Acting
Ruby Dee
- Titles
- 88movies29TV shows
- Career
Active from 1946 to 2013, busiest in 1999 with 5 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 41top 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
- Politics4.5average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism4.8average 3.3
- Family Dynamics5.7average 4.7
- Pathos6.0average 5.2
- Wholesome4.1average 3.3
- Nostalgia4.3average 3.6
Rarely in their work
- Scare1.6, average 2.6
- Adrenaline4.0, average 5.1
- Uncanny1.5, average 2.5
- Absurdist Humor1.2, average 2.0
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 6
- Social Commentary 5
- Character Study 3
- Social Justice 3
- Period Piece 3
- Political Intrigue 3
- Thought-Provoking 3
- Absurdist Premise 2
- Family-Friendly 2
- American History 2
- Educational 2
- Biographical 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, The Ernest Green Story, +8 more
Sidney PoitierActorBuck and the Preacher, A Raisin in the Sun, Edge of the City, Go Man Go
Terence BlanchardComposerJungle Fever, Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Betty and Coretta
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
Edward James OlmosActorAmerican Playhouse, The Wall, The Unfinished Journey
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
Spike LeeActorDo the Right Thing, Jungle Fever
Nastassja KinskiActorCat People, A Storm in Summer
Gloria ReubenActorFeast of All Saints, Betty and Coretta
Movies and TV shows
102000s
3 titles · average score 60
48
All About Us (2007)
as Ms. Ella
65
Feast of All Saints (2001)
as Elsie Claviere
1990s
4 titles · average score 69
71
Mr. and Mrs. Loving (1996)
as Sophia
72
Jungle Fever (1991)
as Lucinda Purify
Zora is My Name! (1990)
as Zora Neale Hurston
63
Love at Large (1990)
as Corrine Dart
1960s
1 title · average score 85
85
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
as Ruth Younger
1950s
2 titles · average score 72
Virgin Island (1959)
as Ruth
72
Edge of the City (1957)
as Lucy Tyler