Ruby Dee
Known for ActingBorn 1922-10-27 — died 2014-06-11Cleveland, 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).
Known for
American Gangster
2007 · as Mama Lucas
A Thousand Words
2012 · as Annie McCall
Do the Right Thing
1989 · as Mother Sister
Cat People
1982 · as Female
Baby Geniuses
1999 · as Margo
Just Cause
1995 · as Evangeline Ferguson
Jungle Fever
1991 · as Lucinda Purify
A Simple Wish
1997 · as Hortence
Cop & ½
1993 · as Rachel
Video Girl
2011 · as Valerie
No Way Out
1950 · as Connie Brooks (uncredited)
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
1996 · as Indigo
Buck and the Preacher
1972 · as Ruth
Feast of All Saints
2001 · as Elsie Claviere
The Tall Target
1951 · as Rachel
The Incident
1967 · as Joan Robinson
Uptight
1968 · as Laurie
Color Adjustment
1992 · as Narrator