Ruby Dee

Née le 27 October 1924 à Cleveland (Ohio, USA).

Ruby Dee était mariée à l’acteur-réalisateur-scénariste Africain-Américain Ossie Davis jusqu’à la mort de celui-ci en 2005.

Prix : Nominée aux Oscar. 12 fois lauréate de prix et 14 nominations.



Filmography

Actress:

The Middle of Nowhere (2009) (pre-production)…. Cornelia

Red & Blue Marbles (2009) (post-production)…. Professor Wright

The Perfect Age of Rock’n’ Roll (2009) (post-production)…. Miss Candy the bartender

Steam (2007)…. Doris

American Gangster (2007)…. Mama Lucas

All About Us (2007)…. Ms. Ella

« CSI: Crime Scene Investigation »…. Mary Wilson (1 episode, 2007)
… aka CSI: Las Vegas (South Africa: English title: informal alternative title) (USA: syndication title)
… aka C.S.I. (USA: short title)
… aka CSI: Weekends (USA: promotional title)
… aka Experts, Les (Canada: French title)
– Empty Eyes (2007) TV episode…. Mary Wilson

The Way Back Home (2006)…. Maude

No. 2 (2006)…. Nanna Maria

Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005) (TV)…. Nanny
… aka Oprah Winfrey Presents Their Eyes Were Watching God (Australia: DVD box title)

Dream Street (2005)

Baby of the Family (2002)

Taking Back Our Town (2001) (TV)…. Emelda West

Feast of All Saints (2001) (TV)…. Elsie Claviere
… aka Anne Rice’s The Feast of All Saints (USA: complete title)

Freedom Never Dies: The Legacy of Harry T. Moore (2001) (TV)…. Narrator

Finding Buck McHenry (2000) (TV)…. Mrs. Henry

A Storm in Summer (2000) (TV)…. Grandmother

« Touched by an Angel »…. LaBelle (1 episode, 1999)
– The Christmas Gift (1999) TV episode…. LaBelle

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters’ First 100 Years (1999) (TV)…. Annie Elizabeth’Bessie’ Delany
… aka Having Our Say (USA: short title)

Baby Geniuses (1999)…. Margo

Passing Glory (1999) (TV)…. Mommit Porter

« Cosby »…. Mattie (1 episode, 1999)
– Ol’ Betsy (1999) TV episode…. Mattie

« Little Bill » (1999) TV series…. Alice the Great (unknown episodes)

« Promised Land »…. Alicia (1 episode, 1998)
… aka Home of the Brave
– Baptism of Fire (1998) TV episode…. Alicia

The Wall (1998) (TV)…. Mrs. Mitchell (segment « The Badge »)

A Simple Wish (1997)…. Hortense
… aka The Fairy Godmother (Canada: English title)

Stories from the Edge (1996) (TV)…. (segment « Tuesday Morning Ride »)

Captive Heart: The James Mink Story (1996) (TV)…. Indigo

Mr. and Mrs. Loving (1996) (TV)…. Sophia

« American Masters »…. Narrator (1 episode, 1995)
– Edgar Allan Poe: Terror of the Soul (1995) TV episode (voice)…. Narrator

Just Cause (1995)…. Evangeline

Tuesday Morning Ride (1995)

Whitewash (1994) (TV)…. Grandmother

« The Stand » (1994) TV mini-series…. Mother Abigail Freemantle
… aka Stephen King’s The Stand

Cop and ½ (1993)…. Rachel
… aka Cop and a Half

« Evening Shade »…. Aurelia Danforth (1 episode, 1993)
– They Can’t Take That Away From (1993) TV episode…. Aurelia Danforth

The Ernest Green Story (1993) (TV)…. Mrs. Lydia Wilson

« Middle Ages » (1992) TV series…. Estelle Williams (unknown episodes)

Jazztime Tale (1992)…. Old Lucinda

Jungle Fever (1991)…. Lucinda Purify

Decoration Day (1990) (TV)…. Rowena, Finch’s Housekeeper

« The Golden Girls »…. Viola Watkins (1 episode, 1990)
– Wham, Bam, Thank You, Mammy (1990) TV episode…. Viola Watkins

The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990) (TV)…. Jackie’s mother

