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).
TV credits
Rated 3.0 out of 10
Hollywood Black
2024
Rated 7.5 out of 10
Iconoclasts
2005
Rated 6.0 out of 10
Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years
2002
Rated 7.6 out of 10
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Rated 6.9 out of 10
Little Bill
1999
Rated 0.0 out of 10
Christianity: The First 1000 Years
1998
Rated 6.3 out of 10
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Rated 7.2 out of 10
Touched by an Angel
1994
Rated 6.8 out of 10
The Stand
1994
Rated 7.5 out of 10
Middle Ages
1992
Rated 6.5 out of 10
American Experience
1988
Rated 7.5 out of 10
China Beach
1988
Rated 7.5 out of 10
Lincoln
1988
Rated 6.9 out of 10
Spenser: For Hire
1985
Rated 7.6 out of 10
The Golden Girls
1985
Rated 5.8 out of 10
The Atlanta Child Murders
1985
Rated 8.3 out of 10
Reading Rainbow
1983
Rated 6.6 out of 10
American Playhouse
1982
Rated 7.5 out of 10
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
Rated 7.4 out of 10
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
Rated 6.4 out of 10
Police Woman
1974
Rated 6.1 out of 10
Great Performances
1971
Rated 6.8 out of 10
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
Rated 10.0 out of 10
The Great Adventure
1963