Personal Info
Ruby Ann Wallace
Ruby Dee
Acting
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
Filmography
Movies
Poitier's Walter Lee
as Self (archive footage)
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
as Self
Betty and Coretta
as Narrator
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
as Self
A Thousand Words
as Annie McCall
Video Girl
as Valerie
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
as Miss Candy
Politics of Love
America
as Mrs. Harper
A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School
as Narrator (voice)
TV Shows
Hollywood Black
as Self (archive footage) · 4 ep.
Iconoclasts
as Self · 1 ep.
Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years
as Narrator · 2 ep.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Mary Wilson · 1 ep.
Little Bill
47 ep.
Christianity: The First 1000 Years
as Herself - Narrator · 4 ep.
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Grandma (voice) · 1 ep.
Touched by an Angel
as LaBelle Springbelt · 1 ep.
The Stand
as Mother Abagail Freemantle · 4 ep.
Middle Ages
as Estelle Williams · 6 ep.