« China Beach »…. Ruby (1 episode, 1990)
– Skylark (1990) TV episode…. Ruby

Love at Large (1990)…. Corrine Dart

Do the Right Thing (1989)…. Mother Sister

Lincoln (1988) (TV)…. Elizabeth Keckley
… aka Gore Vidal’s Lincoln

Windmills of the Gods (1988) (TV)
… aka Sidney Sheldon’s Windmills of the Gods

« Spenser: For Hire »…. Eleanor Simpson (1 episode, 1987)
– Personal Demons (1987) TV episode…. Eleanor Simpson

« The Atlanta Child Murders » (1985) TV mini-series…. Faye Williams

Go Tell It on the Mountain (1985) (TV)…. Mrs. Grimes

Long Day’s Journey Into Night (1982) (TV)…. Mary Tyrone

Cat People (1982)…. Female

« American Playhouse »…. Zora Neal Hurston (1 episode)
– Zora Is My Name! (????) TV episode…. Zora Neal Hurston

« Ossie and Ruby! » (1980) TV series…. Co-host (1980-81)

All God’s Children (1980) (TV)…. Irene Whitfield

The Torture of Mothers (1980)

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979) (TV)…. Grandmother Baxter

« Roots: The Next Generations » (1979) TV mini-series…. Queen Haley

Countdown at Kusini (1976)…. Leah Matanzima
… aka Cool Red (USA)

« Police Woman »…. Cora Sanders (1 episode, 1975)
– Target Black (1975) TV episode…. Cora Sanders

It’s Good to Be Alive (1974) (TV)…. Ruth Campanella

« Tenafly »…. Jan Lennox (1 episode, 1973)
– The Window That Wasn’t (1973) TV episode…. Jan Lennox

Chelsea D.H.O. (1973) (TV)…. Dr. Bianca Pearson

« The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People » (1 episode)
– Today Is Ours (????) TV episode

Black Girl (1972)…. Netta’s mother

Buck and the Preacher (1972)…. Ruth

To Be Young, Gifted, and Black (1972) (TV)

The Sheriff (1971) (TV)…. Sue-Anne Lucas

Deadlock (1969) (TV)…. Lucinda

« Peyton Place » (1964) TV series…. Alma Miles (unknown episodes, 1968-1969)

Up Tight! (1968)…. Laurie

« The Guiding Light » (1952) TV series…. Martha Frazier (unknown episodes, 1967)
… aka Guiding Light (USA: new title)

The Incident (1967)…. Joan Robinson

« Armchair Theatre »…. Vicky Kingsbury (1 episode, 1966)
– Neighbours (1966) TV episode…. Vicky Kingsbury

« The Defenders »…. Catherine Collins (1 episode, 1965)
– The Sworn Twelve (1965) TV episode…. Catherine Collins

« East Side/West Side »…. Marilyn Marsden (1 episode, 1963)
– No Hiding Place (1963) TV episode…. Marilyn Marsden

« The Great Adventure »…. Harriet Tubman (1 episode, 1963)
– Go Down, Moses (1963) TV episode…. Harriet Tubman

« The Fugitive »…. Laura (1 episode, 1963)
– Decision in the Ring (1963) TV episode…. Laura

Gone Are the Days! (1963)…. Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins
… aka Purlie Victorious
… aka The Man from C.O.T.T.O.N. (USA: reissue title)

« The Nurses »…. Jenny Bishop (1 episode, 1963)
… aka The Doctors and the Nurses (USA: new title)
– Express Stop from Lenox Avenue (1963) TV episode…. Jenny Bishop

The Balcony (1963)…. Thief

« Alcoa Premiere »…. Irene Clayton (1 episode, 1963)
– Impact of an Execution (1963) TV episode…. Irene Clayton

Seven Times Monday (1962) (TV)…. Lila

A Raisin in the Sun (1961)…. Ruth Younger

« Play of the Week »…. Lila (2 episodes, 1960-1961)
– Black Monday (1961) TV episode
– Seven Times Monday (1960) TV episode…. Lila

Take a Giant Step (1959)…. Christine the maid

St. Louis Blues (1958)…. Elizabeth

Virgin Island (1958)…. Ruth
… aka Our Virgin Island (USA)

Edge of the City (1957)…. Lucy Tyler
… aka A Man Is Ten Feet Tall (UK)

The Great American Pastime (1956) (uncredited)…. Mrs. Ashlow

Go, Man, Go! (1954)

The Tall Target (1951)…. Rachel, Slave Maid

« Frontiers of Faith »…. Grace Gilmore (1 episode)
– The Bitter Cup (????) TV episode…. Grace Gilmore

