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Age
90
Movies
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TV Shows
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Rating
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).
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Died at
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Movies
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TV Shows
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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).
Great Performances
1971
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).
Gender
Female
Birthday
October 27, 1922
Died
June 11, 2014
Birthplace
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Also Known As
American Gangster
2007
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
1972
Taking Back Our Town
2001
Edge of the City
1957
Poitier's Walter Lee
2018
The Incident
1967
Feast of All Saints
2001
Mr. and Mrs. Loving
1996
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
1989
No. 2
2006
A Thousand Words
2012
The Tall Target
1951
Passing Glory
1999
Politics of Love
2011
The Wall
1998
Do the Right Thing
1989
Wedding Band
1974
Betty and Coretta
2013
Gone Are the Days!
1963
Cat People
1982
+ 70 more movies
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
The Fugitive
1963
Great Performances
1971
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
American Experience
1988
The Golden Girls
1985
Touched by an Angel
1994
Police Woman
1974
The Oscars
1953
The Defenders
1961
Spenser: For Hire
1985
China Beach
1988
The Stand
1994
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Reading Rainbow
1983
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
The Great Adventure
1963
Little Bill
1999
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
Iconoclasts
2005
+ 6 more TV shows
