Ruby Dee
| First Name | Ruby |
| Last Name | Dee |
| Maiden Name | Ruby Ann Wallace |
| Full Name at Birth | Ruby Ann Wallace |
| Age | 87 |
| Date of Birth | October 27, 1924 |
| Birthplace | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Height | 5' 2¼" (158 cm) |
| Build | Average |
| Eye Color | Brown - Dark |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Star Sign | Scorpio |
| Ethnicity | Black |
| Nationality | American |
| University | Hunter College |
| Occupation Category | Actress |
| Claim to Fame | A Raisin in the Sun |
| Father | Marshall Edward Nathaniel Wallace |
| Mother | Gladys HightowerEmma Amelia Benson (step mother) |
| Friends | Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X |
Ruby Dee (born October 27, 1924) is an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and activist, perhaps best-known for co-starring in the film A Raisin in the Sun (1961).
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Filmography
Selected Ruby Dee film and TV show credits:
Acting Credits
2009
Red & Blue Marbles
Professor Wright
2006
The Way Back Home
Maude
2005
Dream Street
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2003
Shelly Fisher
Mrs. Greenspan
2002
Baby of the Family
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2001
Feast of All Saints
Elsie Claviere
2001
Taking Back Our Town
Emelda West
2000
A Storm in Summer
Grandmother
2000
Finding Buck McHenry
Mrs. Henry
1999
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Annie Elizabeth 'Bessie' Delany
1999
Passing Glory
Mommit Porter
1999
Little Bill
Alice the Great
1998
The Wall
Mrs. Mitchell
1996
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
Indigo
1996
Mr. and Mrs. Loving
Sophia
1996
Stories from the Edge
1995
Tuesday Morning Ride
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1994
Whitewash
Grandmother
1994
Street Gear
Mosley Davis
1993
The Ernest Green Story
Mrs. Lydia Wilson
1993
The Poetry Hall of Fame
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1992
Middle Ages
Estelle Williams
1991
Jazztime Tale
Narrator
1990
Decoration Day
Rowena, Finch's Housekeeper
1990
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
Jackie's mother
1987
Crown Dick
Johnson's Mother
1985
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Mrs. Grimes
1982
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Mary Tyrone
1982
American Playhouse
Zora Neal Hurston
1980
Ossie and Ruby!
Co-host
1980
All God's Children
Irene Whitfield
1980
The Torture of Mothers
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1979
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Grandmother Baxter
1974
It's Good to Be Alive
Ruth Campanella
1973
Chelsea D.H.O.
Dr. Bianca Pearson
1973
Tenafly
Jan Lennox
1973
The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People
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1972
To Be Young, Gifted, and Black
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1971
The Sheriff
Sue-Anne Lucas
1963
Gone Are the Days!
Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins
1963
East Side/West Side
Marilyn Marsden
1963
The Great Adventure
Harriet Tubman
1962
The Doctors and the Nurses
Jenny Bishop
1962
Seven Times Monday
Lila
1961
Alcoa Premiere
Irene Clayton
1959
Take a Giant Step
Christine the maid
1958
Our Virgin Island
Ruth
1956
Armchair Theatre
Vicky Kingsbury
1956
The Great American Pastime
Mrs. Ashlow
1951
Frontiers of Faith
Grace Gilmore
1947
That Man of Mine
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1946
First Year, The
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1939
What a Guy
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Soundtrack Credits
The Landlord
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Writer Credits
Related Lists
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2004 Kennedy Center Honorees
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Miniseries or a Movie
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Screen Actors Guild Award - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Miniseries or a Movie (1979–2000)
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Screen Actors Guild Award - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role (2001–2020)
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