No Way Out (1950) (uncredited)…. Connie Brooks

The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)…. Rae Robinson

The Fight Never Ends (1949)…. Janie

What a Guy (1948)

That Man of Mine (1947)

The First Year (1946) (TV)

Soundtrack:
« The Stand » (1994) TV mini-series (performer: « What A Friend We Have In Jesus »)
… aka Stephen King’s The Stand

Writer:
Up Tight! (1968) (writer)

Producer:
Up Tight! (1968) (co-producer)

Date of Birth:27 October 1924, Cleveland, Ohio, USA more

Trivia:1989: Voted into the NAACP image award Hall of Fame with husband Ossie Davis. more

Awards:Nominated for Oscar. Another 12 wins & 14 nominations more


Filmography

Actress:

The Middle of Nowhere (2009) (pre-production)…. Cornelia

Red & Blue Marbles (2009) (post-production)…. Professor Wright

The Perfect Age of Rock’n’ Roll (2009) (post-production)…. Miss Candy the bartender

Steam (2007)…. Doris

American Gangster (2007)…. Mama Lucas

All About Us (2007)…. Ms. Ella

« CSI: Crime Scene Investigation »…. Mary Wilson (1 episode, 2007)
… aka CSI: Las Vegas (South Africa: English title: informal alternative title) (USA: syndication title)
… aka C.S.I. (USA: short title)
… aka CSI: Weekends (USA: promotional title)
… aka Experts, Les (Canada: French title)
– Empty Eyes (2007) TV episode…. Mary Wilson

The Way Back Home (2006)…. Maude

No. 2 (2006)…. Nanna Maria

Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005) (TV)…. Nanny
… aka Oprah Winfrey Presents Their Eyes Were Watching God (Australia: DVD box title)

Dream Street (2005)

Baby of the Family (2002)

Taking Back Our Town (2001) (TV)…. Emelda West

Feast of All Saints (2001) (TV)…. Elsie Claviere
… aka Anne Rice’s The Feast of All Saints (USA: complete title)

Freedom Never Dies: The Legacy of Harry T. Moore (2001) (TV)…. Narrator

Finding Buck McHenry (2000) (TV)…. Mrs. Henry

A Storm in Summer (2000) (TV)…. Grandmother

« Touched by an Angel »…. LaBelle (1 episode, 1999)
– The Christmas Gift (1999) TV episode…. LaBelle

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters’ First 100 Years (1999) (TV)…. Annie Elizabeth’Bessie’ Delany
… aka Having Our Say (USA: short title)

Baby Geniuses (1999)…. Margo

Passing Glory (1999) (TV)…. Mommit Porter

« Cosby »…. Mattie (1 episode, 1999)
– Ol’ Betsy (1999) TV episode…. Mattie

« Little Bill » (1999) TV series…. Alice the Great (unknown episodes)

« Promised Land »…. Alicia (1 episode, 1998)
… aka Home of the Brave
– Baptism of Fire (1998) TV episode…. Alicia

The Wall (1998) (TV)…. Mrs. Mitchell (segment « The Badge »)

A Simple Wish (1997)…. Hortense
… aka The Fairy Godmother (Canada: English title)

Stories from the Edge (1996) (TV)…. (segment « Tuesday Morning Ride »)

Captive Heart: The James Mink Story (1996) (TV)…. Indigo

Mr. and Mrs. Loving (1996) (TV)…. Sophia

« American Masters »…. Narrator (1 episode, 1995)
– Edgar Allan Poe: Terror of the Soul (1995) TV episode (voice)…. Narrator

Just Cause (1995)…. Evangeline

Tuesday Morning Ride (1995)

Whitewash (1994) (TV)…. Grandmother

« The Stand » (1994) TV mini-series…. Mother Abigail Freemantle
… aka Stephen King’s The Stand

Cop and ½ (1993)…. Rachel
… aka Cop and a Half

« Evening Shade »…. Aurelia Danforth (1 episode, 1993)
– They Can’t Take That Away From (1993) TV episode…. Aurelia Danforth

The Ernest Green Story (1993) (TV)…. Mrs. Lydia Wilson

« Middle Ages » (1992) TV series…. Estelle Williams (unknown episodes)

Jazztime Tale (1992)…. Old Lucinda

Jungle Fever (1991)…. Lucinda Purify

Decoration Day (1990) (TV)…. Rowena, Finch’s Housekeeper

« The Golden Girls »…. Viola Watkins (1 episode, 1990)
– Wham, Bam, Thank You, Mammy (1990) TV episode…. Viola Watkins

