Ruby Dee

Actor · Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Ruby Dee

121 films 6.6 avg b. 1922

TV MovieDocumentaryDramaRomance

Filmography 121

TV Movieposter

Love in Exile

0.0

2026TV Movie

Hollywood Black

Series

Hollywood Black

3.0

2024Documentary

+1

Poitier's Walter Lee

Poitier's Walter Lee

0.0

2018Documentary

MM

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

1.5

2014Documentary

+1

Betty and Coretta

Betty and Coretta

7.2

2013Drama

+1

Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal

Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal

10.0

2013Documentary

+1

A Thousand Words

A Thousand Words

6.1

2012Drama

+1

Video Girl

Video Girl

6.1

2011Drama

+1

Politics of Love

Politics of Love

3.3

2011Romance

+1

The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll

The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll

5.5

2011Drama

+1

A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School

A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School

7.3

2009Documentary

America

America

3.5

2009Drama

+1

Steam

Steam

2.8

2007Drama

+1

American Gangster

American Gangster

7.6

2007Drama

+1

All About Us

All About Us

4.4

2007Drama

+1

In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema

In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema

6.5

2007Documentary

+1

Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robesonposter

Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson

0.0

2007

Discovering William Greaves

Discovering William Greaves

7.0

2006Documentary

SM

The Way Back Home

The Way Back Home

6.7

2006Drama

+1

No. 2

No. 2

6.5

2006Comedy

+1

Iconoclasts

Series

Iconoclasts

7.5

2005Documentary

+1

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Their Eyes Were Watching God

5.7

2005Drama

+1

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

0.0

2004Documentary

+1

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

5.3

2004Documentary

+1

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

5.2

2003History

+1

Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'

Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'

0.0

2002

PR

Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years

Series

Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years

6.0

2002

Taking Back Our Town

Taking Back Our Town

4.0

2001Drama

+1

Feast of All Saints

Feast of All Saints

4.8

2001Romance

+1

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Series

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

7.6

2000Crime

+1

Finding Buck McHenry

Finding Buck McHenry

7.0

2000Drama

+1

A Storm in Summer

A Storm in Summer

6.4

2000Drama

+1

The Unfinished Journey

The Unfinished Journey

6.5

1999Documentary

+1

Little Bill

Series

Little Bill

6.9

1999Animation

+1

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

7.3

1999History

+1

Baby Geniuses

Baby Geniuses

4.1

1999Science Fiction

+1

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

8.0

1999Documentary

+1

Passing Glory

Passing Glory

6.0

1999

+1

Documentaryposter

A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner

7.0

1998Documentary

NC

Christianity: The First 1000 Yearsposter

Series

Christianity: The First 1000 Years

0.0

1998

The Wall

The Wall

6.8

1998War

+1

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

9.0

1998

+1

A Simple Wish

A Simple Wish

5.5

1997Adventure

+1

Sports on the Silver Screen

Sports on the Silver Screen

9.0

1997Documentary

+1

Captive Heart: The James Mink Story

Captive Heart: The James Mink Story

5.1

1996Drama

+1

Mr. and Mrs. Loving

Mr. and Mrs. Loving

6.0

1996

+1

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Series

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

6.3

1995Animation

+1

Just Cause

Just Cause

6.3

1995Action

+1

Tuesday Morning Ride

Tuesday Morning Ride

6.5

1995

+1

Touched by an Angel

Series

Touched by an Angel

7.2

1994Sci-Fi & Fantasy

+1

Whitewash

Whitewash

6.0

1994Animation

RK

SH

NR

The Stand

Series

The Stand

6.8

1994Sci-Fi & Fantasy

+1

After Goodbye

After Goodbye

0.0

1993

Cop & ½

Cop & ½

4.6

1993Action

+1

The Ernest Green Story

The Ernest Green Story

7.1

1993Drama

+1

Middle Ages

Series

Middle Ages

7.5

1992Drama

+1

Color Adjustment

Color Adjustment

6.9

1992Documentary

+1

Jazztime Tale

Jazztime Tale

7.0

1991Animation

DC

RK

HS

BB

+1

Jungle Fever

Jungle Fever

6.4

1991Drama

+1

Decoration Day

Decoration Day

6.9

1990TV Movie

+1

The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson

The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson

7.2

1990

+1

Love at Large

Love at Large

5.0

1990Comedy

+1

Zora is My Name!

