Ruby Dee (I)

Actress:

• In Production
• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s

1. The Middle of Nowhere (2009) (pre-production) .... Cornelia
2. Red & Blue Marbles (2009) (post-production) .... Professor Wright
3. The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll (2009) (post-production) .... Miss Candy the bartender
   
   
4. Steam (2007) .... Doris
5. American Gangster (2007) .... Mama Lucas
6. All About Us (2007) .... Ms. Ella
7. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" .... Mary Wilson (1 episode, 2007)
   ... aka CSI: Las Vegas (South Africa: English title: informal alternative title) (USA: syndication title)
   ... aka C.S.I. (USA: short title)
   ... aka CSI: Weekends (USA: promotional title)
   ... aka Experts, Les (Canada: French title)
       - Empty Eyes (2007) TV episode .... Mary Wilson
8. The Way Back Home (2006) .... Maude
9. No. 2 (2006) .... Nanna Maria
10. Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005) (TV) .... Nanny
    ... aka Oprah Winfrey Presents Their Eyes Were Watching God (Australia: DVD box title)
11. Dream Street (2005)
12. Baby of the Family (2002)
13. Taking Back Our Town (2001) (TV) .... Emelda West
14. Feast of All Saints (2001) (TV) .... Elsie Claviere
    ... aka Anne Rice's The Feast of All Saints (USA: complete title)
15. Freedom Never Dies: The Legacy of Harry T. Moore (2001) (TV) .... Narrator
16. Finding Buck McHenry (2000) (TV) .... Mrs. Henry
17. A Storm in Summer (2000) (TV) .... Grandmother
    
    
18. "Touched by an Angel" .... LaBelle (1 episode, 1999)
        - The Christmas Gift (1999) TV episode .... LaBelle
19. Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (1999) (TV) .... Annie Elizabeth 'Bessie' Delany
    ... aka Having Our Say (USA: short title)
20. Baby Geniuses (1999) .... Margo
21. Passing Glory (1999) (TV) .... Mommit Porter
22. "Cosby" .... Mattie (1 episode, 1999)
        - Ol' Betsy (1999) TV episode .... Mattie
23. "Little Bill" (1999) TV series .... Alice the Great (unknown episodes)
24. "Promised Land" .... Alicia (1 episode, 1998)
    ... aka Home of the Brave
        - Baptism of Fire (1998) TV episode .... Alicia
25. The Wall (1998) (TV) .... Mrs. Mitchell (segment "The Badge")
26. A Simple Wish (1997) .... Hortense
    ... aka The Fairy Godmother (Canada: English title)
27. Stories from the Edge (1996) (TV) .... (segment "Tuesday Morning Ride")
28. Captive Heart: The James Mink Story (1996) (TV) .... Indigo
29. Mr. and Mrs. Loving (1996) (TV) .... Sophia
30. "American Masters" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1995)
        - Edgar Allan Poe: Terror of the Soul (1995) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
31. Just Cause (1995) .... Evangeline
32. Tuesday Morning Ride (1995)
33. Whitewash (1994) (TV) .... Grandmother
34. "The Stand" (1994) TV mini-series .... Mother Abigail Freemantle
    ... aka Stephen King's The Stand
35. Cop and ½ (1993) .... Rachel
    ... aka Cop and a Half
36. "Evening Shade" .... Aurelia Danforth (1 episode, 1993)
        - They Can't Take That Away From (1993) TV episode .... Aurelia Danforth
37. The Ernest Green Story (1993) (TV) .... Mrs. Lydia Wilson
38. "Middle Ages" (1992) TV series .... Estelle Williams (unknown episodes)
39. Jazztime Tale (1992) .... Old Lucinda
40. Jungle Fever (1991) .... Lucinda Purify
41. Decoration Day (1990) (TV) .... Rowena, Finch's Housekeeper
42. "The Golden Girls" .... Viola Watkins (1 episode, 1990)
        - Wham, Bam, Thank You, Mammy (1990) TV episode .... Viola Watkins
43. The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990) (TV) .... Jackie's mother
44. "China Beach" .... Ruby (1 episode, 1990)
        - Skylark (1990) TV episode .... Ruby
45. Love at Large (1990) .... Corrine Dart
    
