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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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hollywood BlackSeries | Self (archive footage) | 102 |
| 2018 | Poitier's Walter LeeMovie | Self (archive footage) | 96 |
| 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 |
| 2007 | In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black CinemaMovie | Herself | 85 |
| 2007 | All About UsMovie | Ms. Ella | 85 |
| 2007 | Our Paul: Remembering Paul RobesonMovie | Self | 85 |
| 2006 | The Way Back HomeMovie | Maude | 84 |
| 2005 | Their Eyes Were Watching GodMovie | Nanny | 83 |
| 2004 | TV in Black: The First Fifty YearsMovie | (archive footage) | 82 |
| 2002 | Christianity: The First Two Thousand YearsSeries | Narrator | 80 |
| 2002 | Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'Movie | Self | 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 |
| 1999 | Paul Robeson: Here I StandMovie | Self | 77 |
| 1999 | Passing GloryMovie | Mommit Porter | 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 |
| 1996 | Mr. and Mrs. LovingMovie | Sophia | 74 |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildSeries | Grandma (voice) | 73 |
| 1995 | Just CauseMovie | Evangeline Ferguson | 73 |
| 1995 | Tuesday Morning RideMovie | Jennie | 73 |
| 1994 | Touched by an AngelSeries | LaBelle Springbelt | 72 |
| 1994 | The StandSeries | Mother Abagail Freemantle | 72 |
| 1993 | Cop & ½Movie | Rachel | 71 |
| 1993 | The Ernest Green StoryMovie | Lydia Wilson | 71 |
| 1992 | Color AdjustmentMovie | Narrator | 70 |
| 1991 | Jungle FeverMovie | Lucinda Purify | 69 |
| 1990 | Love at LargeMovie | Corrine Dart | 68 |
| 1990 | The Court-Martial of Jackie RobinsonMovie | Jackie's Mother | 68 |
| 1990 | Decoration DayMovie | Rowena | 68 |
| 1990 | Zora is My Name!Movie | Zora Neale Hurston | 68 |
| 1989 | Do the Right ThingMovie | Mother Sister | 67 |
| 1989 | Making 'Do the Right Thing'Movie | Self | 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 |
| 1982 | Cat PeopleMovie | Female | 60 |
| 1982 | Long Day's Journey Into NightMovie | Mary Tyrone | 60 |
| 1980 | All God's ChildrenMovie | Irene Whitfield | 58 |
| 1980 | The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem SixMovie | — | 58 |
| 1979 | Roots: The Next GenerationsSeries | Queen Haley | 57 |
| 1979 | I Know Why the Caged Bird SingsMovie | Grandmother Baxter | 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 |
| 1974 | Wedding BandMovie | Julia Augustine | 52 |
| 1972 | Buck and the PreacherMovie | Ruth | 50 |
| 1972 | Black GirlMovie | Netta's mother | 50 |
| 1972 | To Be Young, Gifted and BlackMovie | Lorraine Hansberry and other assorted characters | 50 |
| 1971 | The SheriffMovie | Sue Ann Lucas | 49 |
| 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 |
| 1963 | The BalconyMovie | Thief | 41 |
| 1961 | The DefendersSeries | Catherine Collins | 39 |
| 1961 | A Raisin in the SunMovie | Ruth Younger | 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 |
| 0 | Diamonds on the Silver ScreenMovie | Self | — |