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
252000s
3 titles · average score 79
79
American Gangster (2007)
as Mama Lucas
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004)
as (archive footage)
Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years (2002)
TV show · as Narrator
1990s
4 titles · average score 63
56
The Unfinished Journey (1999)
as Narrator (voice)
71
The Ernest Green Story (1993)
as Lydia Wilson
1980s
7 titles · average score 70
72
Lincoln (1988)
TV show · as Elizabeth Keckley
75
American Experience (1988)
TV show · as Narrator (voice)
77
China Beach (1988)
TV show
62
The Atlanta Child Murders (1985)
TV show · as Faye Williams
63
Go Tell It on the Mountain (1984)
as Mrs. Grimes
69
American Playhouse (1982)
TV show · as Zora Neale Hurston / Mrs. Grimes
Long Day's Journey Into Night (1982)
as Mary Tyrone
1970s
4 titles · average score 59
62
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)
as Grandmother Baxter
51
Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
TV show · as Queen Haley
63
The Sheriff (1971)
as Sue Ann Lucas
1960s
2 titles · average score 70
70
Uptight (1968)
as Laurie
The Great Adventure (1963)
TV show · as Harriet Tubman
1950s
5 titles · average score 68
68
Armchair Theatre (1956)
TV show · as Vicky Kingsbury
58
The Tall Target (1951)
as Rachel
85
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV show · as Rowena Finch
61
The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
as Rae Robinson
71
No Way Out (1950)
as Connie Brooks (uncredited)