Ruby Dee

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Oct 27, 1922 (102 years old)
Death date
Jun 11, 2014

Ruby Dee

Known For

Poitier's Walter Lee
0h 24m
Movie 2018

Poitier's Walter Lee

An interview with film scholar Mia Mask, co-editor of Poitier Revisited.

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
1h 30m
Movie 2014

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

In this open-letter style documentary, Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis' rich lives guide their grandson on his personal quest to master lasting love, conscious art, and undying activism.

Betty and Coretta
1h 30m
Movie 2013

Betty and Coretta

The widows of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X and how they carry on as single mothers after the assassination of their husbands.

Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
2h 0m
Movie 2013

Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal

The film chronicles the life and revolutionary times of death row political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal.

Steam
2h 0m
Movie 2007

Steam

Three women — a young coed, a forty-something single mother, and one a senior-aged widow — meet in the sauna of the local gym, where they gradually get to know one another and bond over their respective trials and tribulations.

American Gangster
2h 37m
Movie 2007

American Gangster

Loosely based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina, who smuggled heroin into the United States on American service planes returning from the Vietnam War, before being detained by a task force led by Newark Detective Richie Roberts.

In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema
0h 59m
Movie 2007

In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema

This documentary captures the sounds and images of a nearly forgotten era in film history when African American filmmakers and studios created “race movies” exclusively for black audiences. The best of these films attempted to counter the demeaning stereotypes of black Americans prevalent in the popular culture of the day. About 500 films were produced, yet only about 100 still exist. Filmmaking pioneers like Oscar Micheaux, the Noble brothers, and Spencer Williams, Jr. left a lasting influence on black filmmakers, and inspired generations of audiences who finally saw their own lives reflected on the silver screen.

Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years
6h 6m
TV Show 2002

Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years

A two-series set produced by the A&E network which explores the history of Christianity and its impact on the world from the year 0 to 2000.

Little Bill
0h 30m
TV Show 1999

Little Bill

Little Bill is a television show for children that is presently on Nick Jr. The stories are based on Bill Cosby's Little Bill book series, set in Philadelphia and feature Bill Jr. learning a lesson or moral. It was developed through research and in consultation with a panel of educational consultants. The show also aired on CBS as part of Nick Jr. on CBS, from September 16, 2000 - September 7, 2002, then as part of Nick on CBS from August 2, 2003 - September 10, 2005. The show returned with the return of Nick Jr. on CBS on September 17, 2005, and seen through September 9, 2006 when the block was replaced with The KOL Secret Slumber Party on CBS. The series went back into production in fall 2006 and a new season of 6 episodes aired on Noggin throughout April and July 2007, ending in the later month. Reruns are played on Nick Jr., on BET, as of January 7, 2008, and on Centric, as of May 1, 2010. Sonia Manzano, best known for playing Maria Rodriguez on Sesame Street, was a frequent writer for the show.

Christianity: The First 1000 Years
TV Show 1998

Christianity: The First 1000 Years

The incredible story of the people who, despite persecution, grew Christianity from an obscure movement to one of the world's largest religions.

Biography

Ruby Dee (October 27, 1922 - June 11, 2014) was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and civil rights activist. She originated the role of "Ruth Younger" in the stage and film versions of A Raisin in the Sun. Her other notable film roles include The Jackie Robinson Story (1950), Do the Right Thing (1989) and American Gangster (2007).

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