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Ruby Dee
October 27, 1922 (age 91)
June 11, 2014
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Female
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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).
Movies
91 credits
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American Gangster
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Do the Right Thing
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A Thousand Words
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The Incident
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Cat People
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Jungle Fever
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Baby Geniuses
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Just Cause
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A Simple Wish
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Video Girl
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Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
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A Raisin in the Sun
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Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
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Cop & ½
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What a Guy
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Steam
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Buck and the Preacher
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St. Louis Blues
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No Way Out
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Feast of All Saints
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The Unfinished Journey
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Passing Glory
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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
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Whitewash
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
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Love at Large
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
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Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
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The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
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Making 'Do the Right Thing'
TV Shows
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Reading Rainbow
TV
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Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV
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China Beach
TV
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The Stand
TV
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Spenser: For Hire
TV
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The Kennedy Center Honors
TV
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The Great Adventure
TV
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Roots: The Next Generations
TV
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Little Bill
TV
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV
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Hollywood Black
TV
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Iconoclasts
TV
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The Atlanta Child Murders
TV
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Lincoln
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Armchair Theatre
TV
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Middle Ages
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Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years
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Christianity: The First 1000 Years