Ruby Dee
Born October 27, 1922 (Age: 103)
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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).
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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Filmography
A Thousand Words
2012
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as Annie McCall
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Age: 89
Finding Buck McHenry
2000
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as Mrs. Henry
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Age: 77
Baby Geniuses
1999
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as Margo
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Age: 76
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1998
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as Self
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Age: 75
A Simple Wish
1997
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as Hortence
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Age: 74
Sports on the Silver Screen
1997
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 74
Just Cause
1995
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as Evangeline Ferguson
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Age: 72
After Goodbye
1993
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as Narrator
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Age: 70
Cop & ½
1993
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as Rachel
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Age: 70
Jungle Fever
1991
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as Lucinda Purify
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Age: 68
Love at Large
1990
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as Corrine Dart
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Age: 67
Do the Right Thing
1989
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as Mother Sister
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Age: 66
Long Day's Journey Into Night
1982
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as Mary Tyrone
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Age: 60
Cat People
1982
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as Female
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Age: 59
No Image
Chelsea D.H.O.
1973
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as Dr. Bianca Pearson
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Age: 50
Deadlock
1969
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as Lucinda
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Age: 46
A Raisin in the Sun
1961
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as Ruth Younger
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Age: 38
Take a Giant Step
1959
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as Christine
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Age: 37
Virgin Island
1959
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as Ruth
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Age: 36
No Way Out
1950
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as Connie Brooks (uncredited)
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Age: 27