Zora is My Name!

10.0

1990Drama

+1

Documentaryposter

Making 'Do the Right Thing'

6.9

1989Documentary

+1

Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing

7.8

1989Drama

+1

American Experience

Series

American Experience

6.5

1988Documentary

+1

China Beach

Series

China Beach

7.5

1988Drama

+1

Lincoln

Series

Lincoln

7.5

1988War & Politics

+1

Spenser: For Hire

Series

Spenser: For Hire

6.9

1985Drama

+1

The Golden Girls

Series

The Golden Girls

7.6

1985Comedy

+1

The Atlanta Child Murders

Series

The Atlanta Child Murders

5.8

1985Drama

+1

Go Tell It on the Mountain

Go Tell It on the Mountain

6.3

1984Drama

+1

Reading Rainbow

Series

Reading Rainbow

8.3

1983Kids

+1

Long Day's Journey Into Night

Long Day's Journey Into Night

6.0

1982

TB

Cat People

Cat People

6.0

1982Fantasy

+1

American Playhouse

Series

American Playhouse

6.6

1982Drama

+1

All God's Children

All God's Children

6.5

1980Drama

+1

The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six

The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six

7.0

1980

LS

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

4.3

1979Drama

+1

Roots: The Next Generations

Series

Roots: The Next Generations

7.5

1979Drama

+1

The Kennedy Center Honors

Series

The Kennedy Center Honors

7.4

1978

+1

Countdown at Kusini

Countdown at Kusini

7.0

1976Drama

+1

Police Woman

Series

Police Woman

6.4

1974Action & Adventure

+1

Wedding Band

Wedding Band

0.0

1974Drama

+1

It's Good to Be Alive

It's Good to Be Alive

7.3

1974Drama

+1

Chelsea D.H.O.poster

Chelsea D.H.O.

8.0

1973

Black Girl

Black Girl

6.8

1972Drama

BH

+1

Buck and the Preacher

Buck and the Preacher

6.3

1972Action

+1

To Be Young, Gifted and Black

To Be Young, Gifted and Black

7.0

1972

+1

On Meritposter

On Merit

0.0

1972

The Sheriff

The Sheriff

6.0

1971

+1

Great Performances

Series

Great Performances

6.1

1971Comedy

+1

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

7.3

1970Documentary

+1

Deadlock

Deadlock

9.0

1969

+1

Uptight

Uptight

6.8

1968Drama

+1

The Dick Cavett Show

Series

The Dick Cavett Show

6.8

1968Talk

+1

The Incident

The Incident

7.4

1967Thriller

+1

Now is the Timeposter

Now is the Time

0.0

1967

Neighboursposter

Neighbours

0.0

1966

The Great Adventure

Series

The Great Adventure

10.0

1963Drama

+1

The Fugitive

Series

The Fugitive

7.4

1963Action & Adventure

+1

Gone Are the Days!

Gone Are the Days!

7.5

1963Drama

+1

The Balcony

The Balcony

5.2

1963

+1

The Defenders

Series

The Defenders

6.3

1961Drama

+1

A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun

7.7

1961Drama

+1

Take a Giant Step

Take a Giant Step

5.2

1959

+1

Virgin Island

Virgin Island

6.3

1959Drama

+1

St. Louis Blues

St. Louis Blues

7.7

1958

+1

Edge of the City

Edge of the City

7.2

1957

+1

Armchair Theatre

Series

Armchair Theatre

6.0

1956Drama

+1

Go Man Go

Go Man Go

5.4

1954

+1

The Oscars

Series

The Oscars

7.0

1953

+1

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Series

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.8

1951Drama

+1

The Tall Target

The Tall Target

6.9

1951Thriller

+1

No Way Out

No Way Out

6.9

1950Drama

+1

The Jackie Robinson Story

The Jackie Robinson Story

6.3

1950Drama

+1

The Fight Never Ends

The Fight Never Ends

8.0

1948

BD

JL

What a Guy

What a Guy

7.0

1948

MH

Easy to Get

Easy to Get

9.0

1947Documentary

+1

Love in Syncopation

Love in Syncopation

0.0

1946

PL

That Man of Mine

That Man of Mine

8.0

1946

PL

Frequent collaborators

Most shared screen time

Giancarlo Esposito

Harry Belafonte

Denzel Washington

Samuel L. Jackson

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