Portrait of Ruby Dee

Acting

Ruby Dee

Titles
89movies28TV shows
Career

Active from 1946 to 2013, busiest in 1999 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
40
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 41 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Ruby Dee Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Uncanny
    1.5, average 2.5
  • Adrenaline
    4.1, average 5.1
  • Scare
    1.7, average 2.6
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.2, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Thought-Provoking 3
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • American History 2
  • Absurdist Premise 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Redemptive Arc 2
  • Racial Injustice 2
  • Period Piece 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

7
TypeAllTV shows4Movies3
RoleAnyActing6Appearances1Sound1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1950s51960s71970s41980s71990s112000s2
GenreAnyDrama3War & Politics2Documentary2Fantasy1Horror1Comedy1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1980s

7 titles · average score 77
GoodWatch71
Poster for Lincoln

TV show · as Elizabeth Keckley

GoodWatch75
Poster for American Experience

TV show · as Narrator (voice)

GoodWatch83
Poster for The Golden Girls

TV show · as Mammy Watkins

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