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Ruby Dee

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Born: October 27, 1924 Cause of Death:
Birth Place: Cleveland, Ohio, USA Profession: Cast ...
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COMPLETE FILMOGRAPHY

Cast (feature film)

4. Video Girl (2011)
6. Steam (2009)
7. America (2009)
9. All About Us (2007)
10. Naming Number Two (2006)
12. Taking Back Our Town (2001) as Emelda West.
13. Storm in Summer, A (2000) as Grandmother.
14. Finding Buck McHenry (2000) as Mrs Henry.
16. Baby Geniuses (1999) as Margo.
17. Passing Glory (1999) as Mommit Porter.
20. Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (1999) as Annie Elizabeth "Bessie" Delany.
21. Wall, The (1998) as Mrs Mitchell ("The Badge").
22. Simple Wish, A (1997) as Hortense.
23. Mr. and Mrs. Loving (1996) as Sophia.
24. Go Tell It on the Mountain (1996) as Mrs Grimes.
26. Just Cause (1995) as Evangeline Ferguson.
27. Tuesday Morning Ride (1994) as Jennie.
28. Cop And A Half (1993) as Rachel.
29. Color Adjustment (1992) as Narration.
30. Jungle Fever (1991) as Lucinda Purify.
31. Court-martial Of Jackie Robinson, The (1990) as Mallie Robinson.
32. Decoration Day (1990) as Rowena.
33. Love At Large (1990) as Corinne Dart.
34. Do the Right Thing (1989) as Mother Sister.
35. Making "Do the Right Thing" (1989) as Herself.
36. Wild Style (1983) as Fantastic Freak.
37. Cat People (1981) as Female.
38. All God's Children (1980) as Irene Whitfield.
39. I Know Why The Caged Bird Sing (1978) as Grandmother Baxter.
40. Countdown at Kusini (1976) as Leah Matanzima.
41. It's Good to Be Alive (1974) as Ruthe Campanella.
42. Black Girl (1972) as Netta's mother .
43. Buck and the Preacher (1972) as Ruth .
44. Sheriff, The (1971) as Sue-Anne Lucas.
46. Uptight (1968) as Laurie .
47. The Incident (1967) as Joan Robinson .
48. Gone Are the Days! (1963) as Lutiebelle .
49. The Balcony (1963) as Thief .
50. A Raisin in the Sun (1961) as Ruth Younger .
51. Virgin Island (1960) as Ruth.
52. Take a Giant Step (1960) as Christine .
53. St. Louis Blues (1958) as Elizabeth .
54. Edge of the City (1957) as Lucy Tyler .
55. Go Man Go (1954) as Irma Jackson .
56. The Tall Target (1951) as Rachel .
57. No Way Out (1950) as Connie .
58. The Jackie Robinson Story (1950) as Rae Robinson [earlier known as Rae Isum] .
59. The Fight Never Ends (1948) as Janey .
60. What a Guy (1947) as Hotel owner, maybe [Mrs. Ruby Dawson] .
61. That Man of Mine (1946) as Joan .

Writer (feature film)

62. Uptight (1968) as Screenwriter.

Director (special)

63. 85-Year-Old Swinger, The (1987) as Director.
64. My Man Bovanne (1987) as Director.
65. Letter to Booker T., A (1987) as Director.

Cast (special)

68. Intimate Portrait: Rosa Parks (2001) as Interviewee.
69. Civil Rights Heroes (2001) as Interviewee.
70. Amsterdam News: Stories of Black New York (2000) as Interviewee.
72. SAG Awards Show (1999) as Live Achievement Award Recepient.
73. God's Gonna Trouble the Water (1998) as Narration.
75. Porgy and Bess: An American Voice (1998) as Narration.
76. NYTV: By the People Who Made It (1998) as Interviewee.
79. Sidney Poitier: The Defiant One (1997) as Interviewee.
80. Mississippi, America (1996) as Narration.
81. Edgar Allan Poe: Terror of the Soul (1995) as Narration.
82. Whitewash (1994) as Voice Of Mrs Calloway.
83. After Goodbye: An AIDS Story (1994) as Narration.
84. 48th Annual Tony Awards, The (1994) as Presenter.
89. Nigerian Art: Kindred Spirits (1990) as Narration.
90. Zora Is My Name! (1990) as Zora Neale Hurston.
92. Crown Dick (1987) as Johnson'S Mother.
93. Crazy Hattie Enters the Ice Age (1987) as Hattie Perkins.
94. Letter to Booker T., A (1987) as Host ("Ossie & Ruby"); Mary Terrell.
95. Alice in Wonder (1987) as Alice Weatherscott.
96. Treemonisha (1986) as Narrator.
98. Windows on Women (1985) as Host.
99. D.H.O. (1973) as Dr Bianca Pearson; Staff Member.

Writer (special)

101. Zora Is My Name! (1990) as Play As Source Material ("Zora Is My Name!").
102. Zora Is My Name! (1990) as Writer.
103. Crazy Hattie Enters the Ice Age (1987) as Writer.

Producer (special)

104. Crown Dick (1987) as Executive Producer.
105. Crazy Hattie Enters the Ice Age (1987) as Producer.
106. My Man Bovanne (1987) as Producer.
107. Alice in Wonder (1987) as Producer.
108. Mama (1987) as Producer.
109. Letter to Booker T., A (1987) as Producer.
110. Refrigerator (1987) as Producer.
111. 85-Year-Old Swinger, The (1987) as Producer.
112. Martin Luther King: The Dream and the Drum (1986) as Executive Producer.

Misc. Crew (special)

113. James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket (1989) as Assistance.

Cast (TV Mini-Series)

114. Ernest Green Story (1993) as Mrs Wilson.

Cast (TV Mini-Series)

115. Feast of All Saints, The (2001) as Elsie Claviere.
116. Stephen King's The Stand (1994) as Mother Abagail.
117. Windmills Of The Gods (1988) as Dorothy Stone.
118. Gore Vidal's Lincoln (1988) as Elizabeth Keckley.
119. Atlanta Child Murders, The (1985) as Faye Williams.
120. Roots: The Next Generations (1979) as Queen Haley.

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