Ruby Dee
Actor
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).
Filmography
Do the Right Thing
as Mother Sister 1989
A Thousand Words
as Annie McCall 2012
Just Cause
as Evangeline Ferguson 1995
Cat People
as Female 1982
Baby Geniuses
as Margo 1999
Jungle Fever
as Lucinda Purify 1991
A Simple Wish
as Hortence 1997
Cop & ½
as Rachel 1993
A Raisin in the Sun
as Ruth Younger 1961
No Way Out
as Connie Brooks (uncredited) 1950
The Incident
as Joan Robinson 1967
Buck and the Preacher
as Ruth 1972
Edge of the City
as Lucy Tyler 1957
The Tall Target
as Rachel 1951
Their Eyes Were Watching God
as Nanny 2005
Love at Large
as Corrine Dart 1990