Ruby Dee was an American actress. She was married to Ossie Davis, with whom she frequently performed until his death in 2005. She received numerous accolades, including an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, an Obie Award, and a Drama Desk Award, as well as a nomination for an Academy Award. She was honored with the National Medal of Arts in 1995, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2000, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2004.
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hollywood BlackSeries | Self (archive footage) | 102 |
| 2013 | Betty and CorettaMovie | Narrator | 91 |
| 2012 | A Thousand WordsMovie | Annie McCall | 90 |
| 2011 | The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' RollMovie | Miss Candy | 89 |
| 2007 | SteamMovie | Doris | 85 |
| 2007 | American GangsterMovie | Mama Lucas | 85 |
| 2004 | TV in Black: The First Fifty YearsMovie | (archive footage) | 82 |
| 2002 | Christianity: The First Two Thousand YearsSeries | Narrator | 80 |
| 2001 | Feast of All SaintsMovie | Elsie Claviere | 79 |
| 2001 | Taking Back Our TownMovie | Emelda West | 79 |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries | Mary Wilson | 78 |
| 2000 | A Storm in SummerMovie | Grandmother | 78 |
| 2000 | Finding Buck McHenryMovie | Mrs. Henry | 78 |
| 1999 | The Unfinished JourneyMovie | Narrator (voice) | 77 |
| 1999 | Baby GeniusesMovie | Margo | 77 |
| 1999 | Little BillSeries | — | 77 |
| 1998 | Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in HollywoodMovie | Self | 76 |
| 1997 | A Simple WishMovie | Hortence | 75 |
| 1997 | Sports on the Silver ScreenMovie | Self (archive footage) | 75 |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildSeries | Grandma (voice) | 73 |
| 1995 | Just CauseMovie | Evangeline Ferguson | 73 |
| 1994 | Touched by an AngelSeries | LaBelle Springbelt | 72 |
| 1994 | The StandSeries | Mother Abagail Freemantle | 72 |
| 1991 | Jungle FeverMovie | Lucinda Purify | 69 |
| 1990 | Love at LargeMovie | Corrine Dart | 68 |
| 1990 | The Court-Martial of Jackie RobinsonMovie | Jackie's Mother | 68 |
| 1989 | Do the Right ThingMovie | Mother Sister | 67 |
| 1988 | American ExperienceSeries | Narrator (voice) | 66 |
| 1988 | China BeachSeries | — | 66 |
| 1988 | LincolnSeries | Elizabeth Keckley | 66 |
| 1985 | The Golden GirlsSeries | Mammy Watkins | 63 |
| 1985 | Spenser: For HireSeries | — | 63 |
| 1985 | The Atlanta Child MurdersSeries | Faye Williams | 63 |
| 1984 | Go Tell It on the MountainMovie | Mrs. Grimes | 62 |
| 1983 | Reading RainbowSeries | Self - Narrator (voice) | 61 |
| 1980 | All God's ChildrenMovie | Irene Whitfield | 58 |
| 1979 | Roots: The Next GenerationsSeries | Queen Haley | 57 |
| 1978 | The Kennedy Center HonorsSeries | Self | 56 |
| 1976 | Countdown at KusiniMovie | Leah Matanzima | 54 |
| 1974 | Police WomanSeries | — | 52 |
| 1974 | It's Good to Be AliveMovie | Ruth Campanella | 52 |
| 1972 | Buck and the PreacherMovie | Ruth | 50 |
| 1972 | Black GirlMovie | Netta's mother | 50 |
| 1970 | King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to MemphisMovie | Self (archive footage) | 48 |
| 1969 | DeadlockMovie | Lucinda | 47 |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett ShowSeries | Self - Guest | 46 |
| 1967 | The IncidentMovie | Joan Robinson | 45 |
| 1963 | The FugitiveSeries | Laura Smith | 41 |
| 1963 | Gone Are the Days!Movie | Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins | 41 |
| 1963 | The Great AdventureSeries | Harriet Tubman | 41 |
| 1961 | The DefendersSeries | Catherine Collins | 39 |
| 1959 | Virgin IslandMovie | Ruth | 37 |
| 1957 | Edge of the CityMovie | Lucy Tyler | 35 |
| 1956 | Armchair TheatreSeries | Vicky Kingsbury | 34 |
| 1954 | Go Man GoMovie | Irma Jackson | 32 |
| 1953 | The OscarsSeries | Self | 31 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameSeries | Rowena Finch | 29 |
| 1951 | The Tall TargetMovie | Rachel | 29 |
| 1950 | No Way OutMovie | Connie Brooks (uncredited) | 28 |
| 1948 | What a GuyMovie | — | 26 |
| 1948 | The Fight Never EndsMovie | — | 26 |
| 1947 | Easy to GetMovie | Drugstore Girl | 25 |