Ruby Dee
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Ruby Dee's Highest Rated Movies
Ruby Dee is known for:
American Gangster
American GangsterFollowing the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin directly from the source in South East Asia and he comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs into the United States. Partly based on a true story.
A Thousand Words
A Thousand WordsJack McCall is a fast-talking literary agent, who can close any deal, any time, any way. He has set his sights on New Age guru Dr. Sinja for his own selfish purposes. But Dr. Sinja is on to him, and Jack’s life comes unglued after a magical Bodhi tree mysteriously appears in his backyard. With every word Jack speaks, a leaf falls from the tree and he realizes that when the last leaf falls, both he and the tree are toast. Words have never failed Jack McCall, but now he’s got to stop talking and conjure up some outrageous ways to communicate or he’s a goner.
Just Cause
Just CauseA Harvard professor is lured back into the courtroom after twenty-five years to take the case of a young black man condemned to death for the horrific murder of a child.
Baby Geniuses
Baby GeniusesScientist hold talking, super-intelligent babies captive, but things take a turn for the worse when a mix-up occurs between a baby genius and its twin.
Ruby Dee Movie Credits
No. 2
Character : Nanna Maria
Steam
Character : Doris
The Jackie Robinson Story
Character : Rae Robinson
Uptight
Character : Laurie
Finding Buck McHenry
Character : Mrs. Henry
Countdown at Kusini
Character : Leah Matanzima
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Character : Annie Elizabeth 'Bessie' Delany
Wedding Band
Character : Julia Augustine
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
Character : Lorraine Hansberry and other assorted characters
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
Character : Self
On Merit
Character : Narrator (voice)
The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six
Character : No character defined
Do the Right Thing
Character : Mother Sister
America
Character : Mrs. Harper
Cop and ½
Character : Rachel
Buck and the Preacher
Character : Ruth
A Raisin in the Sun
Character : Ruth Younger
Video Girl
Character : Valerie
Decoration Day
Character : Rowena
Mr. and Mrs. Loving
Character : Sophia
It's Good to Be Alive
Character : Ruth Campanella
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Character : Grandmother Baker
Take a Giant Step
Character : Christine
Gone Are the Days!
Character : Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins
Taking Back Our Town
Character : Emelda West
A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner
Character : Narrator
In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema
Character : Herself
Discovering William Greaves
Character : Herself
Cat People
Character : Female
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Character : Nanny
A Storm in Summer
Character : Grandmother
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
Character : Self
Tuesday Morning Ride
Character : No character defined
Passing Glory
Character : Mommit Porter
Whitewash
Character : Grandmother (voice)
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
Character : Jackie's Mother
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
Character : Indigo
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Character : Herself
Theater Talk: A Raisin in the Sun
Character : Interviewee
Go Man Go
Character : Irma Jackson
The Unfinished Journey
Character : No character defined
Jungle Fever
Character : Lucinda Purify
Just Cause
Character : Evangeline Ferguson
The Tall Target
Character : Rachel
Edge of the City
Character : Lucy Tyler
The Incident
Character : Joan Robinson
Betty and Coretta
Character : Narrator
Deadlock
Character : Lucinda
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
Character : Herself
All God's Children
Character : Irene Whitfield
The Ernest Green Story
Character : Mrs. Lydia Wilson
Zora is My Name!
Character : Zora Neale Hurston
The Balcony
Character : Thief
Poitier's Walter Lee
Character : No character defined
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
Character : Self
Feast of All Saints
Character : Elsie Claviere
St. Louis Blues
Character : Elizabeth
Baby Geniuses
Character : Margo
The Sheriff
Character : Sue Ann Lucas
A Simple Wish
Character : Hortence
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Character : No character defined
Politics of Love
Character : No character defined
Color Adjustment
Character : Narrator
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Character : Self
Black Girl
Character : Netta's mother
Virgin Island
Character : Ruth
Love at Large
Character : Corrine Dart
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Character : Self
Go Tell It On The Mountain
Character : Mrs. Grimes
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
Character : Miss Candy
American Gangster
Character : Mama Lucas
A Thousand Words
Character : Annie McCall
No Way Out
Character : Connie Brooks (uncredited)
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
Character : No character definedRuby Dee Tv Credits
The Golden Girls
Character : Mammy Watkins
China Beach
Character : No character defined
Little Bill
Character : No character defined
Roots: The Next Generations
Character : la reine Victoria Haley
Spenser: For Hire
Character : No character defined
The Great Adventure
Character : No character defined
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Character : Mary Wilson
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character : No character defined
The Stand
Character : Mother Abagail
Police Woman
Character : No character defined
The Fugitive
Character : No character defined
Iconoclasts
Character : No character defined
The Kennedy Center Honors
Character : No character defined
Middle Ages
Character : Estelle Williams
Lincoln
Character : Elizabeth Keckley
American Experience
Character : Narrator (voice)
Christianity: The First 1000 Years
Character : Herself - Narrator
The Atlanta Child Murders
Character : Faye Williams
The Dick Cavett Show
Character : Herself - Guest