Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 27, 1922
Place of Birth:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Ruby Dee
Biography
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
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Iconoclasts | Self |
| 2002 | Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years | Narrator |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Mary Wilson |
| 1999 | Little Bill | |
| 1998 | Christianity: The First 1000 Years | Herself - Narrator |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Grandma (voice) |
| 1994 | The Stand | Mother Abagail Freemantle |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | LaBelle Springbelt |
| 1992 | Middle Ages | Estelle Williams |
| 1988 | China Beach | |
| 1988 | Lincoln | Elizabeth Keckley |
| 1988 | American Experience | Narrator (voice) |
| 1985 | Spenser: For Hire | |
| 1985 | The Golden Girls | Mammy Watkins |
| 1985 | The Atlanta Child Murders | Faye Williams |
| 1983 | Reading Rainbow | Herself - Narrator (voice) |
| 1979 | Roots: The Next Generations | Queen Victoria Haley |
| 1978 | The Kennedy Center Honors | Self |
| 1974 | Police Woman | |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Self |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest |
| 1963 | The Great Adventure | Harriet Tubman |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Laura Smith |
| 1961 | The Defenders | Catherine Collins |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Rowena Finch |