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Ruby Dee was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist and civil rights activist. She is best known for originating the role of Ruth Younger in the stage and film versions of A Raisin in the Sun (1961). She also starred in The Jackie Robinson Story (1950), Cat People (1982), Do the Right Thing (1989) and American Gangster (... See full bio


Ruby Dee movies and series available to watch on Amazon, Netflix, Hulu : 1st ratings based on IMDB, 2nd rating - Netflix / Rotten Tomatos users:
* Movie Title (sort) Year Genres (sort) Director / CreatorsLeading Actors Netflix
7.6 Captive Heart the James Mink Story 1996 Drama Bruce Pittman Louis Gossett Jr. Kate Nelligan Ruby Dee
6.9 Mr. and Mrs. Loving 1996 Biography Drama Romance Richard Friedenberg Timothy Hutton Lela Rochon Ruby Dee
6.6 The Jackie Robinson Story 1950 Biography Drama Sport Alfred E. Green Jackie Robinson Ruby Dee Minor Watson * 3.4 /5
5.5 Video Girl 2011 Drama Ty Hodges Meagan Good Adam Senn Ruby Dee * 3.7/5
8.3 Do the Right Thing 1989 Comedy Drama Spike Lee Danny Aiello Ossie Davis Ruby Dee * 3.6/5
8.0 v A Raisin in the Sun 1961 Drama Daniel Petrie Sidney Poitier Claudia McNeil Ruby Dee * 3.8/5
6.8 Decoration Day 1990 Drama Robert Markowitz James Garner Judith Ivey Ruby Dee
6.7 The Court Martial of Jackie Robinson 1990 Biography Drama Larry Peerce Andre Braugher Daniel Stern Ruby Dee
6.7 v Up Tight 1968 Drama Thriller Jules Dassin Raymond St. Jacques Ruby Dee Frank Silvera * 7.4/10
6.5 Buck and the Preacher 1972 Adventure Drama Western Sidney Poitier, Joseph Sargent (uncredited) Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, Ruby Dee * 3.3/5
6.3 America 2009 Drama Yves Simoneau Philip Johnson Rosie O'Donnell Ruby Dee * 3.5/5
6.1 Whitewash 1994 Animation Family Short Michael Sporn Ruby Dee Serena Henry Ndehru Roberts
8.1 American Gangster 2007 Biography Crime Drama Drama Thriller Ridley Scott Denzel Washington Russell Crowe Chiwetel Ejiofor * 3.9/5
7.9 Mumia Long Distance Revolutionary 2012 Biography Documentary History Stephen Vittoria Cornel West Alice Walker Angela Davis - 8.8/10
7.4 Wattstax 1973 Comedy Documentary Music Mel Stuart The Dramatics The Staple Singers Kim Weston * 3.8/5
7.4 No Way Out 1950 Crime Drama Film-Noir Film-Noir Thriller Joseph L. Mankiewicz Richard Widmark Linda Darnell Stephen McNally * 3.6/5
7.1 v Edge of the City 1957 Drama Martin Ritt John Cassavetes Sidney Poitier Jack Warden * 3.8/5
7.0 v Jungle Fever 1991 Drama Romance Spike Lee Wesley Snipes Annabella Sciorra Spike Lee * 3.1/5
7.0 Sing Your Song Harry Belafonte 2011 Biography Documentary Music Susanne Rostock Harry Belafonte Sidney Poitier Marge Champion
6.9 For Love of Liberty 2010 Documentary Frank Martin Halle Berry Avery Brooks Colin Powell * 3.0/5
6.8 American Revolutionary the Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs 2013 Biography Documentary Grace Lee Grace Lee Boggs Danny Glover Bill Ayers * 5/5
6.5 Just Cause 1995 Action Crime Drama Drama Mystery Thriller Arne Glimcher Sean Connery Laurence Fishburne Kate Capshaw * 3.6/5
6.5 A Thousand Words 2012 Comedy Drama Brian Robbins Eddie Murphy Cliff Curtis Kerry Washington * 3.4/5
6.4 Cat People 1982 Fantasy Horror Thriller Paul Schrader Nastassja Kinski Malcolm McDowell John Heard * 3.0/5
6.1 Passing Glory 1999 Drama Sport Steve James Andre Braugher Rip Torn Sean Squire * 3.0/5
6.1 Go Tell It on the Mountain 1984 Drama Stan Lathan Paul Winfield James Bond III Olivia Cole - 6.4/10
6.9 Mr and Mrs Loving 1996 Biography Drama Romance Richard Friedenberg Timothy Hutton Lela Rochon Ruby Dee * 3.6/5
6.7 1982 2013 Drama Tommy Oliver Bokeem Woodbine Quinton Aaron Wayne Brady * 3.1/5

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