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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…

Filmography92 films
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  1. Love in Exile2026
  2. Poitier's Walter Lee2018
  3. Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee2014
  4. Betty and Coretta2013
  5. Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal2013
  6. A Thousand Words2012
  7. Video Girl2011
  8. Politics of Love2011
  9. The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll2011
  10. A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School2009
  11. America2009
  12. Steam2007
  13. American Gangster2007
  14. All About Us2007
  15. In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema2007
  16. Discovering William Greaves2006
  17. The Way Back Home2006
  18. No. 22006
  19. Their Eyes Were Watching God2005
  20. Beah: A Black Woman Speaks2004
  21. TV in Black: The First Fifty Years2004
  22. Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives2003
  23. Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'2002
  24. Taking Back Our Town2001
  25. Feast of All Saints2001
  26. Finding Buck McHenry2000
  27. A Storm in Summer2000
  28. The Unfinished Journey1999
  29. Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years1999
  30. Baby Geniuses1999
  31. Paul Robeson: Here I Stand1999
  32. Passing Glory1999
  33. A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner1998
  34. The Wall1998
  35. Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood1998
  36. A Simple Wish1997
  37. Sports on the Silver Screen1997
  38. Captive Heart: The James Mink Story1996
  39. Mr. and Mrs. Loving1996
  40. Just Cause1995
  41. Tuesday Morning Ride1995
  42. Whitewash1994
  43. After Goodbye1993
  44. Cop & ½1993
  45. The Ernest Green Story1993
  46. Color Adjustment1992
  47. Jazztime Tale1991
  48. Jungle Fever1991
  49. Decoration Day1990
  50. The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson1990
  51. Love at Large1990
  52. Zora is My Name!1990
  53. Making 'Do the Right Thing'1989
  54. Do the Right Thing1989
  55. Go Tell It on the Mountain1984
  56. Long Day's Journey Into Night1982
  57. Cat People1982
  58. All God's Children1980
  59. The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six1980
  60. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings1979
  61. Countdown at Kusini1976
  62. Wedding Band1974
  63. It's Good to Be Alive1974
  64. Chelsea D.H.O.1973
  65. Black Girl1972
  66. Buck and the Preacher1972
  67. To Be Young, Gifted and Black1972
  68. On Merit1972
  69. The Sheriff1971
  70. King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis1970
  71. Deadlock1969
  72. Uptight1968
  73. The Incident1967
  74. Now is the Time1967
  75. Neighbours1966
  76. Gone Are the Days!1963
  77. The Balcony1963
  78. A Raisin in the Sun1961
  79. Take a Giant Step1959
  80. Virgin Island1959
  81. St. Louis Blues1958
  82. Edge of the City1957
  83. Go Man Go1954
  84. The Tall Target1951
  85. No Way Out1950
  86. The Jackie Robinson Story1950
  87. The Fight Never Ends1948
  88. What a Guy1948
  89. Easy to Get1947
  90. Love in Syncopation1946
  91. That Man of Mine1946
  92. Diamonds on the Silver ScreenTBA
  1. Love in Exile2026
  2. Poitier's Walter Lee2018
  3. Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee2014