    
46. Do the Right Thing (1989) .... Mother Sister
47. Lincoln (1988) (TV) .... Elizabeth Keckley
    ... aka Gore Vidal's Lincoln
48. Windmills of the Gods (1988) (TV)
    ... aka Sidney Sheldon's Windmills of the Gods
49. "Spenser: For Hire" .... Eleanor Simpson (1 episode, 1987)
        - Personal Demons (1987) TV episode .... Eleanor Simpson
50. "The Atlanta Child Murders" (1985) TV mini-series .... Faye Williams
51. Go Tell It on the Mountain (1985) (TV) .... Mrs. Grimes
52. Long Day's Journey Into Night (1982) (TV) .... Mary Tyrone
53. Cat People (1982) .... Female
54. "American Playhouse" .... Zora Neal Hurston (1 episode)
        - Zora Is My Name! (????) TV episode .... Zora Neal Hurston
55. "Ossie and Ruby!" (1980) TV series .... Co-host (1980-81)
56. All God's Children (1980) (TV) .... Irene Whitfield
57. The Torture of Mothers (1980)
    
    
58. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979) (TV) .... Grandmother Baxter
59. "Roots: The Next Generations" (1979) TV mini-series .... Queen Haley
60. Countdown at Kusini (1976) .... Leah Matanzima
    ... aka Cool Red (USA)
61. "Police Woman" .... Cora Sanders (1 episode, 1975)
        - Target Black (1975) TV episode .... Cora Sanders
62. It's Good to Be Alive (1974) (TV) .... Ruth Campanella
63. "Tenafly" .... Jan Lennox (1 episode, 1973)
        - The Window That Wasn't (1973) TV episode .... Jan Lennox
64. Chelsea D.H.O. (1973) (TV) .... Dr. Bianca Pearson
65. "The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People" (1 episode)
        - Today Is Ours (????) TV episode
66. Black Girl (1972) .... Netta's mother
67. Buck and the Preacher (1972) .... Ruth
68. To Be Young, Gifted, and Black (1972) (TV)
69. The Sheriff (1971) (TV) .... Sue-Anne Lucas
    
    
70. Deadlock (1969) (TV) .... Lucinda
71. "Peyton Place" (1964) TV series .... Alma Miles (unknown episodes, 1968-1969)
72. Up Tight! (1968) .... Laurie
73. "The Guiding Light" (1952) TV series .... Martha Frazier (unknown episodes, 1967)
    ... aka Guiding Light (USA: new title)
74. The Incident (1967) .... Joan Robinson
75. "Armchair Theatre" .... Vicky Kingsbury (1 episode, 1966)
        - Neighbours (1966) TV episode .... Vicky Kingsbury
76. "The Defenders" .... Catherine Collins (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Sworn Twelve (1965) TV episode .... Catherine Collins
77. "East Side/West Side" .... Marilyn Marsden (1 episode, 1963)
        - No Hiding Place (1963) TV episode .... Marilyn Marsden
78. "The Great Adventure" .... Harriet Tubman (1 episode, 1963)
        - Go Down, Moses (1963) TV episode .... Harriet Tubman
79. "The Fugitive" .... Laura (1 episode, 1963)
        - Decision in the Ring (1963) TV episode .... Laura
80. Gone Are the Days! (1963) .... Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins
    ... aka Purlie Victorious
    ... aka The Man from C.O.T.T.O.N. (USA: reissue title)
81. "The Nurses" .... Jenny Bishop (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka The Doctors and the Nurses (USA: new title)
        - Express Stop from Lenox Avenue (1963) TV episode .... Jenny Bishop
82. The Balcony (1963) .... Thief
83. "Alcoa Premiere" .... Irene Clayton (1 episode, 1963)
        - Impact of an Execution (1963) TV episode .... Irene Clayton
84. Seven Times Monday (1962) (TV) .... Lila
85. A Raisin in the Sun (1961) .... Ruth Younger
86. "Play of the Week" .... Lila (2 episodes, 1960-1961)
        - Black Monday (1961) TV episode
        - Seven Times Monday (1960) TV episode .... Lila
    
    
87. Take a Giant Step (1959) .... Christine the maid
88. St. Louis Blues (1958) .... Elizabeth
89. Virgin Island (1958) .... Ruth
    ... aka Our Virgin Island (USA)
90. Edge of the City (1957) .... Lucy Tyler
    ... aka A Man Is Ten Feet Tall (UK)
91. The Great American Pastime (1956) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Ashlow
92. Go, Man, Go! (1954)
93. The Tall Target (1951) .... Rachel, Slave Maid
94. "Frontiers of Faith" .... Grace Gilmore (1 episode)
        - The Bitter Cup (????) TV episode .... Grace Gilmore
95. No Way Out (1950) (uncredited) .... Connie Brooks
96. The Jackie Robinson Story (1950) .... Rae Robinson
    
    
97. The Fight Never Ends (1949) .... Janie
98. What a Guy (1948)
99. That Man of Mine (1947)
100. The First Year (1946) (TV)
     

Soundtrack:

1. "The Stand" (1994) TV mini-series (performer: "CONVERSE")
   ... aka Stephen King's The Stand
   

