Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee

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 …

Filmography

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · TV
as Mary Wilson
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
1963 · TV
as Laura Smith
American Experience
American Experience
1988 · TV
as Narrator (voice)
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel
1994 · TV
as LaBelle Springbelt
Great Performances
Great Performances
1971 · TV
as Self
The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls
1985 · TV
as Mammy Watkins
The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · TV
as Self - Guest
Police Woman
Police Woman
1974 · TV
The Defenders
The Defenders
1961 · TV
as Catherine Collins
The Oscars
The Oscars
1953 · TV
as Self
Reading Rainbow
Reading Rainbow
1983 · TV
as Self - Narrator (voice)
China Beach
China Beach
1988 · TV
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 · TV
as Grandma (voice)
The Stand
The Stand
1994 · TV
as Mother Abagail Freemantle
Spenser: For Hire
Spenser: For Hire
1985 · TV
American Gangster
American Gangster
2007 · Movie
as Mama Lucas
The Kennedy Center Honors
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978 · TV
as Self
The Great Adventure
The Great Adventure
1963 · TV
as Harriet Tubman
Roots: The Next Generations
Roots: The Next Generations
1979 · TV
as Queen Haley
Little Bill
Little Bill
1999 · TV
Hollywood Black
Hollywood Black
2024 · TV
as Self (archive footage)
Do the Right Thing
Do the Right Thing
1989 · Movie
as Mother Sister
Cat People
Cat People
1982 · Movie
as Female
Iconoclasts
Iconoclasts
2005 · TV
as Self