Reading Rainbow1983 · as Various Book Characters · series64.3 R

Reading Rainbow1983 · as Self - Narrator · series64.3 R

Reading Rainbow1983 · as Self · series64.3

1960s4 titles

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis1969 · as Self - Co-Host60.6 U

Uptight1968 · as Laurie57.4 I

The Incident1967 · as Joan Robinson59.0 A

A Raisin in the Sun1961 · as Ruth Younger64.0

1950s3 titles

St. Louis Blues1958 · as Elizabeth57.1 E

Edge of the City1957 · as Lucy Tyler55.5 T

The Tall Target1951 · as Rachel - Slave Maid56.0

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Ruby Dee

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born1922

died2014

known forActing

titles on site16

best title rank#345 · Do the Right Thing (1989)

avg GRM61.0

honors14 · Emmy — Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie, 1991

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).

Filmography

ranked on this site

2010s

1 title

57.9Mumia: Long Distance Revolutionary2012 · as Self

2000s

2 titles

59.4Beah: A Black Woman Speaks2003 · as Self U

59.2Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives2003 · as Reader

1990s

2 titles

59.6The Stand1994 · as Mother Abagail Freemantle · series C

58.4Color Adjustment1992 · as Narrator

1980s

4 titles

78.6Do the Right Thing1989 · as Mother Sister R

64.3Reading Rainbow1983 · as Various Book Characters · series R

64.3Reading Rainbow1983 · as Self - Narrator · series R

64.3Reading Rainbow1983 · as Self · series

1960s

4 titles

60.6King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis1969 · as Self - Co-Host U

57.4Uptight1968 · as Laurie I

59.0The Incident1967 · as Joan Robinson A

64.0A Raisin in the Sun1961 · as Ruth Younger

1950s

3 titles

57.1St. Louis Blues1958 · as Elizabeth E

55.5Edge of the City1957 · as Lucy Tyler T

56.0The Tall Target1951 · as Rachel - Slave Maid

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