Filmography by type for
Ruby Dee (I)

Actress - TV:

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

1. "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
2. Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005) (TV) .... Nanny
   ... aka Oprah Winfrey Presents Their Eyes Were Watching God (Australia: DVD box title)
3. Taking Back Our Town (2001) (TV) .... Emelda West
4. Feast of All Saints (2001) (TV) .... Elsie Claviere
   ... aka Anne Rice's The Feast of All Saints (USA: complete title)
5. Freedom Never Dies: The Legacy of Harry T. Moore (2001) (TV) .... Narrator
6. Finding Buck McHenry (2000) (TV) .... Mrs. Henry
7. A Storm in Summer (2000) (TV) .... Grandmother
   
   
8. "Touched by an Angel" .... LaBelle (1 episode, 1999)
       - The Christmas Gift (1999) TV episode .... LaBelle
9. Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (1999) (TV) .... Annie Elizabeth 'Bessie' Delany
   ... aka Having Our Say (USA: short title)
10. Passing Glory (1999) (TV) .... Mommit Porter
11. "Cosby" .... Mattie (1 episode, 1999)
        - Ol' Betsy (1999) TV episode .... Mattie
12. "Little Bill" (1999) TV series .... Alice the Great (unknown episodes)
13. "Promised Land" .... Alicia (1 episode, 1998)
    ... aka Home of the Brave
        - Baptism of Fire (1998) TV episode .... Alicia
14. The Wall (1998) (TV) .... Mrs. Mitchell (segment "The Badge")
15. Stories from the Edge (1996) (TV) .... (segment "Tuesday Morning Ride")
16. Captive Heart: The James Mink Story (1996) (TV) .... Indigo
17. Mr. and Mrs. Loving (1996) (TV) .... Sophia
18. Whitewash (1994) (TV) .... Grandmother
19. "The Stand" (1994) TV mini-series .... Mother Abigail Freemantle
    ... aka Stephen King's The Stand
20. "Evening Shade" .... Aurelia Danforth (1 episode, 1993)
        - They Can't Take That Away From (1993) TV episode .... Aurelia Danforth
21. The Ernest Green Story (1993) (TV) .... Mrs. Lydia Wilson
22. "Middle Ages" (1992) TV series .... Estelle Williams (unknown episodes)
23. Decoration Day (1990) (TV) .... Rowena, Finch's Housekeeper
24. "The Golden Girls" .... Viola Watkins (1 episode, 1990)
        - Wham, Bam, Thank You, Mammy (1990) TV episode .... Viola Watkins
25. The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990) (TV) .... Jackie's mother
26. "China Beach" .... Ruby (1 episode, 1990)
        - Skylark (1990) TV episode .... Ruby
    
    
27. Lincoln (1988) (TV) .... Elizabeth Keckley
    ... aka Gore Vidal's Lincoln
28. Windmills of the Gods (1988) (TV)
    ... aka Sidney Sheldon's Windmills of the Gods
29. "Spenser: For Hire" .... Eleanor Simpson (1 episode, 1987)
        - Personal Demons (1987) TV episode .... Eleanor Simpson
30. "The Atlanta Child Murders" (1985) TV mini-series .... Faye Williams
31. Go Tell It on the Mountain (1985) (TV) .... Mrs. Grimes
32. Long Day's Journey Into Night (1982) (TV) .... Mary Tyrone
33. "American Playhouse" .... Zora Neal Hurston (1 episode)
        - Zora Is My Name! (????) TV episode .... Zora Neal Hurston
34. "Ossie and Ruby!" (1980) TV series .... Co-host (1980-81)
35. All God's Children (1980) (TV) .... Irene Whitfield
    
