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 Commentary6.8average 4.9
- Politics4.5average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism4.8average 3.3
- Family Dynamics5.7average 4.7
- Nostalgia4.6average 3.6
- Pathos6.0average 5.2
- Wholesome4.1average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline4.0, average 5.1
- Scare1.6, average 2.6
- 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
- Political Intrigue 3
- Social Justice 3
- Period Piece 3
- Crime Investigation 2
- Family-Friendly 2
- Racial Tensions 2
- Psychological Suspense 2
- Contemporary Issues 2
- Absurdist Premise 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 PoitierActorA Raisin in the Sun, Edge of the City, Buck and the Preacher, Go Man Go
Terence BlanchardComposerJungle Fever, Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Betty and Coretta
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
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
Edward James OlmosActorAmerican Playhouse, The Unfinished Journey, The Wall- EErnest KinoyWriterAmerican Playhouse, Lincoln, Buck and the Preacher
James Earl JonesActorThe Atlanta Child Murders, Feast of All Saints
Sam WaterstonActorLincoln, The Unfinished Journey
Lonette McKeeActorJungle Fever, Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Movies and TV shows
192000s
2 titles · average score 79
79
American Gangster (2007)
as Mama Lucas
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004)
as (archive footage)
1990s
5 titles · average score 63
47
Just Cause (1995)
as Evangeline Ferguson
71
The Ernest Green Story (1993)
as Lydia Wilson
72
Jungle Fever (1991)
as Lucinda Purify
1980s
2 titles · average score 75
87
Do the Right Thing (1989)
as Mother Sister
63
Go Tell It on the Mountain (1984)
as Mrs. Grimes
1970s
3 titles · average score 62
62
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)
as Grandmother Baxter
63
The Sheriff (1971)
as Sue Ann Lucas
1960s
4 titles · average score 75
77
Uptight (1968)
as Laurie
83
The Incident (1967)
as Joan Robinson
55
The Balcony (1963)
as Thief
85
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
as Ruth Younger
1950s
3 titles · average score 66
58
The Tall Target (1951)
as Rachel
61
The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
as Rae Robinson
80
No Way Out (1950)
as Connie Brooks (uncredited)