Ruby Dee
from Cleveland, Ohio, USA
from Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Ruby Dee 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 and Do the Right Thing.
Love in Exile
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Self (archive footage)
Self
Self
Narrator
Annie McCall
Miss Candy
(Unknown)
Valerie
Mrs. Harper
Narrator (voice)
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
Self
Herself
Ms. Ella
Mama Lucas
Doris
Nanna Maria
Maude
Self
Nanny
(archive footage)
Self
(Unknown)
Self
Elsie Claviere
Emelda West
Grandmother
Mrs. Henry
Mommit Porter
Self
Margo
Annie Elizabeth 'Bessie' Delany
Narrator (voice)
Self
Mrs. Mitchell (segment "The Badge")
A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner
Narrator
Self (archive footage)
Hortence
Sophia
Indigo
Jennie
Evangeline Ferguson
Grandmother (voice)
Lydia Wilson
Rachel
Narrator
Narrator
Lucinda Purify
Narrator (voice)
Zora Neale Hurston
Corrine Dart
Jackie's Mother
Rowena
Mother Sister
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
Self
Mrs. Grimes
Vocals
Female
Mary Tyrone
(Unknown)
Irene Whitfield
Grandmother Baxter
Leah Matanzima
Ruth Campanella
Julia Augustine
Chelsea D.H.O.
Dr. Bianca Pearson
On Merit
Narrator (voice)
Lorraine Hansberry and other assorted characters
Ruth
Netta's mother
Sue Ann Lucas
Self (archive footage)
Lucinda
Laurie
Now is the Time
Self
Joan Robinson
Neighbours
Vicky Kingsbury
Thief
Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins
Ruth Younger
Ruth
Christine
Elizabeth
Lucy Tyler
Irma Jackson
Rachel
Rae Robinson
Connie Brooks (uncredited)
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Drugstore Girl
Joan
(Unknown)
Diamonds on the Silver Screen
Self
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