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).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Do the Right Thing
as Mother Sister
1989
Jungle Fever
as Lucinda Purify
1991
American Gangster
as Mama Lucas
2007
America
as Mrs. Harper
2009
Cat People
as Female
1982
Love at Large
as Corrine Dart
1990
Jazztime Tale
as Narrator (voice)
1991
Just Cause
as Evangeline Ferguson
1995
Cop & ½
as Rachel
1993
Buck and the Preacher
as Ruth
1972
No. 2
as Nanna Maria
2006
The Tall Target
as Rachel
1951
Edge of the City
as Lucy Tyler
1957
A Raisin in the Sun
as Ruth Younger
1961
The Jackie Robinson Story
as Rae Robinson
1950
The Incident
as Joan Robinson
1967
A Simple Wish
as Hortence
1997
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
Their Eyes Were Watching God
as Nanny
2005
Politics of Love
2011
TV Appearances
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Mary Wilson
2000
Spenser: For Hire
1985
The Great Adventure
as Harriet Tubman
1963
The Golden Girls
as Mammy Watkins
1985
China Beach
1988
Little Bill
1999
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Rowena Finch
1951
The Stand
as Mother Abagail Freemantle
1994
Police Woman
1974
The Fugitive
as Laura Smith
1963
Iconoclasts
as Self
2005
Middle Ages
as Estelle Williams
1992