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Ruby Dee
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BIOGRAPHY
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Sing Your Song
(FILM)
Jan. 13, 2012
Steam
(FILM)
Mar. 20, 2009
Naming Number Two
(FILM)
Jan. 10, 2008
American Gangster
(FILM)
Nov. 2, 2007
Iconoclasts
(TV)
Nov. 1, 2007
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Ruby Dee Credits
HIGHLIGHTS
As a teenager in Harlem, studied at the America Negro Theater; classmates included Sidney Poitier, with whom she later appeared in both the 1959 Broadway production and 1961 film version of
Made her Broadway debut in a 1943 non-musical version of
South Pacific.
Met husband Ossie Davis while performing in the Broadway drama
Jeb
in 1946. It was the first of some 50 performances together.
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Sing Your Song
2012
Actor
Film
Naming Number Two
2008
-Nanna Maria
Actor
Film
American Gangster
2007
-Mama Lucas
Actor
Film
Baby Geniuses
1999
-Margo
Actor
Film
Jungle Fever
1991
-Lucinda Purify
Actor
Film
Love at Large
1990
-Corrine Dart
Actor
Film
Do the Right Thing
1989
-Mother Sister
Actor
Film
Politics of Love
Actor
Film
After Goodbye: An AIDS Story
Narrator
TV
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
-Indigo
Actor
TV
Cosby
-Mattie
Actor
TV
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
-Mary Wilson
Actor
TV
Empty Eyes
(2007)
-Mary Wilson
Actor
TV Episode
Decoration Day
-Rowena
Actor
TV
Fatherhood
2004-2005
-Louise Bindlebeep
Voice
TV
Birds, Bees and Bindlebeeps
(2005)
-Louise Bindlebeep
Voice
TV Episode
Loop Dreams
(2005)
-Louise Bindlebeep
Voice
TV Episode
Pump Down the Volume
(2005)
-Louise Bindlebeep
Voice
TV Episode
Cabin Fever
(2005)
-Louise Bindlebeep
Voice
TV Episode
The Natural
(2005)
-Louise Bindlebeep
Voice
TV Episode
One Flu over the Bindlebeep Nest
(2005)
-Louise Bindlebeep
Voice
TV Episode
Home Not So Alone
(2005)
-Louise Bindlebeep
Voice
TV Episode
The Other Brother
(2005)
-Louise Bindlebeep
Voice
TV Episode
Fatherhood Marathon
(2005)
-Louise Bindlebeep
Voice
TV Episode
A Star Is Flunked
(2005)
-Louise Bindlebeep
Voice
TV Episode
The New Kid in Town
(2005)
-Louise Bindlebeep
Voice
TV Episode
The Second Family
(2005)
-Louise Bindlebeep
Voice
TV Episode
Truth or Scare
(2005)
-Louise Bindlebeep
Voice
TV Episode
Behind Open Doors
(2005)
-Louise Bindlebeep
Voice
TV Episode
Love Me Due
(2005)
-Louise Bindlebeep
Voice
TV Episode
It's a Roy's Life
(2005)
-Louise Bindlebeep
Voice
TV Episode
Family Table
(2004)
-Louise Bindlebeep
Voice
TV Episode
Am I Still Grounded?
(2004)
-Louise Bindlebeep
Voice
TV Episode
Dog Day Afternoon
(2004)
-Louise Bindlebeep
Voice
TV Episode
Balancing the Books
(2004)
-Louise Bindlebeep
Voice
TV Episode
Alarming Situation
(2004)
-Louise Bindlebeep
Voice
TV Episode
It's Your Birthday
(2004)
-Louise Bindlebeep
Voice
TV Episode
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
(2004)
-Louise Bindlebeep
Voice
TV Episode
Privacy?
(2004)
-Louise Bindlebeep
Voice
TV Episode
The Lyin' King
(2004)
-Louise Bindlebeep
Voice
TV Episode
Take My Daughter... Please
(2004)
-Louise Bindlebeep
Voice
TV Episode
It's a Dad, Dad World
(2004)
-Louise Bindlebeep
Voice
TV Episode
It's a Dad, Dad World
(2004)
-Louise Bindlebeep
Voice
TV Episode
Finding Buck McHenry
-Mrs. Henry
Actor
TV
Freedom Never Dies: The Legacy of Harry T. Moore
Narrator
TV
God's Gonna Trouble the Water
Narrator
TV
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
-Grandmother Baxter
Actor
TV
Little Bill
1999-2004
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV
Little Bill
(2004)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
When Friends Get Mad; The Party Box
(2004)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
Private Time; Never!
