Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 27, 1922
Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Also Known As
- Ruby Ann Wallace
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 - Movies
American Gangster
as Mama Lucas
Do the Right Thing
as Mother Sister
A Thousand Words
as Annie McCall
Cat People
as Female
Jungle Fever
as Lucinda Purify
Just Cause
as Evangeline Ferguson
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)
Sports on the Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
No Way Out
as Connie Brooks (uncredited)
Cop & ½
as Rachel
Known For - TV Shows
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Mary Wilson
American Experience
as Narrator (voice)
The Fugitive
as Laura Smith
Great Performances
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
The Golden Girls
as Mammy Watkins
Touched by an Angel
as LaBelle Springbelt
The Defenders
as Catherine Collins
The Oscars
as Self
