Ruby Dee

Known for: Acting

Born: October 27, 1922 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Top Movies

Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal as Self (2013)
Zora is My Name! as Zora Neale Hurston (1990)
Sports on the Silver Screen as Self (archive footage) (1997)
Deadlock as Lucinda (1969)
Easy to Get as Drugstore Girl (1947)
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood as Self (1998)
That Man of Mine as Joan (1946)
The Fight Never Ends (1948)

Top TV Shows

The Great Adventure as Harriet Tubman (1963)
Hollywood Black as Self (archive footage) (2024)
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Rowena Finch (1951)
Reading Rainbow as Self - Narrator (voice) (1983)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Mary Wilson (2000)
The Golden Girls as Mammy Watkins (1985)
Iconoclasts as Self (2005)
Middle Ages as Estelle Williams (1992)

Ruby Dee

Also known as: Ruby Ann Wallace

Birthday

October 27, 1922

Died at age 91

Place of Birth

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Known For

Acting

Popularity

1.3

External Links

IMDb

Known For

Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal

as Self

Zora is My Name!

as Zora Neale Hurston

The Great Adventure

as Harriet Tubman

Sports on the Silver Screen

as Self (archive footage)

Deadlock

as Lucinda

Easy to Get

as Drugstore Girl

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

as Self

Hollywood Black

as Self (archive footage)

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Rowena Finch

Reading Rainbow

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Biography

No biography available.

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Ruby Dee born?▾

October 27, 1922

Where was Ruby Dee born?▾

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

What is Ruby Dee known for?▾

Acting

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