(2004)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
The Skating Lesson; Mr. Moth
(2004)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
Get Well, Elephant; Elephant's Best Friend
(2004)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
Summer in the Wintertime; Snowracer!
(2004)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
The New Neighbors; Doggie Magic
(2003)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
I Can Sign!; The Sign for 'Friend'
(2003)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
The Incredible Shrinking Little Bill; The Big Swings
(2003)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
The Musical Instrument; The Choir
(2003)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
The Surprise!; Good Ol' Lightnin'
(2003)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
Same Moon, Same Sun, Same Star; All Together Now
(2003)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
The Early Bill; Going Camping
(2003)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
The New Babysitter; My Friend Isabel
(2003)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
The Best Book Ever; A Ramp for Monty
(2003)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
Echo Falls; Going Fishing
(2003)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
Racing Time; All Tied Up
(2003)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
What About Me?; Happy Not-Birthday to You!
(2003)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
New Foods; Elephant Tricks
(2003)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
The Car Keys; Doggie Sitting
(2003)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
Wabbit Worries; Wabbit Babies
(2002)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
Little Bill's Giant Space Adventure
(2002)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
Number One on Honeywood Street; Baseball Glover
(2002)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
Monty Joins the Class; Dad Goes to School
(2002)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
Michael Sleeps Over; Michael's First Snow
(2002)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
A Day at the Beach; The Get Well Song
(2002)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
Merry Christmas, Little Bill
(2001)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
The Halloween Costume; The Haunted Halloween Party
(2001)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
The No-Talking Contest; The Search for the Sock
(2001)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
Monty's Visit; Mom's Trip
(2001)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
The Violin Lesson; Squirmy
(2001)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
Ready, Set, Read!; I Got a Letter
(2001)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
Copy Cat; Picture Day
(2000)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
The Snack Helper; Buds
(2000)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
Rolling Along; The Stage Trick
(2000)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
Making Mother's Day; Picture Perfect
(2000)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
A Trip To The Hospital; The Wrong Thing To Do
(2000)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
The Birthday Present; The Birthday Party
(2000)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
The Ring Bear; Miss Murray's Wedding
(2000)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
Are We There Yet?; Super Family Fun Land
(2000)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
The Promise; The Practice
(2000)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
Big Kid; The Bills Go to Work
(2000)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
Elephant on the Loose; If a Brid Rings, Answer It!
(2000)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
Zoopity-Zoo; The Neighborhood Park
(2000)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
The Chicken Pox; Shipwreck Saturday
(2000)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
The Zoo; My Pet Elephant
(2000)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
The Meanest Thing to Say; Lavatory Story
(2000)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
Guppies; The Magic Quilt
(2000)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
The Dollar; The Choice
(1999)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
Monty's Roar; Natural Root Pals
(1999)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
The Treasure Hunt; Best Way to Play
(1999)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
The Treasure Hunt; Best Way to Play
(1999)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
Just a Baby; The Campout
(1999)
-Alice the Great
Voice
TV Episode
Mississippi, America
Narrator
TV
Mr. and Mrs. Loving
-Sophia
Actor
TV
Passing Glory
-Mommit Porter
Actor
TV
Peyton Place
-Alma Miles
Actor
TV
Roots: The Next Generations
-Queen Haley
Actor
TV
Taking Back Our Town
-Emelda West
Actor
TV
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
Actor
TV
The Ernest Green Story
-Mrs. Wilson
Actor
TV
Their Eyes Were Watching God
-Nanny
Actor
TV
Video Girl
Actor
Film
Steam
2009
-Doris
Actor
Film
A Simple Wish
1997
-Hortense
Actor
Film
Just Cause
1995
-Evangeline
Actor
Film
Tuesday Morning Ride
1994
Actor
Film
Color Adjustment
1992
-Narration, Narration
Actor, Voice
Film
Cat People
1982
-Female
Actor
Film
Black Girl
1972
-Netta's Mother
Actor
Film
Uptight
1968
-Laurie
Actor, Screenwriter
Film
The Incident
1967
-Joan Robinson
Actor
Film
The Balcony
1963
-Thief
Actor
Film
Purlie Victorious
1963
-Lutiebelle
Actor
Film
A Raisin in the Sun
1961
-Ruth Younger
Actor
Film
St. Louis Blues
1958
-Elizabeth
Actor
Film
Edge of the City
1957
-Lucy Tyler
Actor
Film
Go, Man, Go!
