Acting
Ruby Dee
Born Oct 27, 1922 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA · Died Jun 11, 2014
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).
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Acting
Poitier's Walter Lee
2018
Documentary
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
2014
Documentary
Betty and Coretta
2013
Drama
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
2013
Documentary
A Thousand Words
2012
Drama · Comedy · Fantasy
Video Girl
2011
Drama
Politics of Love
2011
Romance · Comedy
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
2011
Drama · Music
A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School
2009
Documentary · Family · History
America
2009
Drama
Steam
2007
Drama
American Gangster
2007
Drama · Crime
All About Us
2007
Drama · Romance
In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema
2007
Documentary
Discovering William Greaves
2006
Documentary
The Way Back Home
2006
Drama
No. 2
2006
Comedy · Drama
Their Eyes Were Watching God
2005
Drama · Romance · TV Movie
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
2004
Documentary
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004
Documentary
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
History · Documentary
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'
2002
Documentary
Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years
2002
Documentary
Taking Back Our Town
2001
Drama · TV Movie
Feast of All Saints
2001
Romance · Drama
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Finding Buck McHenry
2000
Drama · Family
A Storm in Summer
2000
Drama · TV Movie
The Unfinished Journey
1999
Documentary · History
Little Bill
1999
Animation
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
1999
History · Drama · TV Movie
Baby Geniuses
1999
Science Fiction · Comedy · Family
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
1999
Documentary
Passing Glory
1999
Drama · TV Movie
The Wall
1998
War · Drama · TV Movie
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1998
Documentary
A Simple Wish
1997
Adventure · Comedy · Family
Sports on the Silver Screen
1997
Documentary
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
1996
Drama · TV Movie
Mr. and Mrs. Loving
1996
Romance · Drama · TV Movie
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Animation
Just Cause
1995
Action · Drama · Mystery
Tuesday Morning Ride
1995
Touched by an Angel
1994
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama · Family
Whitewash
1994
Animation · Family
The Stand
1994
Horror · Fantasy · Science Fiction
The Stand
1994
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
After Goodbye
1993
Documentary
Cop & ½
1993
Action · Comedy · Family
The Ernest Green Story
1993
Drama · TV Movie
Middle Ages
1992
Drama · Comedy
Color Adjustment
1992
Documentary · History
Jazztime Tale
1991
Animation · Family
Jungle Fever
1991
Drama · Romance
Decoration Day
1990
TV Movie · Drama
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
1990
Drama · TV Movie
Love at Large
1990
Comedy · Drama · Mystery
Zora is My Name!
1990
Drama · Comedy · Romance
Do the Right Thing
1989
Drama
American Experience
1988
Documentary
China Beach
1988
Drama · War & Politics
Lincoln
1988
War & Politics · Drama
Spenser: For Hire
1985
Drama · Crime · Mystery
The Golden Girls
1985
Comedy
The Atlanta Child Murders
1985
Drama
Go Tell It on the Mountain
1984
Drama · TV Movie
Long Day's Journey Into Night
1982
Drama
Cat People
1982
Fantasy · Horror
American Playhouse
1982
Drama · Comedy
All God's Children
1980
Drama · TV Movie
The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six
1980
Documentary
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
1979
Drama · TV Movie
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
Drama
Countdown at Kusini
1976
Drama
Police Woman
1974
Action & Adventure · Crime · Drama
Wedding Band
1974
Drama · TV Movie
It's Good to Be Alive
1974
Drama · TV Movie
Black Girl
1972
Drama
Buck and the Preacher
1972
Western
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
1972
Drama · TV Movie
The Sheriff
1971
TV Movie · Drama · Crime
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970
Documentary
Deadlock
1969
Drama · TV Movie
Uptight
1968
Drama · Thriller
The Incident
1967
Thriller · Crime · Drama
The Great Adventure
1963
Drama
The Fugitive
1963
Action & Adventure · Drama · Mystery
Gone Are the Days!
1963
Drama
The Balcony
1963
Drama · Comedy · Fantasy
The Defenders
1961
Drama
A Raisin in the Sun
1961
Drama · Romance
Take a Giant Step
1959
Drama
Virgin Island
1959
Drama · Romance
St. Louis Blues
1958
Drama · History
Edge of the City
1957
Drama · Crime · Romance
Armchair Theatre
1956
Drama
Go Man Go
1954
Drama
The Tall Target
1951
Thriller · History · Mystery
No Way Out
1950
Drama · Crime · Thriller
The Jackie Robinson Story
1950
Drama · Family
The Fight Never Ends
1948
Crime · Drama
What a Guy
1948
Comedy
Easy to Get
1947
Documentary
Love in Syncopation
1946
Comedy · Music
That Man of Mine
1946
Music
Written
American Playhouse
1982
Drama · Comedy
Uptight
1968
Drama · Thriller