Ruby Dee
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1922-10-27 – 2014-06-11
Place of birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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
Do the Right Thing
1989Mother Sister
Jungle Fever
1991Lucinda Purify
American Gangster
2007Mama Lucas
America
2009Mrs. Harper
Cat People
1982Female
Love at Large
1990Corrine Dart
Jazztime Tale
1991Narrator (voice)
Just Cause
1995Evangeline Ferguson
Cop & ½
1993Rachel
Buck and the Preacher
1972Ruth
No. 2
2006Nanna Maria
The Tall Target
1951Rachel
Edge of the City
1957Lucy Tyler
A Raisin in the Sun
1961Ruth Younger
The Jackie Robinson Story
1950Rae Robinson
The Incident
1967Joan Robinson
A Simple Wish
1997Hortence
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
Their Eyes Were Watching God
2005Nanny