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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).
Hollywood Black
as Self (archive footage)
Poitier's Walter Lee
as Self (archive footage)
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
as Self
Betty and Coretta
as Narrator
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
as Self
A Thousand Words
as Annie McCall
Video Girl
as Valerie
Politics of Love
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
as Miss Candy
A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School
as Narrator (voice)
America
as Mrs. Harper
Steam
as Doris
American Gangster
as Mama Lucas
All About Us
as Ms. Ella
In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema
as Herself
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
as Self
Discovering William Greaves
as Self
The Way Back Home
as Maude
No. 2
as Nanna Maria
Iconoclasts
as Self
Their Eyes Were Watching God
as Nanny
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
as Self
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
as (archive footage)
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'
as Self
Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years
as Narrator
Taking Back Our Town
as Emelda West
Feast of All Saints
as Elsie Claviere
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Mary Wilson
Finding Buck McHenry
as Mrs. Henry
A Storm in Summer
as Grandmother
The Unfinished Journey
as Narrator (voice)
Little Bill
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
as Annie Elizabeth 'Bessie' Delany
Baby Geniuses
as Margo
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
as Self
Passing Glory
as Mommit Porter
A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner
as Narrator
Christianity: The First 1000 Years
as Herself - Narrator
The Wall
as Mrs. Mitchell (segment "The Badge")
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
as Self
A Simple Wish
as Hortence
Sports on the Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
as Indigo
Mr. and Mrs. Loving
as Sophia
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Grandma (voice)
Just Cause
as Evangeline Ferguson
Tuesday Morning Ride
as Jennie
Touched by an Angel
as LaBelle Springbelt
Whitewash
as Grandmother (voice)
The Stand
as Mother Abagail Freemantle
After Goodbye
as Narrator
Cop & ½
as Rachel
The Ernest Green Story
as Lydia Wilson
Middle Ages
as Estelle Williams
Color Adjustment
as Narrator
Jazztime Tale
as Narrator (voice)
Jungle Fever
as Lucinda Purify
Decoration Day
as Rowena
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
as Jackie's Mother
