Ruby Dee
Acting
- Born
- October 27, 1922
- Died
- June 11, 2014
- Place of Birth
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Known For
- Женский
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).
Filmography
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Mary Wilson
2000
Great Performances
as Self
1971
Touched by an Angel
as LaBelle Springbelt
1994
American Experience
as Narrator (voice)
1988
The Fugitive
as Laura Smith
1963
The Golden Girls
as Mammy Watkins
1985
Police Woman
1974
Reading Rainbow
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1983
The Oscars
as Self
1953
China Beach
1988
Spenser: For Hire
1985
The Stand
as Mother Abagail Freemantle
1994
Roots: The Next Generations
as Queen Haley
1979
Little Bill
1999