Acting
Ruby Dee
- Titles
- 87movies29TV shows
- Career
Active from 1946 to 2013, busiest in 1999 with 5 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 40top three billing
- Average score
62/100
- Highest rated
Do the Right Thing87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 44 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical4.6average 2.6
- Social Commentary6.9average 4.9
- Politics4.4average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism4.8average 3.3
- Family Dynamics5.7average 4.7
- Pathos6.1average 5.2
- Wholesome4.1average 3.3
- Nostalgia4.3average 3.6
Rarely in their work
- Scare1.6, average 2.6
- Adrenaline4.1, average 5.1
- Uncanny1.5, average 2.5
- Absurdist Humor1.2, average 2.0
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 6
- Social Commentary 5
- Political Intrigue 3
- Character Study 3
- Thought-Provoking 3
- Period Piece 3
- Social Justice 3
- Racial Injustice 2
- Historical Drama 2
- Biographical 2
- American History 2
- Contemporary Issues 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Ossie DavisActorAmerican Playhouse, Do the Right Thing, Jungle Fever, Feast of All Saints, All God's Children, +8 more
Sidney PoitierActorEdge of the City, Buck and the Preacher, A Raisin in the Sun, Go Man Go
Edward James OlmosActorAmerican Playhouse, The Wall, The Unfinished Journey
Paul BenjaminActorDo the Right Thing, The Atlanta Child Murders, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Diahann CarrollActorHaving Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years, Color Adjustment, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Louis Gossett Jr.ActorA Raisin in the Sun, Captive Heart: The James Mink Story, It's Good to Be Alive
Bill NunnActorDo the Right Thing, Mr. and Mrs. Loving, Passing Glory- EErnest KinoyWriterAmerican Playhouse, Lincoln, Buck and the Preacher
Terence BlanchardComposerJungle Fever, Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years, Their Eyes Were Watching God
Rip TornActorThe Atlanta Child Murders, Passing Glory
Bill CobbsActorDecoration Day, Tuesday Morning Ride
Sam WaterstonActorLincoln, The Unfinished Journey
Movies and TV shows
93Great
Score 80 to 89
7 titles
Great
Score 80 to 89
87
as Mother Sister
85
TV show · as Rowena Finch
84
TV show · as Laura Smith
83
TV show · as Mammy Watkins
83
as Joan Robinson
83
as Ruth Younger
81
as Netta's mother
Good
Score 70 to 79
17 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
79
as Mama Lucas
75
as Annie Elizabeth 'Bessie' Delany
74
as Elizabeth
73
as Narrator
72
as Lucy Tyler
72
as Lucinda Purify
72
TV show · as Elizabeth Keckley
71
as Lydia Wilson
71
as Sophia
71
as Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins
71
as Jackie's Mother
70
as Laurie
Decent
Score 60 to 69
26 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
69
as Rowena
69
TV show · as Zora Neale Hurston / Mrs. Grimes
69
as Christine
67
as Mommit Porter
63
as Nanna Maria
63
as Mrs. Henry
62
as Grandmother Baxter
62
TV show · as Faye Williams
61
as Rae Robinson
60
as Valerie
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
14 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
59
as Female
58
as Rachel
56
as Narrator (voice)
55
as Thief
55
as Mrs. Harper
52
TV show
51
TV show · as Queen Haley
50
TV show
48
as Ms. Ella
47
as Evangeline Ferguson
44
TV show · as LaBelle Springbelt
35
as Hortence
33
as Annie McCall
33
as Miss Candy
Unwatchable to terrible
Score 0 to 29
3 titles
Unwatchable to terrible
Score 0 to 29
Not rated yet
26 titles
Not rated yet
as Emelda West
as Ruth Campanella
as Grandmother (voice)
as Mary Tyrone
as Lorraine Hansberry and other assorted characters
as Dr. Bianca Pearson
as Zora Neale Hurston
as Leah Matanzima
as Drugstore Girl
as Narrator (voice)
as Julia Augustine
as Narrator (voice)