    
36. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979) (TV) .... Grandmother Baxter
37. "Roots: The Next Generations" (1979) TV mini-series .... Queen Haley
38. "Police Woman" .... Cora Sanders (1 episode, 1975)
        - Target Black (1975) TV episode .... Cora Sanders
39. It's Good to Be Alive (1974) (TV) .... Ruth Campanella
40. "Tenafly" .... Jan Lennox (1 episode, 1973)
        - The Window That Wasn't (1973) TV episode .... Jan Lennox
41. Chelsea D.H.O. (1973) (TV) .... Dr. Bianca Pearson
42. "The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People" (1 episode)
        - Today Is Ours (????) TV episode
43. To Be Young, Gifted, and Black (1972) (TV)
44. The Sheriff (1971) (TV) .... Sue-Anne Lucas
    
    
45. Deadlock (1969) (TV) .... Lucinda
46. "Peyton Place" (1964) TV series .... Alma Miles (unknown episodes, 1968-1969)
47. "The Guiding Light" (1952) TV series .... Martha Frazier (unknown episodes, 1967)
    ... aka Guiding Light (USA: new title)
48. "Armchair Theatre" .... Vicky Kingsbury (1 episode, 1966)
        - Neighbours (1966) TV episode .... Vicky Kingsbury
49. "The Defenders" .... Catherine Collins (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Sworn Twelve (1965) TV episode .... Catherine Collins
50. "East Side/West Side" .... Marilyn Marsden (1 episode, 1963)
        - No Hiding Place (1963) TV episode .... Marilyn Marsden
51. "The Great Adventure" .... Harriet Tubman (1 episode, 1963)
        - Go Down, Moses (1963) TV episode .... Harriet Tubman
52. "The Fugitive" .... Laura (1 episode, 1963)
        - Decision in the Ring (1963) TV episode .... Laura
53. "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
54. "Alcoa Premiere" .... Irene Clayton (1 episode, 1963)
        - Impact of an Execution (1963) TV episode .... Irene Clayton
55. Seven Times Monday (1962) (TV) .... Lila
56. "Play of the Week" .... Lila (2 episodes, 1960-1961)
        - Black Monday (1961) TV episode
        - Seven Times Monday (1960) TV episode .... Lila
    
    
57. "Frontiers of Faith" .... Grace Gilmore (1 episode)
        - The Bitter Cup (????) TV episode .... Grace Gilmore
    
    
58. The First Year (1946) (TV)
    

Actress:

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

1. The Middle of Nowhere (2009) (pre-production) .... Cornelia
2. The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll (2009) (filming) .... Miss Candy the bartender
3. Red & Blue Marbles (2009) (post-production) .... Professor Wright
   
   
4. Steam (2007) .... Doris
5. American Gangster (2007) .... Mama Lucas
6. All About Us (2007) .... Ms. Ella
7. The Way Back Home (2006) .... Maude
8. No. 2 (2006) .... Nanna Maria
9. Dream Street (2005)
10. Baby of the Family (2002)
    
    
11. Baby Geniuses (1999) .... Margo
12. A Simple Wish (1997) .... Hortense
    ... aka The Fairy Godmother (Canada: English title)
13. Just Cause (1995) .... Evangeline
14. Tuesday Morning Ride (1995)
15. Cop and ½ (1993) .... Rachel
    ... aka Cop and a Half
16. Jazztime Tale (1992) .... Old Lucinda
17. Jungle Fever (1991) .... Lucinda Purify
18. Love at Large (1990) .... Corrine Dart
    
    
19. Do the Right Thing (1989) .... Mother Sister
20. Cat People (1982) .... Female
21. The Torture of Mothers (1980)
    
    
22. Countdown at Kusini (1976) .... Leah Matanzima
    ... aka Cool Red (USA)
23. Black Girl (1972) .... Netta's mother
24. Buck and the Preacher (1972) .... Ruth
    
    
25. Up Tight! (1968) .... Laurie
26. The Incident (1967) .... Joan Robinson
27. 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)
28. The Balcony (1963) .... Thief
29. A Raisin in the Sun (1961) .... Ruth Younger
    