1954
-Ima Jackson
Actor
Film
Gore Vidal's Lincoln
Actor
Film
Hands upon the Heart
Actor
Film
Harlem
-Narrator, Narrator
Actor, Voice
Film
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First One Hundred Years
-Annie Elizabeth "Bessie" Delany
Actor
Film
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
-Grandmother Baxter
Actor
Film
It's Good to Be Alive
Actor
Film
Jazztime Tale
-Narrator
Voice
Film
Finding Buck McHenry
-Mrs. McHenry
Actor
Film
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots
Voice
Film
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Actor
Film
Dream Street
Actor
Film
M&M Smith: For Posterity's Sake
Producer
Film
Meet Mary Pleasant
-Narrator
Voice
Film
Take a Giant Step
-Christine, the Maid
Actor
Film
Taking Back Our Town
Actor
Film
That Man of Mine
Actor
Film
The Atlanta Child Murders
-Faye Williams
Actor
Film
Ready for Life
-Narrator, Narrator
Actor, Voice
Film
Roots: The Next Generations
-Queen Haley
Actor
Film
No Way Out
-Connie Brooks
Actor
Film
Oprah Winfrey Presents: Their Eyes Were Watching God
-Nanny
Actor
Film
Passing Glory
-Mommit Porter
Actor
Film
Buck and the Preacher
-Ruth
Actor
Film
Captive Heart: the James Mink Story
-Indigo
Actor
Film
A Storm in Summer
-Grandmother
Actor
Film
After Goodbye: An AIDS Story
-Narrator, Narrator
Actor, Voice
Film
All About Us
-Ms. Ella
Actor
Film
All God's Children
-Irene Whitfield
Actor
Film
America
-Mrs. Harper
Actor
Film
Christianity: The First Thousand Years, Vol. 1 - The Founding of a Faith
-Narrator
Voice
Film
Christianity: The First Thousand Years, Vol. 2 - Church and Empire
-Narrator
Voice
Film
Christianity: The First Thousand Years, Vol. 3 - The Glory of Byzantium
-Narrator
Voice
Film
Christianity: The First Thousand Years, Vol. 4 - The Faith Conquers
-Narrator
Voice
Film
Cop and a Half
-Rachel
Actor
Film
Countdown at Kusini
-Leah Matanzima
Actor
Film
Counting On Democracy
-Narrator
Voice
Film
Deadlock
-Lucinda
Actor
Film
Decoration Day
-Rowena
Actor
Film
A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School
Voice
Film
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Voice
Film
The Court Martial of Jackie Robinson
Actor
Film
The Ernest Green Story
Actor
Film
The Feast of All Saints
-Elsie Claviere
Actor
Film
The Fight Never Ends
Actor
Film
The Great American Pastime
Actor
Film
The Jackie Robinson Story
-Rae Robinson
Actor
Film
The Sheriff
Actor
Film
The Stand
-Mother Abigail Freemantle
Actor
Film
The Tall Target
-Rachel
Actor
Film
The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six
Actor
Film
The Wall
Actor
Film
The Way Back Home
-Maude Perry
Actor
Film
Virgin Island
-Ruth
Actor
Film
Whispers on the Wind
Actor
Film
Whitewash
Voice
Film
Windmills of the Gods
Actor
Film
Zora Is My Name!
Actor, Play Author
Film
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Highlights
As a teenager in Harlem, studied at the America Negro Theater; classmates included Sidney Poitier, with whom she later appeared in both the 1959 Broadway production and 1961 film version of
Made her Broadway debut in a 1943 non-musical version of
South Pacific.
Met husband Ossie Davis while performing in the Broadway drama
Jeb
in 1946. It was the first of some 50 performances together.
Earned recognition in the 1950 biopic
The Jackie Robinson Story
, as Robinson's wife, Rachel; Jackie Robinson played himself.
Was a regular on the CBS soap opera
The Guiding Light
in 1967.
With Davis, wrote a memoir,
In This Life Together;
has also published volumes of poetry as well as several film and stage scripts.
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