

2014-06-11
1922-10-27104 years, 0 months, and 7 days old
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Female
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).




| Title | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Do the Right Thing | Mother Sister | 7.774 | 1989-06-14 | 5.7013 | ||
Jungle Fever | Lucinda Purify | 6.4 | 1991-06-07 | 3.5846 | ||
American Gangster | Mama Lucas | 7.599 | 2007-11-02 | 12.8213 | ||
America | Mrs. Harper | 3.5 | 2009-02-28 | 3.4731 | ||
Cat People | Female | 6 | 1982-04-02 | 4.8919 | ||
Love at Large | Corrine Dart | 4.9 | 1990-03-09 | 1.6525 | ||
Jazztime Tale | Narrator (voice) | 7 | 1991-11-02 | 0.7373 | ||
Just Cause | Evangeline Ferguson | 6.3 | 1995-02-17 | 3.5049 | ||
Cop & ½ | Rachel | 4.6 | 1993-04-02 | 3.1703 | ||
Buck and the Preacher | Ruth | 6.3 | 1972-03-17 | 2.3896 |