Ruby Dee
October 27, 1922
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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 American Gangster (2007).
Filmography
Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years
2 Episode s . as Narrator
Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years
2 Episode s . as Narrator
Middle Ages
6 Episode s . as Estelle Williams
Middle Ages
6 Episode s . as Estelle Williams
Lincoln
2 Episode s . as Elizabeth Keckley
Lincoln
2 Episode s . as Elizabeth Keckley
The Atlanta Child Murders
2 Episode s . as Faye Williams
The Atlanta Child Murders
2 Episode s . as Faye Williams
The Stand
4 Episode s . as Mother Abagail
The Stand
4 Episode s . as Mother Abagail
Roots: The Next Generations
7 Episode s . as Queen Victoria Haley
Roots: The Next Generations
7 Episode s . as Queen Victoria Haley