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Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee Movies, Biography & Filmography

Known for: Acting

Birthday: October 27, 1922

Age: 91

Died: June 11, 2014

Place of birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Popularity: 0.8

About 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).

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Top Rated Ruby Dee Movies

Do the Right Thing poster
7.8

Do the Right Thing

1989

1989

A Raisin in the Sun poster
7.7

A Raisin in the Sun

1961

1961

American Gangster poster

Most Popular Ruby Dee Movies

American Gangster poster
7.6

American Gangster

2007

2007

Do the Right Thing poster
7.8

Do the Right Thing

1989

1989

A Thousand Words poster

Latest Ruby Dee Movies

Poitier's Walter Lee poster

Poitier's Walter Lee

2018

2018

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee poster
1.5

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

2014

2014

Betty and Coretta poster
7.2

Full Filmography

Browse the complete list of Ruby Dee movies available on GoMovie.ai.

American Gangster poster

American Gangster

2007★7.6
Do the Right Thing poster

Do the Right Thing

1989★7.8
A Thousand Words poster

A Thousand Words

2012★6.1
Cat People poster

Cat People

1982★6.0
Jungle Fever poster

Jungle Fever

1991★6.4
Baby Geniuses poster

Baby Geniuses

1999★4.1
Just Cause poster

Just Cause

1995★6.3
Color Adjustment poster

Color Adjustment

1992★6.9
Steam poster

Steam

2007★3.1
A Simple Wish poster

A Simple Wish

1997★5.5
No Way Out poster

No Way Out

1950★7.0
Buck and the Preacher poster

Buck and the Preacher

1972★6.3
A Raisin in the Sun poster

A Raisin in the Sun

1961★7.7
Cop & ½ poster

Cop & ½

1993★4.6
Feast of All Saints poster

Feast of All Saints

2001★4.8
No. 2 poster

No. 2

2006★6.2
Edge of the City poster

Edge of the City

1957★7.1
America poster

America

2009★3.5
Gone Are the Days! poster

Gone Are the Days!

1963★7.5
The Incident poster

The Incident

1967★7.4
Uptight poster

Uptight

1968★6.8
The Tall Target poster

The Tall Target

1951★6.8
Love at Large poster

Love at Large

1990★4.9
Their Eyes Were Watching God poster

Their Eyes Were Watching God

2005★5.7
Politics of Love poster

Politics of Love

2011★3.3
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story poster

Captive Heart: The James Mink Story

1996★5.1
Video Girl poster

Video Girl

2011★6.1
Mr. and Mrs. Loving poster

Mr. and Mrs. Loving

1996★6.0
Take a Giant Step poster

Take a Giant Step

1959★5.2
The Way Back Home poster

The Way Back Home

2006★6.7
The Jackie Robinson Story poster

The Jackie Robinson Story

1950★6.3
All About Us poster

All About Us

2007★4.4
St. Louis Blues poster

St. Louis Blues

1958★7.7
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee poster

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

2014★1.5
The Ernest Green Story poster

The Ernest Green Story

1993★6.9
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll poster

The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll

2011★5.5
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis poster

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

1970★7.4
All God's Children poster

All God's Children

1980★6.5
Easy to Get poster

Easy to Get

1947★9.0
Black Girl poster

Black Girl

1972★6.8
Decoration Day poster

Decoration Day

1990★6.9
Taking Back Our Town poster

Taking Back Our Town

2001★4.0
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years poster

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

1999★7.3
Sports on the Silver Screen poster

Sports on the Silver Screen

1997★9.0
It's Good to Be Alive poster

It's Good to Be Alive

1974★7.3
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives poster

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

2003★5.2
To Be Young, Gifted and Black poster

To Be Young, Gifted and Black

1972★7.0
The Wall poster

The Wall

1998★6.8
The Fight Never Ends poster

The Fight Never Ends

1948★8.0
After Goodbye poster

After Goodbye

1993★0.0
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson poster

The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson

1990★7.2
Go Tell It on the Mountain poster

Go Tell It on the Mountain

1984★6.3
Whitewash poster

Whitewash

1994★6.0
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks poster

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

2004★0.0
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand poster

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

1999★8.0
A Storm in Summer poster

A Storm in Summer

2000★6.4
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years poster

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

2004★5.3
Betty and Coretta poster

Betty and Coretta

2013★7.2
The Sheriff poster

The Sheriff

1971★6.0
The Stand poster

The Stand

1994★8.0
Virgin Island poster

Virgin Island

1959★6.3
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood poster

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

1998★9.0
Zora is My Name! poster

Zora is My Name!

1990★10.0
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings poster

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

1979★4.3
The Balcony poster

The Balcony

1963★5.2
Tuesday Morning Ride poster

Tuesday Morning Ride

1995★6.5
Countdown at Kusini poster

Countdown at Kusini

1976★7.0
In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema poster

In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema

2007★6.5
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal poster

Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal

2013★10.0
Passing Glory poster

Passing Glory

1999★6.0
That Man of Mine poster

That Man of Mine

1946★8.0
Go Man Go poster

Go Man Go

1954★5.4
Deadlock poster

Deadlock

1969★9.0
Finding Buck McHenry poster

Finding Buck McHenry

2000★7.0
Long Day's Journey Into Night poster

Long Day's Journey Into Night

1982★6.0
What a Guy poster

What a Guy

1948★7.0
The Unfinished Journey poster

The Unfinished Journey

1999★6.5
Jazztime Tale poster

Jazztime Tale

1991★7.0
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun' poster

Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'

2002★0.0
The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six poster

The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six

1980★7.0
Poitier's Walter Lee poster

Poitier's Walter Lee

2018★0.0
Wedding Band poster

Wedding Band

1974★0.0
A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School poster

A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School

2009★7.3
Love in Syncopation poster

Love in Syncopation

1946★0.0
Discovering William Greaves poster

Discovering William Greaves

2006★7.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best Ruby Dee movies?
Based on available ratings on this page, Do the Right Thing is one of the top-rated Ruby Dee movies. You can also browse the Top Rated section for more picks.
What is the latest Ruby Dee movie?
Poitier's Walter Lee (2018) is the latest listed movie for Ruby Dee in this filmography.
How many movies has Ruby Dee appeared in?
Ruby Dee appears in 85 movies listed on this GoMovie.ai page.
What is Ruby Dee known for?
Ruby Dee is known for acting in film.
Where can I find Ruby Dee movies?
You can find Ruby Dee movies on this page, including top-rated titles, latest releases, and the full filmography with sorting and search options.

Ruby Dee's filmography on GoMovie.ai currently includes 85 movies.

Career range in this list starts from 1946.

7.6

American Gangster

2007

2007

The Incident poster
7.4

The Incident

1967

1967

Edge of the City poster
7.1

Edge of the City

1957

1957

No Way Out poster
7.0

No Way Out

1950

1950

6.1

A Thousand Words

2012

2012

Cat People poster
6.0

Cat People

1982

1982

Jungle Fever poster
6.4

Jungle Fever

1991

1991

Baby Geniuses poster
4.1

Baby Geniuses

1999

1999

Betty and Coretta

2013

2013

Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal poster
10.0

Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal

2013

2013

A Thousand Words poster
6.1

A Thousand Words

2012

2012

Video Girl poster
6.1

Video Girl

2011

2011