Ruby Dandridge
American actress (1900-1987) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 87
Ruby Jean Dandridge was an American actress from the early 1900s through to the late 1950s. Dandridge is best known for her role on the radio show Amos 'n Andy, in which she played Sadie Blake and Harriet Crawford, and on radio's Judy Canova Show, in which she played Geranium.
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Father of the BrideSeries, Delilah1959
A Hole in the HeadFilm, Sally1958
Yancy DerringerSeries, Lily Rose Beam1951
Amos 'n' AndySeries, Henrietta Smith (uncredited)1950The Beulah ShowSeries, Oriole
Father Is a BachelorFilm, 1950Lily - the Maid (uncredited)1948
Tap RootsFilm, Dabby1947
My Wild Irish RoseFilm, Della
Uncle Tom's CabañaFilm, 1947Boy (voice) (uncredited)1946
Dead ReckoningFilm, Mabel (uncredited)1945
Junior MissFilm, Rheba1944
Carolina BluesFilm, Josephine (uncredited)1943
A Night for CrimeFilm, Alice Jones/Cook (uncredited)1942
Gallant LadyFilm, Sarah
The War Against Mrs. HadleyFilm, 1942Maid1940
Broken StringsFilm, Dancer1939
Midnight ShadowFilm, Mrs. Lingley1934
Black MoonFilm1900Born3 March 1900People around Ruby
Vincente Minnelli Directed Cabin in the Sky and The Clock
Arthur Freed Produced Cabin in the Sky and The Clock
Max Steiner Wrote King Kong and Saratoga Trunk
Thurston Hall Also in Saratoga Trunk and I Dood It
Clinton Rosemond Also in Midnight Shadow (1939)
Frank Capra Produced A Hole in the Head (1959)
Fred Zinnemann Directed The Clock (1945)
Lena Horne Also in Cabin in the Sky and I Dood It
David O. Selznick Produced King Kong (1933)
Hal B. Wallis Produced Saratoga Trunk (1945)
Robert Siodmak Directed The Night Before the Divorce (1942)
Jack L. Warner Produced Saratoga Trunk (1945)
Sara Allgood Also in The War Against Mrs. Hadley (1942)
George Seaton Directed Junior Miss (1945)
Juanita Moore Also in Cabin in the Sky and Broken Strings
John Cromwell Directed Dead Reckoning (1947)
David Butler Directed My Wild Irish Rose (1947)
John Hodiak Also in I Dood It and The Arnelo Affair
Butterfly McQueen Also in I Dood It and Cabin in the Sky
William Witney Directed Home in Oklahoma (1946)
Frank Reicher Also in King Kong and Home in Oklahoma
Walter Wanger Produced Tap Roots (1948)
William Bailey Also in The Clock and I Dood It
Joel Fluellen Also in Cabin in the Sky and I Dood It
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The Clock 1945
Dead Reckoning 1946
Cabin in the Sky 1943
A Hole in the Head 1959
Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs 1943
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She is recognized for her role in the 1959 movie A Hole in the Head as Sally. In the 1999 film Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, Ruby is portrayed by Loretta Devine.
