Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1922-10-27
Deathday
2014-06-11
Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Ruby Dee
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).
Known For
American Gangster
as Mama Lucas
Do the Right Thing
as Mother Sister
A Thousand Words
as Annie McCall
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Mary Wilson
Just Cause
as Evangeline Ferguson
Cat People
as Female
The Stand
as Mother Abagail Freemantle
Baby Geniuses
as Margo
The Golden Girls
as Mammy Watkins
Jungle Fever
as Lucinda Purify