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
202010s
1 title · average score 59
59
A Thousand Words (2012)
as Annie McCall
2000s
3 titles · average score 76
1990s
7 titles · average score 62
64
Little Bill (1999)
TV show
54
A Simple Wish (1997)
as Hortence
64
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
TV show · as Grandma (voice)
71
The Stand (1994)
as Mother Abagail Freemantle
66
Touched by an Angel (1994)
TV show · as LaBelle Springbelt
Middle Ages (1992)
TV show · as Estelle Williams
1980s
3 titles · average score 69
63
The Atlanta Child Murders (1985)
TV show · as Faye Williams
78
The Golden Girls (1985)
TV show · as Mammy Watkins
65
Go Tell It on the Mountain (1985)
as Mrs. Grimes
1970s
2 titles · average score 76
76
Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
TV show · as Queen Victoria Haley
Black Girl (1972)
as Netta's mother
1960s
2 titles · average score 74
78
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
as Ruth Younger
70
The Defenders (1961)
TV show · as Catherine Collins
1950s
2 titles · average score 83
Virgin Island (1959)
as Ruth
83
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV show · as Rowena Finch