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Ruby Dee

Best known for playing Mother Sister in Do the Right Thing

Showing credits as

86 films28 shows

Do the Right Thing

Mother Sister · 1989

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American Gangster

Mama Lucas · 2007

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Mother Abagail Freemantle · 1994

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A Raisin in the Sun

Ruth Younger · 1961

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Buck and the Preacher

Ruth · 1972

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Edge of the City

Lucy Tyler · 1957

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Connie Brooks (uncredited) · 1950

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Joan Robinson · 1967

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Laurie · 1968

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Lucinda Purify · 1991

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Hortence · 1997

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Their Eyes Were Watching God

Nanny · 2005

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Female · 1982

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Evangeline Ferguson · 1995

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A Thousand Words

Annie McCall · 2012

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Margo · 1999

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A Storm in Summer

Grandmother · 2000

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A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner

Narrator · 1998

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Narrator · 1993

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Ms. Ella · 2007

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Mrs. Harper · 2009

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American Experience

Narrator (voice) · 1988

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American Playhouse

Mrs. Grimes · 1982

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Armchair Theatre

Vicky Kingsbury · 1956

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Baby of the Family

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Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

Self · 2004

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Betty and Coretta

Narrator · 2013

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Netta's mother · 1972

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Dr. Bianca Pearson · 1973

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1988

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Christianity: The First 1000 Years

Herself - Narrator · 1998

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Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years

Narrator · 2002

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Color Adjustment

Narrator · 1992

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Rachel · 1993

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Countdown at Kusini

Leah Matanzima · 1976

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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Mary Wilson · 2000

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Lucinda · 1969

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Rowena · 1990

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Diamonds on the Silver Screen

Self

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Discovering William Greaves

Self · 2006

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Drugstore Girl · 1947

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Feast of All Saints

Elsie Claviere · 2001

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Finding Buck McHenry

Mrs. Henry · 2000

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Irma Jackson · 1954

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Go Tell It on the Mountain

Mrs. Grimes · 1984

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Gone Are the Days!

Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins · 1963

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Great Performances

Self · 1971

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

Rowena Finch · 1951

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Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Grandma (voice) · 1995

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Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

Annie Elizabeth 'Bessie' Delany · 1999

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Hollywood Black

Self (archive footage) · 2024

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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Grandmother Baxter · 1979

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In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema

Herself · 2007

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It's Good to Be Alive

Ruth Campanella · 1974

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Narrator (voice) · 1991

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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

Self (archive footage) · 1970

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Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

Self · 2014

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Elizabeth Keckley · 1988

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1999

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Long Day's Journey Into Night

Mary Tyrone · 1982

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Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal

Self · 2013

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Corrine Dart · 1990

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2026

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Making 'Do the Right Thing'

Self · 1989

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Estelle Williams · 1992

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Mr. and Mrs. Loving

Sophia · 1996

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Vicky Kingsbury · 1966

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Nanna Maria · 2006

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Now is the Time

Self · 1967

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Narrator (voice) · 1972

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Mommit Porter · 1999

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Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

Self · 1999

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1974

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Politics of Love

2011

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Reading Rainbow

Self - Narrator (voice) · 1983

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Roots: The Next Generations

Queen Haley · 1979

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Spenser: For Hire

1985

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Sports on the Silver Screen

Self (archive footage) · 1997

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St. Louis Blues

Elizabeth · 1958

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Doris · 2007

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Take a Giant Step

Christine · 1959

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Taking Back Our Town

Emelda West · 2001

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That Man of Mine

Joan · 1946

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The Atlanta Child Murders

Faye Williams · 1985

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Thief · 1963

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The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson

Jackie's Mother · 1990

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Catherine Collins · 1961

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The Dick Cavett Show

Self - Guest · 1968

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The Ernest Green Story

Lydia Wilson · 1993

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The Fight Never Ends

1948

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Laura Smith · 1963

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The Golden Girls

Mammy Watkins · 1985

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The Great Adventure

Harriet Tubman · 1963

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The Jackie Robinson Story

Rae Robinson · 1950

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The Kennedy Center Honors

Self · 1978

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Self · 1953

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The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll

Miss Candy · 2009

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Sue Ann Lucas · 1971

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1994

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The Tall Target

Rachel · 1951

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The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six

1980

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The Unfinished Journey

Narrator (voice) · 1999

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Mrs. Mitchell (segment "The Badge") · 1998

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The Way Back Home

Maude · 2006

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Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'

Self · 2002

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To Be Young, Gifted and Black

Lorraine Hansberry and other assorted characters · 1972

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Touched by an Angel

LaBelle Springbelt · 1994

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Tuesday Morning Ride

Jennie · 1995

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Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

2003

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Valerie · 2011

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Ruth · 1959

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1948

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Grandmother (voice) · 1994

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Zora is My Name!

Zora Neale Hurston · 1990

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