Acting
Ruby Dee
Also Known As: Ruby Ann Wallace
Birth Date
October 27, 1922
Death Date
June 11, 2014
(passed away at 91)
Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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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).
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Mary Wilson
2000 • 1 episode
Great Performances
Self
1971 • 2 episodes
American Playhouse
Mrs. Grimes
1982 • 1 episode
The Golden Girls
Mammy Watkins
1985 • 1 episode
The Fugitive
Laura Smith
1963 • 1 episode
Touched by an Angel
LaBelle Springbelt
1994 • 1 episode
American Experience
Narrator (voice)
1988 • 1 episode
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968 • 1 episode
The Oscars
Self
1953 • 1 episode
Police Woman
1974 • 1 episode
American Gangster
Mama Lucas
2007
The Defenders
Catherine Collins
1961 • 1 episode
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
1983 • 3 episodes
The Stand
Mother Abagail Freemantle
1994 • 4 episodes
China Beach
1988 • 1 episode
Spenser: For Hire
1985 • 1 episode
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Grandma (voice)
1995 • 1 episode
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
1978 • 1 episode
Do the Right Thing
Mother Sister
1989
Hollywood Black
Self (archive footage)
2024 • 4 episodes