Acting
Ruby Dee
- Titles
- 87movies29TV 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 45 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical4.7average 2.6
- Social Commentary6.9average 4.9
- Politics4.4average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism4.9average 3.3
- Family Dynamics5.7average 4.7
- Pathos6.1average 5.2
- Nostalgia4.5average 3.7
- Wholesome4.0average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Scare1.6, average 2.6
- Adrenaline4.0, average 5.0
- 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
- Character Study 4
- Political Intrigue 3
- Period Piece 3
- Social Justice 3
- Absurdist Premise 2
- Family-Friendly 2
- American History 2
- Educational 2
- Redemptive Arc 2
- Historical Drama 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, +7 more
Sidney PoitierActorBuck and the Preacher, A Raisin in the Sun, Edge of the City, Go Man Go
Terence BlanchardComposerJungle Fever, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years, Betty and Coretta
Paul BenjaminActorDo the Right Thing, The Atlanta Child Murders, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Edward James OlmosActorAmerican Playhouse, The Unfinished Journey, The Wall
Diahann CarrollActorI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years, Color Adjustment
Bill NunnActorDo the Right Thing, Mr. and Mrs. Loving, Passing Glory
Louis Gossett Jr.ActorA Raisin in the Sun, Captive Heart: The James Mink Story, It's Good to Be Alive- EErnest KinoyWriterAmerican Playhouse, Buck and the Preacher, Lincoln
John TurturroActorDo the Right Thing, Jungle Fever
James Earl JonesActorThe Atlanta Child Murders, Feast of All Saints
Kathleen TurnerActorBaby Geniuses, A Simple Wish
Movies and TV shows
21Great
Score 80 to 89
2 titles
Great
Score 80 to 89
87
Do the Right Thing (1989)
as Mother Sister
85
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
as Ruth Younger
Good
Score 70 to 79
6 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
77
Uptight (1968)
as Laurie
77
China Beach (1988)
TV show
72
Edge of the City (1957)
as Lucy Tyler
72
Jungle Fever (1991)
as Lucinda Purify
72
Lincoln (1988)
TV show · as Elizabeth Keckley
71
The Ernest Green Story (1993)
as Lydia Wilson
Decent
Score 60 to 69
7 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
68
Armchair Theatre (1956)
TV show · as Vicky Kingsbury
68
Black Girl (1972)
as Netta's mother
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
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
3 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
51
Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
TV show · as Queen Haley
47
Just Cause (1995)
as Evangeline Ferguson
33
A Thousand Words (2012)
as Annie McCall
Unwatchable to terrible
Score 0 to 29
1 title
Unwatchable to terrible
Score 0 to 29
17
Steam (2007)
as Doris
Not rated yet
2 titles
Not rated yet
Long Day's Journey Into Night (1982)
as Mary Tyrone