American Gangster2007
As Mama Lucas
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Ruby Dee
Born
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 (93)
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood1998
As Self
TMDb 9.0 / 10
A Thousand Words2012
As Annie McCall
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Do the Right Thing1989
As Mother Sister
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Cat People1982
As Female
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Jungle Fever1991
As Lucinda Purify
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Just Cause1995
As Evangeline Ferguson
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Cop & ½1993
As Rachel
TMDb 4.6 / 10
In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema2007
As Herself
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Baby Geniuses1999
As Margo
TMDb 4.1 / 10
A Simple Wish1997
As Hortence
TMDb 5.5 / 10
No. 22006
As Nanna Maria
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Video Girl2011
As Valerie
TMDb 6.1 / 10
America2009
As Mrs. Harper
TMDb 3.5 / 10
Buck and the Preacher1972
As Ruth
TMDb 6.3 / 10
No Way Out1950
As Connie Brooks (uncredited)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis1970
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Incident1967
As Joan Robinson
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives2003
TMDb 5.2 / 10
The Tall Target1951
As Rachel
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Feast of All Saints2001
As Elsie Claviere
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story1996
As Indigo
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Edge of the City1957
As Lucy Tyler
TMDb 7.2 / 10
A Raisin in the Sun1961
As Ruth Younger
TMDb 7.7 / 10
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson1990
As Jackie's Mother
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Their Eyes Were Watching God2005
As Nanny
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Black Girl1972
As Netta's mother
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Uptight1968
As Laurie
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years1999
As Annie Elizabeth 'Bessie' Delany
TMDb 7.3 / 10
All About Us2007
As Ms. Ella
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Mr. and Mrs. Loving1996
As Sophia
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Diamonds on the Silver Screen
Diamonds on the Silver ScreenRelease date TBA
As Self
Zora is My Name!1990
As Zora Neale Hurston
TMDb 10.0 / 10
St. Louis Blues1958
As Elizabeth
TMDb 7.7 / 10
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years2004
As (archive footage)
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
Making 'Do the Right Thing'1989
As Self
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Love at Large1990
As Corrine Dart
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Color Adjustment1992
As Narrator
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Taking Back Our Town2001
As Emelda West
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Steam2007
As Doris
TMDb 2.5 / 10
The Balcony1963
As Thief
TMDb 5.2 / 10
The Jackie Robinson Story1950
As Rae Robinson
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Decoration Day1990
As Rowena
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Wall1998
As Mrs. Mitchell (segment "The Badge")
TMDb 6.8 / 10
After Goodbye1993
As Narrator
Gone Are the Days!1963
As Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll2011
As Miss Candy
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Neighbours
Neighbours1966
As Vicky Kingsbury
Easy to Get1947
As Drugstore Girl
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Politics of Love2011
TMDb 3.3 / 10
The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six1980
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Whitewash1994
As Grandmother (voice)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Passing Glory1999
As Mommit Porter
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Fight Never Ends1948
TMDb 8.0 / 10
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings1979
As Grandmother Baxter
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Sports on the Silver Screen1997
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Finding Buck McHenry2000
As Mrs. Henry
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Way Back Home2006
As Maude
TMDb 6.7 / 10
A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner
A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner1998
As Narrator
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson2007
As Self
Betty and Coretta2013
As Narrator
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Take a Giant Step1959
As Christine
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Go Man Go1954
As Irma Jackson
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Virgin Island1959
As Ruth
TMDb 6.3 / 10
A Storm in Summer2000
As Grandmother
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Unfinished Journey1999
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Deadlock1969
As Lucinda
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Ernest Green Story1993
As Lydia Wilson
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Go Tell It on the Mountain1984
As Mrs. Grimes
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Sheriff1971
As Sue Ann Lucas
TMDb 6.0 / 10
On Merit
On Merit1972
As Narrator (voice)
Long Day's Journey Into Night1982
As Mary Tyrone
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Chelsea D.H.O.
Chelsea D.H.O.1973
As Dr. Bianca Pearson
TMDb 8.0 / 10
It's Good to Be Alive1974
As Ruth Campanella
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand1999
As Self
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Love in Syncopation1946
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks2004
As Self
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal2013
As Self
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee2014
As Self
TMDb 1.5 / 10
Love in Exile
Love in Exile2026
All God's Children1980
As Irene Whitfield
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'2002
As Self
Tuesday Morning Ride1995
As Jennie
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Discovering William Greaves2006
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Jazztime Tale1991
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School2009
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Countdown at Kusini1976
As Leah Matanzima
TMDb 7.0 / 10
To Be Young, Gifted and Black1972
As Lorraine Hansberry and other assorted characters
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Now is the Time
Now is the Time1967
As Self
Poitier's Walter Lee2018
As Self (archive footage)
What a Guy1948
TMDb 7.0 / 10
That Man of Mine1946
As Joan
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Wedding Band1974
As Julia Augustine
Filmography and biography: TMDb