Acting
Ruby Dee
- Titles
- 87movies26TV shows
- Career
Active from 1946 to 2013, busiest in 1999 with 5 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 39top three billing
- Average score
63/100
- Highest rated
A Raisin in the Sun78/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 36 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Politics4.7average 2.6
- Social Commentary7.0average 4.9
- Class & Capitalism5.1average 3.3
- Historical4.3average 2.6
- Family Dynamics5.7average 4.7
- Pathos6.0average 5.2
- Wholesome4.0average 3.3
- Nostalgia4.3average 3.6
Rarely in their work
- Uncanny1.6, average 2.5
- Scare1.8, average 2.6
- Absurdist Humor1.2, average 2.0
- Contemporary Realism4.5, average 5.2
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 5
- Social Commentary 3
- Character Study 3
- Historical Drama 2
- Redemptive Arc 2
- Absurdist Premise 2
- Family-Friendly 2
- American History 2
- Racial Tensions 2
- Contemporary Issues 2
- Political Intrigue 2
- Racial Injustice 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Ossie DavisActorDo the Right Thing, Jungle Fever, The Stand, Feast of All Saints, The Ernest Green Story, +8 more
Sidney PoitierActorBuck and the Preacher, Edge of the City, 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
Paul BenjaminActorDo the Right Thing, The Atlanta Child Murders, 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
Kathleen TurnerActorBaby Geniuses, A Simple Wish
Rip TornActorThe Atlanta Child Murders, Passing Glory
Edward James OlmosActorThe Unfinished Journey, The Wall
Sam WaterstonActorLincoln, The Unfinished Journey
Molly RingwaldActorThe Stand, The Stand
James Earl JonesActorThe Atlanta Child Murders, Feast of All Saints
Movies and TV shows
92Great
Score 80 to 89
2 titles
Great
Score 80 to 89
87
as Connie Brooks (uncredited)
83
TV show · as Rowena Finch
Good
Score 70 to 79
23 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
78
as Mother Sister
78
as Ruth Younger
76
TV show · as Laura Smith
75
as Annie Elizabeth 'Bessie' Delany
74
as Joan Robinson
71
as Narrator
71
as Rowena
71
as Lucy Tyler
71
TV show · as Elizabeth Keckley
71
as Mother Abagail Freemantle
70
as Laurie
70
as Rachel
Decent
Score 60 to 69
18 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
67
as Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins
66
TV show · as LaBelle Springbelt
64
as Lucinda Purify
64
TV show
64
as Rae Robinson
63
TV show · as Faye Williams
63
as Evangeline Ferguson
62
as Nanna Maria
61
as Mommit Porter
61
as Female
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
13 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
59
as Annie McCall
59
as Mrs. Henry
57
as Valerie
57
as Narrator (voice)
56
as Grandmother Baxter
56
as Elsie Claviere
54
as Hortence
53
as Corrine Dart
49
as Mrs. Harper
43
as Rachel
33
as Margo
Not rated yet
36 titles
Not rated yet
as Ruth Campanella
as Grandmother (voice)
as Mary Tyrone
as Lorraine Hansberry and other assorted characters
as Zora Neale Hurston
as Narrator (voice)
as Leah Matanzima
as Narrator (voice)
as Drugstore Girl
as Sophia
as Julia Augustine
as Christine