Ruby Dee (I)

Actress:

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

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

Soundtrack:

1. "The Stand" (1994) (mini) 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. The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV) .... Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
4. Noche de los Oscar, La (2008) (TV) .... Herself
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) (mini) TV mini-series .... Narrator
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. "American Masters" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1995)
        - Edgar Allan Poe: Terror of the Soul (1995) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
36. The 48th Annual Tony Awards (1994) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
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