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Ruby Dee
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In short · Acted for eight decades — 76 credits.
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Actor
65 credits
Betty and Coretta(2013)
Narrator
Film
1982(2013)
Rose Brown
Film
A Thousand Words(2012)
Annie McCall
Film
Video Girl(2011)
Valerie
Film
Politics of Love(2011)
Actor
Film
A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School(2009)
Narrator
Film
Steam(2007)
Doris
Film
All About Us(2007)
Ms. Ella
Film
American Gangster(2007)
Mama Lucas
Film
Naming Number Two(2006)
Nanna Maria
FilmLockdown, USA(2006)
Narrator
Film
The Way Back Home(2006)
Maude
Film
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives(2003)
Reader
Film
The Feast of All Saints(2001)
Elsie Claviere
Filma-storm-in-summer-2000(2000)
Grandmother
Film
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)
Mary Wilson (1 Episode)
TV
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years(1999)
Annie Elizabeth 'Bessie' Delany
Film
Passing Glory(1999)
Mommit Porter
Film
The Unfinished Journey(1999)
Narration
Film
Baby Geniuses(1999)
Margo
Film
Little Bill(1999)
Alice The Great
TVA Time to Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner(1998)
Narrator
Film
A Simple Wish(1997)
Hortense
Film
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story(1996)
Indigo
Film
Mr. and Mrs. Loving(1996)
Sophia
Film
Tuesday Morning Ride(1995)
Jennie
Film
Just Cause(1995)
Evangeline
Film
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child(1995)
Grandma (voice) (1 Episode)
TV
The Stand(1994)
Mother Abagail Freemantle
TV
Cop & ½(1993)
Rachel
Film
Awards & Nominations
1 nominationAcademy Awards
- Nom2007Oscar — Actress in a Supporting Role
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Additional credits11Show
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- Sighted Eyes/Feeling HeartSelf · 2017
- And When I Die, I Won't Stay DeadSelf · 2015
- Life's Essentials with Ruby DeeSelf · 2014
- American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee BoggsSelf · 2013
- Mumia: Long Distance RevolutionarySelf · 2012
- Let Freedom Sing: How Music Inspired the Civil Rights MovementSelf · 2009
- In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black CinemaSelf · 2007
- Beah: A Black Woman SpeaksSelf · 2003
- The African Burial Ground: An American DiscoverySelf - Narrator · 1994
- Reading RainbowSelf · 1983
- King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to MemphisSelf - Co-Host · 1969
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