Writer:

1. Up Tight! (1968) (writer)
   

Producer:

1. Up Tight! (1968) (co-producer)
   

Self:

• In Production
• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s

1. For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots (2009) (TV) (post-production) (voice)
   
   
2. Meet Mary Pleasant (2008) (TV) .... Herself
3. Noche de los Oscar, La (2008) (TV) .... Herself
4. The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV) .... Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
5. "Tavis Smiley" .... Herself (1 episode, 2008)
       - Episode dated 21 February 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Herself
6. 39th NAACP Image Awards (2008) (TV) .... Herself
7. "Entertainment Tonight" .... Herself (1 episode, 2008)
   ... aka E.T. (USA: informal title)
   ... aka ET Weekend (Australia: weekend title)
   ... aka Entertainment This Week (weekend title)
   ... aka This Week in Entertainment (USA: weekend title)
       - Episode dated 5 February 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Herself
8. "The Oprah Winfrey Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 2008)
   ... aka Oprah (USA: short title)
       - And the Nominees Are... (2008) TV episode .... Herself
9. "Iconoclasts" (1 episode, 2007)
       - Alicia Keys and Ruby Dee (2007) TV episode
10. "HBO First Look" .... Herself (1 episode, 2007)
        - The Making of 'American Gangster' (2007) TV episode .... Herself
11. In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema (2007) (V) .... Herself
12. The 2006 Black Movie Awards (2006) (TV) .... Herself
13. Legends Ball (2006) (TV) .... Herself
14. An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Stevie Wonder (2006) (TV) .... Herself
15. The Black Movie Awards (2005) (TV) .... Herself
16. "Character Studies" .... Herself (2 episodes, 2005)
        - Ruth (2005) TV episode .... Herself
        - Amanda (2005) TV episode .... Herself
17. The History Makers (2005) (V) .... Herself
18. The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2004) (TV) .... Herself - Honoree
19. "Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry" .... Herself (1 episode, 2004)
    ... aka Def Poetry (USA: short title)
    ... aka Def Poetry Jam (USA: promotional title)
        - Episode #4.6 (2004) TV episode .... Herself
20. Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (2003) .... Herself
21. 2003 Trumpet Awards (2003) (TV) .... Herself
22. Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003) .... Reader
23. Hughes' Dream Harlem (2002) (TV) .... Herself
24. Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (2002) (TV) .... Herself
25. "Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years" (2001) TV mini-series .... Narrator (unknown episodes)
26. 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2001) (TV) .... Herself
27. "Intimate Portrait" .... Herself (1 episode, 2001)
        - Rosa Parks (2001) TV episode .... Herself
    
    
28. The Unfinished Journey (1999) (voice) .... Narration
29. "The Directors" .... Herself (1 episode)
        - The Films of Spike Lee (????) TV episode .... Herself
30. NY TV: By the People Who Made It - Part I & II (1998) (TV) .... Herself
31. Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood (1998) (TV) .... Herself
32. Porgy and Bess: An American Voice (1998) (TV) .... Herself/Narrator
33. A Time to Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner (1998) (voice) .... Narrator
34. Sports on the Silver Screen (1997) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself
35. The 48th Annual Tony Awards (1994) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
36. The Stand: The Making of... (1994) (TV) .... Herself
37. Homeward Bound (1994) (TV) .... Herself
38. "Reading Rainbow" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1984-1992)
        - Tar Beach (1992) TV episode (voice) .... Herself
        - Simon's Book (1984) TV episode (voice) .... Herself
39. Color Adjustment (1992) .... Narrator
    ... aka Color Adjustment: Blacks in Prime Time (USA: festival title)
40. 22nd NAACP Image Awards (1990) (TV) .... Herself
    
    
41. Making 'Do the Right Thing' (1989) (TV) .... Herself
42. "Great Performances" .... Herself (1 episode, 1982)
        - Great Performances' 10th Anniversary Celebration (1982) TV episode .... Herself
    
    
43. Lorraine Hansberry: The Black Experience in the Creation of Drama (1975)
44. Wattstax (1973) (uncredited) .... Herself
45. King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970) .... Narrator
    
    
46. "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1968)
        - Episode dated 3 January 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Herself
47. "I've Got a Secret" .... Guest panelist (1 episode, 1963)
        - Episode dated 30 December 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Guest panelist
48. "The DuPont Show of the Week" .... Herself (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Beauty of a Woman (1962) TV episode .... Herself
    

Archive Footage:

1. "Biography"
       - Marlon Brando: The Agony of Genius (2005) TV episode .... Herself
2. TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004) (V)
3. America at the Movies (1976) .... Ruth Younger