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Ruby Dee
Actor, Producer, Writer
Born October 27, 1922 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Ruby Dee was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist and civil rights activist. She is best known for originating the role of "Ruth Younger" in the stage and film versions of A Raisin in the Sun (1961). She also starred in The Jackie Robinson Story (1950), Cat People (1982), Do the Right Thing (1989), and American Gangster (2007). Her film debut was That Man of Mine (1946). For her performance as Mahalee Lucas in American Gangster (2007), she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. As of 2019, she stands as the second oldest nominee for Best Supporting Actress, behind Gloria Stuart who was 87 when nominated for her role in Titanic for the 70th Academy Awards, 1998. Dee died on June 11, 2014, at her home in New Rochelle, New York, from natural causes at the age of 91.
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Arrow
Arrow
A Raisin In The Sun
Jungle Fever
American Gangster (Unrated)
Do the Right Thing
George W. Bush, Season 1
James Taylor, Carole King-Troubadours Rise of the Singer-Songwriter
China Beach: Season 1
The Golden Girls Season 1
Roots: The Next Generations
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Season 2
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First One Hundred Years
Whitewash
No Way Out
Arrow
Arrow
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Arrow
Arrow
2013
Betty & Coretta
2012
A Thousand Words
2011
Video Girl
2009
America
2007
All About Us
American Gangster (Unrated)
2006
The Way Back Home
2004
Fatherhood Season 1
2001
Taking Back Our Town
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Season 2
Finding Buck McHenry
1999
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First One Hundred Years
Passing Glory
Baby Geniuses
Little Bill Season 1
1998
The Wall
1997
A Simple Wish
1996
Captive Heart The James Mink Story
Mr. and Mrs. Loving
1995
Just Cause
Happily Ever After - Season 1
1994
Stephen King's The Stand Season 1
Whitewash
Touched By An Angel Season 1
1993
Cop and a Half
1991
Jungle Fever
Jazztime Tale
1990
Decoration Day
Love At Large
1989
Do the Right Thing
1988
Windmills Of The Gods
China Beach: Season 1
George W. Bush, Season 1
1985
James Taylor, Carole King-Troubadours Rise of the Singer-Songwriter
Spenser: For Hire: The Complete First Season
The Golden Girls Season 1
1980
The Killing Floor
1979
Roots: The Next Generations
1974
It's Good to be Alive
1972
Black Girl
Buck And The Preacher
1968
Up Tight
1961
A Raisin In The Sun
1959
Take a Giant Step
1958
St. Louis Blues
1957
Edge Of The City
1950
The Jackie Robinson Story
No Way Out
Arrow
Arrow
Connections
Stephen Horelick
Spike Lee
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