Acting
Ruby Dee
- Titles
- 89movies28TV shows
- Career
Active from 1946 to 2013, busiest in 1999 with 5 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 40top three billing
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
A Raisin in the Sun89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 41 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Politics4.5average 2.6
- Social Commentary6.8average 4.9
- Historical4.3average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism4.7average 3.3
- Family Dynamics5.8average 4.7
- Wholesome4.2average 3.3
- Pathos6.0average 5.2
- Nostalgia4.2average 3.6
Rarely in their work
- Uncanny1.5, average 2.5
- Adrenaline4.1, average 5.1
- Scare1.7, average 2.6
- Absurdist Humor1.2, 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.
Ossie DavisActorAmerican Playhouse, Do the Right Thing, Jungle Fever, The Stand, Feast of All Saints, +9 more
Sidney PoitierActorEdge of the City, Buck and the Preacher, A Raisin in the Sun, Go Man Go
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
Paul BenjaminActorDo the Right Thing, The Atlanta Child Murders, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Gary SiniseActorAmerican Playhouse, The Stand, The Stand
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
James Earl JonesActorThe Atlanta Child Murders, Feast of All Saints
John TurturroActorDo the Right Thing, Jungle Fever
Rip TornActorThe Atlanta Child Murders, Passing Glory
Movies and TV shows
172000s
3 titles · average score 65
Taking Back Our Town (2001)
as Emelda West
63
A Storm in Summer (2000)
as Grandmother
1990s
7 titles · average score 68
76
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (1999)
as Annie Elizabeth 'Bessie' Delany
67
The Wall (1998)
as Mrs. Mitchell (segment "The Badge")
70
Mr. and Mrs. Loving (1996)
as Sophia
71
The Ernest Green Story (1993)
as Lydia Wilson
70
Decoration Day (1990)
as Rowena
70
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990)
as Jackie's Mother
1980s
1 title
All God's Children (1980)
as Irene Whitfield
1970s
5 titles · average score 62
62
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)
as Grandmother Baxter
It's Good to Be Alive (1974)
as Ruth Campanella
Wedding Band (1974)
as Julia Augustine
To Be Young, Gifted and Black (1972)
as Lorraine Hansberry and other assorted characters
63
The Sheriff (1971)
as Sue Ann Lucas
1960s
1 title
Deadlock (1969)
as Lucinda