Overview
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
27 Oct, 1922 (102 years old)
Death date
11 Jun, 2014
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).
Known For
Acting
2013
Betty and Coretta
2012
A Thousand Words
2011
Video Girl
2009
A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School
2009
America
2007
American Gangster
2007
All About Us
2006
Discovering William Greaves
2006
No. 2
2004
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2003
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
2001
Feast of All Saints
1999
Baby Geniuses
1997
A Simple Wish
1995
Just Cause
1993
Cop and ½
1993
The Ernest Green Story
1992
Color Adjustment
1991
Jungle Fever
1990
Decoration Day
1990
Love at Large
1989
Do the Right Thing
1982
Cat People
1979
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
1972
Black Girl
1972
Buck and the Preacher
1970
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1968
Uptight
1967
The Incident
1963
The Balcony
1961
A Raisin in the Sun
1958
St. Louis Blues
1957
Edge of the City
1951
The Tall Target
1950
No Way Out