Ruby Dee

Acting

Oct 27, 1922 – Jun 11, 2014 · 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).

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

American Gangster2007
as ⁨Mama Lucas⁩
Do the Right Thing1989
as ⁨Mother Sister⁩
A Thousand Words2012
as ⁨Annie McCall⁩
Just Cause1995
as ⁨Evangeline Ferguson⁩
Cat People1982
as ⁨Female⁩
Baby Geniuses1999
as ⁨Margo⁩
Jungle Fever1991
as ⁨Lucinda Purify⁩
A Simple Wish1997
as ⁨Hortence⁩
as ⁨Rachel⁩
as ⁨Ruth Younger⁩
as ⁨Connie Brooks (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Joan Robinson⁩
as ⁨Ruth⁩
as ⁨Lucy Tyler⁩

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

American Gangster2007
as ⁨Mama Lucas⁩
Do the Right Thing1989
as ⁨Mother Sister⁩
A Thousand Words2012
as ⁨Annie McCall⁩
Just Cause1995
as ⁨Evangeline Ferguson⁩
Cat People1982
as ⁨Female⁩
Baby Geniuses1999
as ⁨Margo⁩
Jungle Fever1991
as ⁨Lucinda Purify⁩
A Simple Wish1997
as ⁨Hortence⁩
as ⁨Rachel⁩
as ⁨Ruth Younger⁩
as ⁨Connie Brooks (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Joan Robinson⁩
as ⁨Ruth⁩
as ⁨Lucy Tyler⁩