Ruby Dee (

1924

)

Actor / Director Profile

Ruby Ann Wallace

ID for Ruby Dee

Birth Name:
Ruby Ann Wallace

Date of Birth:
October 27, 1924,

Height:
5' 2¼" (1.58 m)

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1. Dream Street (2010)

actress

2. America (2009)
(TV movie) Mrs. Harper

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3. The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll (2009)
Miss Candy the bartender

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4. All About Us (2007)
Ms. Ella

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5. Steam (2007)
Doris

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6. American Gangster (2007)
Mama Lucas

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7. The Way Back Home (2006)
Maude

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8. No. 2 (2006)
Nanna Maria

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9. Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005)
(TV movie) Nanny

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10. Baby of the Family (2002)

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11. Freedom Never Dies: The Legacy of Harry T. Moore (2001)
TV Narrator

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12. Taking Back Our Town (2001)
(TV movie) Emelda West

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13. Feast of All Saints (2001)
(TV movie) Elsie Claviere

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14. Finding Buck McHenry (2000)
(TV movie) Mrs. Henry

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15. A Storm in Summer (2000)
(TV movie) Grandmother

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16. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000)
(TV series) Mary Wilson

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17. Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (1999)
(TV movie) Annie Elizabeth 'Bessie' Delany

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18. Passing Glory (1999)
(TV movie) Mommit Porter

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19. Baby Geniuses (1999)
Margo

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20. The Wall (1998)
(TV movie) Mrs. Mitchell (segment "The Badge")

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21. A Simple Wish (1997)
Hortense

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22. Stories from the Edge (1996)
(TV movie) (segment "Tuesday Morning Ride")

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23. Mr. and Mrs. Loving (1996)
(TV movie) Sophia

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24. Captive Heart: The James Mink Story (1996)
(TV movie) Indigo

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25. "Cosby" (1996)
(TV series) Mattie

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26. "Promised Land" (1996)
(TV series) Alicia

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27. Tuesday Morning Ride (1995)
(short)

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28. Just Cause (1995)
Evangeline

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29. Whitewash (1994)
(TV short) Grandmother (voice)

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30. "The Stand" (1994)
(TV mini-series) Mother Abigail Freemantle

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31. "Touched by an Angel" (1994)
(TV series) LaBelle

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32. Cop and ½ (1993)
Rachel

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33. Jazztime Tale (1992)
Old Lucinda

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34. "Evening Shade" (1990)
(TV series) Aurelia Danforth

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35. Go Tell It on the Mountain (1985)
TV Mrs. Grimes

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36. "American Masters" (1983)
(TV series documentary) Narrator

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37. Long Day's Journey Into Night (1982)
TV Mary Tyrone

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38. The Torture of Mothers (1980)

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39. "Ossie and Ruby!" (1980)
Co-host (1980-81)

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40. All God's Children (1980)
TV Irene Whitfield

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41. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)
TV Grandmother Baxter

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42. Countdown at Kusini (1976)
Leah Matanzima

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43. It's Good to Be Alive (1974)
TV Ruth Campanella

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44. Chelsea D.H.O. (1973)
TV Dr. Bianca Pearson

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45. Black Girl (1972)
Netta's mother

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46. Buck and the Preacher (1972)
Ruth

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47. The Sheriff (1971)
TV Sue-Anne Lucas

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48. The Incident (1967)
Joan Robinson

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49. The Balcony (1963)
Thief

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50. Seven Times Monday (1962)
TV Lila

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51. A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
Ruth Younger

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52. Take a Giant Step (1959)
Christine the maid

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53. Virgin Island (1958)
Ruth

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54. St. Louis Blues (1958)
Elizabeth

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55. Edge of the City (1957)
Lucy Tyler

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56. The Great American Pastime (1956)
uncredited Mrs. Ashlow

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57. Go, Man, Go! (1954)

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58. The Tall Target (1951)
Rachel, Slave Maid

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59. No Way Out (1950)
uncredited Connie Brooks

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60. The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
Rae Robinson

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61. The Fight Never Ends (1949)
Janie

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62. What a Guy (1948)

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63. That Man of Mine (1947)

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64. The First Year (1946)
TV

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65. "Frontiers of Faith"
Grace Gilmore (1 episode)

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66. "Little Bill"
(TV series) Alice the Great

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67. "Middle Ages"
Estelle Williams (unknown episodes)

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68. "The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People"
(1 episode)

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69. King Dog (2013)

70. 1982 (2013)

71. A Thousand Words (2012)

72. Shelly Fisher (2011)

73. Politics of Love (2011)

74. Video Girl (2011)

75. Red & Blue Marbles (2011)

76. The New Neighbors (2009)

77. A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School (2009)
voice

78. Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2009)

79. For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots (2009)

80. 39th NAACP Image Awards (2008)

81. An Evening at the Academy Awards (2008)

82. Noche de los Oscar, La (2008)

83. The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008)

84. In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema (2007)

85. Lockdown, USA (2006)

86. The 2006 Black Movie Awards (2006)

87. Legends Ball (2006)

88. The History Makers (2005)

89. "Character Studies" (2005)
2 episodes, 2005

90. "Iconoclasts" (2005)

91. The Black Movie Awards (2005)

92. TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004)

93. Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (2003)

94. Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003)

95. Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (2002)

96. "Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years" (2001)
unknown episodes

97. 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2001)

98. The Unfinished Journey (1999)
voice

99. NY TV: By the People Who Made It - Part I & II (1998)

100. Sports on the Silver Screen (1997)
uncredited

101. The 48th Annual Tony Awards (1994)

102. The Ernest Green Story (1993)

103. Jungle Fever (1991)

104. Decoration Day (1990)

105. The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990)

106. Love at Large (1990)

107. Making 'Do the Right Thing' (1989)

108. Do the Right Thing (1989)

109. Windmills of the Gods (1988)

110. Lincoln (1988)

111. "The Atlanta Child Murders" (1985)

112. "Reading Rainbow" (1983)
2 episodes, 1984-1992

113. Cat People (1982)

114. "Entertainment Tonight" (1981)
2 episodes, 2008

115. "Roots: The Next Generations" (1979)

116. America at the Movies (1976)
archive footage

117. "Tenafly" (1973)
1 episode, 1973

118. To Be Young, Gifted, and Black (1972)

119. King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970)

120. Deadlock (1969)

121. Up Tight! (1968)

122. "Peyton Place" (1964)
unknown episodes, 1968-1969

123. Gone Are the Days! (1963)

124. "Play of the Week" (1959)
2 episodes, 1960-1961

125. "The Guiding Light" (1952)
unknown episodes, 1967

126. Meet Mary Pleasant (2008)
TV Herself

self

127. An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Stevie Wonder (2006)
TV Herself

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128. The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2004)
TV Herself - Honoree

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129. 2003 Trumpet Awards (2003)
TV Herself

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130. Hughes' Dream Harlem (2002)
TV Herself

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131. A Time to Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner (1998)
voice Narrator

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132. Porgy and Bess: An American Voice (1998)
TV Herself/Narrator

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133. Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood (1998)
TV Herself

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134. Homeward Bound (1994)
TV Herself

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135. The Stand: The Making of... (1994)
TV Herself

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136. Color Adjustment (1992)
Narrator

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137. 22nd NAACP Image Awards (1990)
TV Herself

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138. Lorraine Hansberry: The Black Experience in the Creation of Drama (1975)

self

139. Wattstax (1973)
uncredited Herself

self

140. "Intimate Portrait"
Herself (1 episode, 2001)

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