Ruby Dee
American actress (1922-2014) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 91
Ruby Dee was an American actress. She was married to Ossie Davis, with whom she frequently performed until his death in 2005. She received numerous accolades, including an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, an Obie Award, and a Drama Desk Award, as well as a nomination for an Academy Award.
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2014Died11 June 20142013
Betty and CorettaFilm, Narrator2011
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' RollFilm, Miss Candy2008Spingarn MedalAward2007Humanitarian of the YearAward2005Marian Anderson AwardAward
Their Eyes Were Watching GodFilm, 2005Nanny2001
Feast of All SaintsFilm, Elsie Claviere2000
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries, Mary Wilson1997
A Simple WishFilm, Hortence1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildSeries, Grandma (voice)1993
Cop & ½Film, Rachel1991Crystal AwardAwardHonorary Degree from Spelman CollegeAwardPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a MovieAward, 1991
Jungle FeverFilm, 1991Lucinda Purify1989
Do the Right ThingFilm, Mother Sister1988
American ExperienceSeries, Narrator (voice)1986Ohio Women's Hall of FameAward1983
Reading RainbowSeries1982
Cat PeopleFilm, Female1979
Roots: The Next GenerationsSeries, Queen Haley1975Black Filmmakers Hall of FameAwardPaul Robeson AwardAward1974
Police WomanSeries1970
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to MemphisFilm1968
The Dick Cavett ShowSeries1967
The IncidentFilm, Joan Robinson1961
The DefendersSeries, Catherine Collins
A Raisin in the SunFilm, 1961Ruth Younger1957
Edge of the CityFilm, Lucy Tyler1951
Hallmark Hall of FameSeries, Rowena Finch1950
No Way OutFilm, Connie Brooks (uncredited)1922Born27 October 1922
Betty and CorettaFilm, Narrator2011The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' RollFilm, Miss Candy2008Spingarn MedalAward2007Humanitarian of the YearAward2005Marian Anderson AwardAwardTheir Eyes Were Watching GodFilm, 2005Nanny2001Feast of All SaintsFilm, Elsie Claviere2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries, Mary Wilson1997A Simple WishFilm, Hortence1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildSeries, Grandma (voice)1993Cop & ½Film, Rachel1991Crystal AwardAwardHonorary Degree from Spelman CollegeAwardPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a MovieAward, 1991Jungle FeverFilm, 1991Lucinda Purify1989Do the Right ThingFilm, Mother Sister1988American ExperienceSeries, Narrator (voice)1986Ohio Women's Hall of FameAward1983Reading RainbowSeries1982Cat PeopleFilm, Female1979Roots: The Next GenerationsSeries, Queen Haley1975Black Filmmakers Hall of FameAwardPaul Robeson AwardAward1974Police WomanSeries1970King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to MemphisFilm1968The Dick Cavett ShowSeries1967The IncidentFilm, Joan Robinson1961The DefendersSeries, Catherine CollinsA Raisin in the SunFilm, 1961Ruth Younger1957Edge of the CityFilm, Lucy Tyler1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeries, Rowena Finch1950No Way OutFilm, Connie Brooks (uncredited)1922Born27 October 1922People around Ruby
Sidney Poitier Also in A Raisin in the Sun and No Way Out
Spike Lee Produced Do the Right Thing and Dream Street
Jules Dassin Directed Up Tight! and Uptight
Roy Glenn Also in Edge of the City (1957)
Lonette McKee Directed Dream Street (2005)- Monty Ross Produced Do the Right Thing and Jungle Fever
Eartha Kitt Also in The Feast of All Saints (2001)
Kathleen Turner Also in Baby Genius and A Simple Wish
Henry Winkler Directed Cop and a Half (1993)
Gloria Reuben Also in The Feast of All Saints (2001)- Bob Clark Directed Baby Genius (2000)
Peter Medak Directed The Feast of All Saints (2001)
Larry Peerce Directed The Incident (1967)- Paul Benjamin Also in The Atlanta Child Murders (1985)
Paul Maslansky Produced Cop and a Half (1993)
Steven Paul Produced Baby Genius (2000)
Joel Fluellen Also in The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
Samuel L. Jackson Also in Do the Right Thing and Jungle Fever
Ridley Scott Produced American Gangster (2007)
Magic Johnson Produced Passing Glory (1999)
Martin Sheen Also in The Incident (1967)
Christopher Lloyd Also in Baby Genius and Baby Geniuses
Louis Gossett Jr. Also in It's Good to Be Alive (1974)
Annette O'Toole Also in Cat People and Love at Large
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Do the Right Thing 1989
A Raisin in the Sun 1961
American Gangster 2007
The Incident 1967
Edge of the City 1957
Filmography 40
126 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
Photos 6
Dee by Carl Van Vechten, September 25, 1962
Louis Gossett Jr., Dee and Sidney Poitier in A Raisin in the Sun (1959)
Left to right: Ely Landau, Ruby Dee, Paul Newman, and Sidney Lumet at the King: A Filmed Record (1970)
Dee with Congressman David Scott in 2006![''[[The Jackie Robinson Story]]'' (1950)"}},"i":0}}]}" id="mwAlM">Ruby Dee and Joel Fluellen (center) inThe Jackie Robinson Story (1950)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/The_Jackie_Robinson_Story_%281950%29_still_1.jpg/500px-The_Jackie_Robinson_Story_%281950%29_still_1.jpg)
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She was honored with the National Medal of Arts in 1995, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2000, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2004.
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1922 to 2014 · aged 91