    
30. Take a Giant Step (1959) .... Christine the maid
31. St. Louis Blues (1958) .... Elizabeth
32. Virgin Island (1958) .... Ruth
    ... aka Our Virgin Island (USA)
33. Edge of the City (1957) .... Lucy Tyler
    ... aka A Man Is Ten Feet Tall (UK)
34. The Great American Pastime (1956) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Ashlow
35. Go, Man, Go! (1954)
36. The Tall Target (1951) .... Rachel, Slave Maid
37. No Way Out (1950) (uncredited) .... Connie Brooks
38. The Jackie Robinson Story (1950) .... Rae Robinson
    
    
39. The Fight Never Ends (1949) .... Janie
40. What a Guy (1948)
41. That Man of Mine (1947)
    

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 - TV:

• In Production
• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 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. The 2006 Black Movie Awards (2006) (TV) .... Herself
12. Legends Ball (2006) (TV) .... Herself
13. An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Stevie Wonder (2006) (TV) .... Herself
14. The Black Movie Awards (2005) (TV) .... Herself
15. "Character Studies" .... Herself (2 episodes, 2005)
        - Ruth (2005) TV episode .... Herself
        - Amanda (2005) TV episode .... Herself
16. The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2004) (TV) .... Herself - Honoree
17. "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
18. 2003 Trumpet Awards (2003) (TV) .... Herself
19. Hughes' Dream Harlem (2002) (TV) .... Herself
20. Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (2002) (TV) .... Herself
21. "Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years" (2001) TV mini-series .... Narrator (unknown episodes)
22. 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2001) (TV) .... Herself
23. "Intimate Portrait" .... Herself (1 episode, 2001)
        - Rosa Parks (2001) TV episode .... Herself
    
    
24. "The Directors" .... Herself (1 episode)
        - The Films of Spike Lee (????) TV episode .... Herself
25. NY TV: By the People Who Made It - Part I & II (1998) (TV) .... Herself
26. Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood (1998) (TV) .... Herself
27. Porgy and Bess: An American Voice (1998) (TV) .... Herself/Narrator
28. Sports on the Silver Screen (1997) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself
29. "American Masters" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1995)
        - Edgar Allan Poe: Terror of the Soul (1995) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
30. The 48th Annual Tony Awards (1994) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
31. The Stand: The Making of... (1994) (TV) .... Herself
32. Homeward Bound (1994) (TV) .... Herself
33. "Reading Rainbow" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1984-1992)
        - Tar Beach (1992) TV episode (voice) .... Herself
        - Simon's Book (1984) TV episode (voice) .... Herself
34. 22nd NAACP Image Awards (1990) (TV) .... Herself
    
    
35. Making 'Do the Right Thing' (1989) (TV) .... Herself
36. "Great Performances" .... Herself (1 episode, 1982)
        - Great Performances' 10th Anniversary Celebration (1982) TV episode .... Herself
    
    
37. "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1968)
        - Episode dated 3 January 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Herself
38. "I've Got a Secret" .... Guest panelist (1 episode, 1963)
        - Episode dated 30 December 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Guest panelist
39. "The DuPont Show of the Week" .... Herself (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Beauty of a Woman (1962) TV episode .... Herself
    

Self:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1970s

1. Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (2003) .... Herself
2. Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003) .... Reader
   
   
3. The Unfinished Journey (1999) (voice) .... Narration
4. A Time to Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner (1998) (voice) .... Narrator
5. Color Adjustment (1992) .... Narrator
   ... aka Color Adjustment: Blacks in Prime Time (USA: festival title)
   
   
6. Lorraine Hansberry: The Black Experience in the Creation of Drama (1975)
7. Wattstax (1973) (uncredited) .... Herself
8. King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970) .... Narrator
   

Self - video:

1. In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema (2007) (V) .... Herself
2. The History Makers (2005) (V) .... 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