Acting
Ruby Dee
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).
Filmography
Love in Exile
Film · 2026
Hollywood Black
Series · 2024
Poitier's Walter Lee
Film · 2018
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
Film · 2014
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
Film · 2013
Betty and Coretta
Film · 2013
A Thousand Words
Film · 2012
Politics of Love
Film · 2011
Video Girl
Film · 2011
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
Film · 2011
America
Film · 2009
A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School
Film · 2009
American Gangster
Film · 2007
Steam
Film · 2007
In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema
Film · 2007
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
Film · 2007
All About Us
Film · 2007
No. 2
Film · 2006
Discovering William Greaves
Film · 2006
The Way Back Home
Film · 2006
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Film · 2005
Iconoclasts
Series · 2005
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Film · 2004
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
Film · 2004
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Film · 2003
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'
Film · 2002
Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years
Series · 2002
Feast of All Saints
Film · 2001
Taking Back Our Town
Film · 2001
Finding Buck McHenry
Film · 2000
A Storm in Summer
Film · 2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Series · 2000
Passing Glory
Film · 1999
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Film · 1999
Baby Geniuses
Film · 1999
The Unfinished Journey
Film · 1999
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Film · 1999
Little Bill
Series · 1999
The Wall
Film · 1998
A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner
Film · 1998
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Film · 1998
Christianity: The First 1000 Years
Series · 1998
A Simple Wish
Film · 1997
Sports on the Silver Screen
Film · 1997
Mr. and Mrs. Loving
Film · 1996
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
Film · 1996
Just Cause
Film · 1995
Tuesday Morning Ride
Film · 1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Series · 1995
Whitewash
Film · 1994
The Stand
Film · 1994
The Stand
Series · 1994
Touched by an Angel
Series · 1994
Cop & ½
Film · 1993
After Goodbye
Film · 1993
The Ernest Green Story
Film · 1993
Color Adjustment
Film · 1992
Middle Ages
Series · 1992
Jungle Fever
Film · 1991
Jazztime Tale
Film · 1991
Love at Large
Film · 1990
Decoration Day
Film · 1990
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
Film · 1990
Zora is My Name!
Film · 1990
Do the Right Thing
Film · 1989
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
Film · 1989
China Beach
Series · 1988
Lincoln
Series · 1988
American Experience
Series · 1988
Spenser: For Hire
Series · 1985
The Golden Girls
Series · 1985
The Atlanta Child Murders
Series · 1985
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Film · 1984
Reading Rainbow
Series · 1983
Cat People
Film · 1982
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Film · 1982
American Playhouse
Series · 1982
American Playhouse
Series · 1982
All God's Children
Film · 1980
The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six
Film · 1980
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Film · 1979
Roots: The Next Generations
Series · 1979
The Kennedy Center Honors
Series · 1978
Countdown at Kusini
Film · 1976
It's Good to Be Alive
Film · 1974
Wedding Band
Film · 1974
Police Woman
Series · 1974
Chelsea D.H.O.
Film · 1973
Buck and the Preacher
Film · 1972
Black Girl
Film · 1972
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
Film · 1972
On Merit
Film · 1972
The Sheriff
Film · 1971
Great Performances
Series · 1971
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Film · 1970
Deadlock
Film · 1969
Uptight
Film · 1968
The Dick Cavett Show
Series · 1968
The Incident
Film · 1967
Now is the Time
Film · 1967
Neighbours
Film · 1966
Gone Are the Days!
Film · 1963
The Balcony
Film · 1963
The Great Adventure
Series · 1963
The Fugitive
Series · 1963
A Raisin in the Sun
Film · 1961
The Defenders
Series · 1961
Virgin Island
Film · 1959
Take a Giant Step
Film · 1959
St. Louis Blues
Film · 1958
Edge of the City
Film · 1957
Armchair Theatre
Series · 1956
Go Man Go
Film · 1954
The Oscars
Series · 1953
The Tall Target
Film · 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Series · 1951
The Jackie Robinson Story
Film · 1950
No Way Out
Film · 1950
The Fight Never Ends
Film · 1948
What a Guy
Film · 1948
Easy to Get
Film · 1947
That Man of Mine
Film · 1946
Love in Syncopation
Film · 1946
Diamonds on the Silver Screen
Film
Baby of the Family
Film