Ruby Dee
Current Interest
0.8
Current interest in this person
Rating Distribution
Based on 67 rated titles
Title
Year
Attention
American Gangster
as Mama Lucas
2007
54.9
Do the Right Thing
as Mother Sister
1989
50.8
A Thousand Words
as Annie McCall
2012
49.4
Cat People
as Female
1982
46.6
Jungle Fever
as Lucinda Purify
1991
45.6
Baby Geniuses
as Margo
1999
41.7
Just Cause
as Evangeline Ferguson
1995
40.0
A Raisin in the Sun
as Ruth Younger
1961
35.8
Cop & ½
as Rachel
1993
34.6
A Simple Wish
as Hortence
1997
34.5
Their Eyes Were Watching God
as Nanny
2005
29.6
The Ernest Green Story
as Lydia Wilson
1993
26.5
Buck and the Preacher
as Ruth
1972
25.6
The Incident
as Joan Robinson
1967
24.5
Edge of the City
as Lucy Tyler
1957
23.5
No Way Out
as Connie Brooks (uncredited)
1950
21.1
In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema
as Herself
2007
14.9
No. 2
as Nanna Maria
2006
14.2
Go Tell It on the Mountain
as Mrs. Grimes
1984
13.8
Feast of All Saints
as Elsie Claviere
2001
13.7
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
12.6
Video Girl
as Valerie
2011
11.8
The Tall Target
as Rachel
1951
11.4
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
as Self
2014
11.1Making 'Do the Right Thing'
as Self
1989
10.6
Black Girl
as Netta's mother
1972
10.3
Uptight
as Laurie
1968
10.3
Taking Back Our Town
as Emelda West
2001
8.6
Color Adjustment
as Narrator
1992
8.5
America
as Mrs. Harper
2009
8.0
The Stand
as Mother Abagail Freemantle
1994
7.5
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
as (archive footage)
2004
7.3
The Jackie Robinson Story
as Rae Robinson
1950
7.2
Mr. and Mrs. Loving
as Sophia
1996
7.2
Take a Giant Step
as Christine
1959
6.6
All God's Children
as Irene Whitfield
1980
5.4
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
as Miss Candy
2011
5.4
Gone Are the Days!
as Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins
1963
5.2
Love at Large
as Corrine Dart
1990
4.5
Zora is My Name!
as Zora Neale Hurston
1990
3.7
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
as Grandmother Baxter
1979
3.6
St. Louis Blues
as Elizabeth
1958
3.5
The Balcony
as Thief
1963
3.2
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
as Jackie's Mother
1990
3.2
Steam
as Doris
2007
3.2
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
as Self
2013
2.9
A Storm in Summer
as Grandmother
2000
2.9
Decoration Day
as Rowena
1990
2.4
Politics of Love
2011
2.1
The Unfinished Journey
as Narrator (voice)
1999
1.9
All About Us
as Ms. Ella
2007
1.4
Tuesday Morning Ride
as Jennie
1995
1.4
It's Good to Be Alive
as Ruth Campanella
1974
1.3
Betty and Coretta
as Narrator
2013
1.2
The Wall
as Mrs. Mitchell (segment "The Badge")
1998
1.0
Finding Buck McHenry
as Mrs. Henry
2000
0.8
Virgin Island
as Ruth
1959
0.8
The Sheriff
as Sue Ann Lucas
1971
0.7
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
as Self
2004
0.7
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'
as Self
2002
0.5
A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School
as Narrator (voice)
2009
0.5
The Way Back Home
as Maude
2006
0.4
The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six
1980
0.3
Whitewash
as Grandmother (voice)
1994
0.3
Countdown at Kusini
as Leah Matanzima
1976
0.3
Go Man Go
as Irma Jackson
1954
0.2
Jazztime Tale
as Narrator (voice)
1991
0.1
Discovering William Greaves
as Self
2006
0.1Frequently Asked Questions About Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee has appeared in 68 titles, including 67 movies and 1 television shows.
The earliest title currently listed in Ruby Dee's filmography is The Jackie Robinson Story (1950).
The most recent title featuring Ruby Dee is Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee (2014).
One of the highest rated titles featuring Ruby Dee is Beah: A Black Woman Speaks with an IMDb rating of 8.7.
Ruby Dee has been active for approximately 64 years, with credits spanning from 1950 to 2014.
Titles featuring Ruby Dee currently have an average IMDb rating of 6.5.
The busiest years in Ruby Dee's career include 1990, 2007, 2006.
