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
17Great
Score 80 to 89
3 titles
Great
Score 80 to 89
87
Do the Right Thing (1989)
as Mother Sister
83
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
as Ruth Younger
81
Black Girl (1972)
as Netta's mother
Good
Score 70 to 79
6 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
77
China Beach (1988)
TV show
75
American Experience (1988)
TV show · as Narrator (voice)
72
Jungle Fever (1991)
as Lucinda Purify
72
Lincoln (1988)
TV show · as Elizabeth Keckley
71
The Ernest Green Story (1993)
as Lydia Wilson
70
Uptight (1968)
as Laurie
Decent
Score 60 to 69
6 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
68
Armchair Theatre (1956)
TV show · as Vicky Kingsbury
66
The Stand (1994)
TV show · as Mother Abagail Freemantle
63
Go Tell It on the Mountain (1984)
as Mrs. Grimes
62
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)
as Grandmother Baxter
62
The Atlanta Child Murders (1985)
TV show · as Faye Williams
Not rated yet
2 titles
Not rated yet
Long Day's Journey Into Night (1982)
as Mary Tyrone
