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Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee was an American actress, playwright, screenwriter, and civil rights activist. She had a long and distinguished career in the entertainment industry, appearing in numerous films, television shows, and stage productions. Dee was best known for her roles in the films “A Raisin in the Sun” and “American Gangster”, and for her stage work in productions of “The Jackie Robinson Story” and “A Hand is on the Gate”. She was also a dedicated civil rights activist, working with her husband, the actor Ossie Davis, to advance the cause of equality and justice. Dee received many awards and honors throughout her career, including an Oscar nomination and a Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Performances By Ruby Dee

Do the Right Thing
Do the Right Thing
Mother Sister
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A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun
Ruth Younger
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No. 2
No. 2
Nanna Maria
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Uptight
Uptight
Laurie
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Steam
Steam
Doris
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Countdown at Kusini
Countdown at Kusini
Leah Matanzima
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Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Annie Elizabeth 'Bessie' Delany
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Wedding Band
Wedding Band
Julia Augustine
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To Be Young, Gifted and Black
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
Lorraine Hansberry and other assorted characters
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Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
Self
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On Merit
On Merit
Narrator (voice)
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The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six
The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six
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Jazztime Tale
Jazztime Tale
Narrator (voice)
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The Jackie Robinson Story
The Jackie Robinson Story
Rae Robinson
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Finding Buck McHenry
Finding Buck McHenry
Mrs. Henry
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Gone Are the Days!
Gone Are the Days!
Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins
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Taking Back Our Town
Taking Back Our Town
Emelda West
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A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner
A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner
Narrator
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Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'
Self
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Discovering William Greaves
Discovering William Greaves
Self
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Easy to Get
Easy to Get
Drugstore Girl
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That Man of Mine
That Man of Mine
Joan
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America
America
Mrs. Harper
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Cop and ½
Cop and ½
Rachel
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Buck and the Preacher
Buck and the Preacher
Ruth
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Video Girl
Video Girl
Valerie
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Decoration Day
Decoration Day
Rowena
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Mr. and Mrs. Loving
Mr. and Mrs. Loving
Sophia
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It's Good to Be Alive
It's Good to Be Alive
Ruth Campanella
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Grandmother Baxter
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Take a Giant Step
Take a Giant Step
Christine
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Passing Glory
Passing Glory
Mommit Porter
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Whitewash
Whitewash
Grandmother (voice)
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The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
Jackie's Mother
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Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
Indigo
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In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema
In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema
Herself
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Zora is My Name!
Zora is My Name!
Zora Neale Hurston
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The Unfinished Journey
The Unfinished Journey
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Cat People
Cat People
Female
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Nanny
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A Storm in Summer
A Storm in Summer
Grandmother
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Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
Self
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Tuesday Morning Ride
Tuesday Morning Ride
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Making 'Do the Right Thing'
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
Self
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All God's Children
All God's Children
Irene Whitfield
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Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Self
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The Ernest Green Story
The Ernest Green Story
Mrs. Lydia Wilson
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Go Man Go
Go Man Go
Irma Jackson
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Poitier's Walter Lee
Poitier's Walter Lee
Self (archive footage)
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Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
Self
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Deadlock
Deadlock
Lucinda
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Jungle Fever
Jungle Fever
Lucinda Purify
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Just Cause
Just Cause
Evangeline Ferguson
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The Tall Target
The Tall Target
Rachel
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Edge of the City
Edge of the City
Lucy Tyler
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The Incident
The Incident
Joan Robinson
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Betty and Coretta
Betty and Coretta
Narrator
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All About Us
All About Us
Ms. Ella
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Feast of All Saints
Feast of All Saints
Elsie Claviere
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St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues
Elizabeth
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Color Adjustment
Color Adjustment
Narrator
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Baby Geniuses
Baby Geniuses
Margo
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The Sheriff
The Sheriff
Sue Ann Lucas
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Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Self
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The Wall
The Wall
Mrs. Mitchell (segment "The Badge")
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A Simple Wish
A Simple Wish
Hortence
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Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
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Politics of Love
Politics of Love
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A Thousand Words
A Thousand Words
Annie McCall
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Virgin Island
Virgin Island
Ruth
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The Balcony
The Balcony
Thief
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Love at Large
Love at Large
Corrine Dart
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Black Girl
Black Girl
Netta's mother
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Go Tell It on the Mountain
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Mrs. Grimes
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Sports on the Silver Screen
Sports on the Silver Screen
Self (archive footage)
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The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
Miss Candy
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American Gangster
American Gangster
Mama Lucas
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TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
(archive footage)
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No Way Out
No Way Out
Connie Brooks (uncredited)
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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
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The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls
Mammy Watkins
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China Beach
China Beach
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Little Bill
Little Bill
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Roots: The Next Generations
Roots: The Next Generations
Queen Victoria Haley
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Spenser: For Hire
Spenser: For Hire
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The Great Adventure
The Great Adventure
Harriet Tubman
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Mary Wilson
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Rowena Finch
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The Stand
The Stand
Mother Abagail
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Police Woman
Police Woman
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The Fugitive
The Fugitive
Laura Smith
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Iconoclasts
Iconoclasts
Self
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The Kennedy Center Honors
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
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Middle Ages
Middle Ages
Estelle Williams
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Lincoln
Lincoln
Elizabeth Keckley
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American Experience
American Experience
Narrator (voice)
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Christianity: The First 1000 Years
Christianity: The First 1000 Years
Herself - Narrator
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The Atlanta Child Murders
The Atlanta Child Murders
Faye Williams
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The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
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Great Performances
Great Performances
Self
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The Defenders
The Defenders
Catherine Collins
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Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Grandma (voice)
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