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
73Great
Score 80 to 89
5 titles
Great
Score 80 to 89
87
as Mother Sister
85
as Ruth Younger
83
as Joan Robinson
82
as Netta's mother
80
as Connie Brooks (uncredited)
Good
Score 70 to 79
13 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
79
as Mama Lucas
77
as Laurie
75
as Annie Elizabeth 'Bessie' Delany
74
as Elizabeth
73
as Narrator
72
as Lucy Tyler
72
as Lucinda Purify
72
as Jackie's Mother
71
as Lydia Wilson
71
as Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins
71
as Mrs. Mitchell (segment "The Badge")
71
as Sophia
Decent
Score 60 to 69
18 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
69
as Christine
69
as Rowena
68
as Mommit Porter
65
as Mrs. Henry
63
as Nanna Maria
63
as Maude
62
as Grandmother Baxter
61
as Rae Robinson
60
as Valerie
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
11 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
59
as Female
59
as Irma Jackson
58
as Narrator (voice)
58
as Rachel
55
as Thief
55
as Mrs. Harper
48
as Ms. Ella
47
as Evangeline Ferguson
35
as Hortence
33
as Annie McCall
33
as Miss Candy
Unwatchable to terrible
Score 0 to 29
3 titles
Unwatchable to terrible
Score 0 to 29
Not rated yet
23 titles
Not rated yet
as Emelda West
as Ruth Campanella
as Grandmother (voice)
as Lorraine Hansberry and other assorted characters
as Zora Neale Hurston
as Mary Tyrone
as Dr. Bianca Pearson
as Leah Matanzima
as Drugstore Girl
as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Julia Augustine