Ruby Dee
Interpretación·27 de octubre de 1922·† 11 de junio de 2014 — 91 años·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).
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2026Love in Exile2024Hollywood BlackTVSelf (archive footage)2018Poitier's Walter LeeSelf (archive footage)2014Life's Essentials with Ruby DeeSelf2013Vidas paralelasNarrator2013Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-JamalSelf2012Mil palabrasAnnie McCall2011Video GirlValerie2011Politics of Love2011The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' RollMiss Candy2009A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown SchoolNarrator (voice)2009AmericaMrs. Harper2007SteamDoris2007American GangsterMama Lucas2007All About UsMs. Ella2007In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black CinemaHerself2007Our Paul: Remembering Paul RobesonSelf2006Discovering William GreavesSelf2006The Way Back HomeMaude2006No. 2Nanna Maria2005IconoclastsTVSelf2005Sueños de LibertadNanny2004Beah: A Black Woman SpeaksSelf2004TV in Black: The First Fifty Years(archive footage)2003Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives2002Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'Self2002Christianity: The First Two Thousand YearsTVNarrator2001Taking Back Our TownEmelda West2001Feast of All SaintsElsie Claviere2000CSI: Las VegasTVMary Wilson2000Finding Buck McHenryMrs. Henry2000A Storm in SummerGrandmother1999The Unfinished JourneyNarrator (voice)1999Little BillTV1999Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 YearsAnnie Elizabeth 'Bessie' Delany1999Unos peques genialesMargo1999Paul Robeson: Here I StandSelf1999Passing GloryMommit Porter1998A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma CannerNarrator1998Christianity: The First 1000 YearsTVHerself - Narrator1998The WallMrs. Mitchell (segment "The Badge")1998Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in HollywoodSelf1997El hada novataHortence1997Sports on the Silver ScreenSelf (archive footage)1996Captive Heart: The James Mink StoryIndigo1996Mr. and Mrs. LovingSophia1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildTVGrandma (voice)1995Causa justaEvangeline Ferguson1995Tuesday Morning RideJennie1994Tocados por un ángelTVLaBelle Springbelt1994WhitewashGrandmother (voice)1994ApocalipsisTVMother Abagail Freemantle1993After GoodbyeNarrator1993Un policía y picoRachel1993The Ernest Green StoryLydia Wilson1992Middle AgesTVEstelle Williams1992Color AdjustmentNarrator1991Jazztime TaleNarrator (voice)1991Fiebre salvajeLucinda Purify1990Un día de gloriaRowena1990The Court-Martial of Jackie RobinsonJackie's Mother1990Amor perseguidoCorrine Dart1990Zora is My Name!Zora Neale Hurston1989Making 'Do the Right Thing'Self1989Haz lo que debasMother Sister1988American ExperienceTVNarrator (voice)1988China BeachTV1988LincolnTVElizabeth Keckley1985Spenser, detective privadoTV1985Las chicas de oroTVMammy Watkins1985The Atlanta Child MurdersTVFaye Williams1984Go Tell It on the MountainMrs. Grimes1983Papua New Guinea: Anthropology on TrialVocals1983Reading RainbowTVSelf - Narrator (voice)1982Long Day's Journey Into NightMary Tyrone1982El beso de la panteraFemale1982American PlayhouseTVMrs. Grimes · Zora Neale Hurston · Writer1980All God's ChildrenIrene Whitfield1980The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six1979I Know Why the Caged Bird SingsGrandmother Baxter1979Raíces: La nueva generaciónTVQueen Haley1978The Kennedy Center HonorsTVSelf1976Countdown at KusiniLeah Matanzima1974La mujer policiaTV1974Wedding BandJulia Augustine1974It's Good to Be AliveRuth Campanella1973Chelsea D.H.O.Dr. Bianca Pearson1972Black GirlNetta's mother1972Buck y el farsanteRuth1972To Be Young, Gifted and BlackLorraine Hansberry and other assorted characters1972On MeritNarrator (voice)1971The SheriffSue Ann Lucas1971Great PerformancesTVSelf1970King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to MemphisSelf (archive footage)1969DeadlockLucinda1968UptightLaurie · Writer1968The Dick Cavett ShowTVSelf - Guest1967El incidenteJoan Robinson1967Now is the TimeSelf1966NeighboursVicky Kingsbury1963The Great AdventureTVHarriet Tubman1963El fugitivoTVLaura Smith1963Gone Are the Days!Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins1963El balcónThief1961Los defensoresTVCatherine Collins1961Un lunar en el SolRuth Younger1959Take a Giant StepChristine1959Isla VirgenRuth1958St. Louis BluesElizabeth1957Donde la ciudad terminaLucy Tyler1956Armchair TheatreTVVicky Kingsbury1954Go Man GoIrma Jackson1953The OscarsTVSelf1951Hallmark Hall of FameTVRowena Finch1951El gran objetivoRachel1950Un rayo de luzConnie Brooks (uncredited)1950The Jackie Robinson StoryRae Robinson1948The Fight Never Ends1948What a Guy1947Easy to GetDrugstore Girl1946Love in Syncopation1946That Man of MineJoan