Ruby Dee
Born: 1922-10-27
From: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
About: 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).
The Jackie Robinson Story
Rae Robinson
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Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
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It's Good to Be Alive
Ruth Campanella
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Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
Self
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Grandmother Baxter
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Gone Are the Days!
Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins
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Sports on the Silver Screen
Self (archive footage)
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Long Day's Journey Into Night
Mary Tyrone
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A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School
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The Wall
Mrs. Mitchell (segment "The Badge")
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The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
Jackie's Mother
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Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Annie Elizabeth 'Bessie' Delany
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No Way Out
Connie Brooks (uncredited)
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Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
Indigo
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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
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The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
Miss Candy
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In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema
Herself
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Go Tell It on the Mountain
Mrs. Grimes
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TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
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Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'
Self
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Poitier's Walter Lee
Self (archive footage)
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To Be Young, Gifted and Black
Lorraine Hansberry and other assorted characters
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The Unfinished Journey
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Self
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The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six
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Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Self
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