The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990) (TV)…. Jackie’s mother

« China Beach »…. Ruby (1 episode, 1990)
– Skylark (1990) TV episode…. Ruby

Love at Large (1990)…. Corrine Dart

Do the Right Thing (1989)…. Mother Sister

Lincoln (1988) (TV)…. Elizabeth Keckley
… aka Gore Vidal’s Lincoln

Windmills of the Gods (1988) (TV)
… aka Sidney Sheldon’s Windmills of the Gods

« Spenser: For Hire »…. Eleanor Simpson (1 episode, 1987)
– Personal Demons (1987) TV episode…. Eleanor Simpson

« The Atlanta Child Murders » (1985) TV mini-series…. Faye Williams

Go Tell It on the Mountain (1985) (TV)…. Mrs. Grimes

Long Day’s Journey Into Night (1982) (TV)…. Mary Tyrone

Cat People (1982)…. Female

« American Playhouse »…. Zora Neal Hurston (1 episode)
– Zora Is My Name! (????) TV episode…. Zora Neal Hurston

« Ossie and Ruby! » (1980) TV series…. Co-host (1980-81)

All God’s Children (1980) (TV)…. Irene Whitfield

The Torture of Mothers (1980)

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979) (TV)…. Grandmother Baxter

« Roots: The Next Generations » (1979) TV mini-series…. Queen Haley

Countdown at Kusini (1976)…. Leah Matanzima
… aka Cool Red (USA)

« Police Woman »…. Cora Sanders (1 episode, 1975)
– Target Black (1975) TV episode…. Cora Sanders

It’s Good to Be Alive (1974) (TV)…. Ruth Campanella

« Tenafly »…. Jan Lennox (1 episode, 1973)
– The Window That Wasn’t (1973) TV episode…. Jan Lennox

Chelsea D.H.O. (1973) (TV)…. Dr. Bianca Pearson

« The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People » (1 episode)
– Today Is Ours (????) TV episode

Black Girl (1972)…. Netta’s mother

Buck and the Preacher (1972)…. Ruth

To Be Young, Gifted, and Black (1972) (TV)

The Sheriff (1971) (TV)…. Sue-Anne Lucas

Deadlock (1969) (TV)…. Lucinda

« Peyton Place » (1964) TV series…. Alma Miles (unknown episodes, 1968-1969)

Up Tight! (1968)…. Laurie

« The Guiding Light » (1952) TV series…. Martha Frazier (unknown episodes, 1967)
… aka Guiding Light (USA: new title)

The Incident (1967)…. Joan Robinson

« Armchair Theatre »…. Vicky Kingsbury (1 episode, 1966)
– Neighbours (1966) TV episode…. Vicky Kingsbury

« The Defenders »…. Catherine Collins (1 episode, 1965)
– The Sworn Twelve (1965) TV episode…. Catherine Collins

« East Side/West Side »…. Marilyn Marsden (1 episode, 1963)
– No Hiding Place (1963) TV episode…. Marilyn Marsden

« The Great Adventure »…. Harriet Tubman (1 episode, 1963)
– Go Down, Moses (1963) TV episode…. Harriet Tubman

« The Fugitive »…. Laura (1 episode, 1963)
– Decision in the Ring (1963) TV episode…. Laura

Gone Are the Days! (1963)…. Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins
… aka Purlie Victorious
… aka The Man from C.O.T.T.O.N. (USA: reissue title)

« The Nurses »…. Jenny Bishop (1 episode, 1963)
… aka The Doctors and the Nurses (USA: new title)
– Express Stop from Lenox Avenue (1963) TV episode…. Jenny Bishop

The Balcony (1963)…. Thief

« Alcoa Premiere »…. Irene Clayton (1 episode, 1963)
– Impact of an Execution (1963) TV episode…. Irene Clayton

Seven Times Monday (1962) (TV)…. Lila

A Raisin in the Sun (1961)…. Ruth Younger

« Play of the Week »…. Lila (2 episodes, 1960-1961)
– Black Monday (1961) TV episode
– Seven Times Monday (1960) TV episode…. Lila

Take a Giant Step (1959)…. Christine the maid

St. Louis Blues (1958)…. Elizabeth

Virgin Island (1958)…. Ruth
… aka Our Virgin Island (USA)

Edge of the City (1957)…. Lucy Tyler
… aka A Man Is Ten Feet Tall (UK)

The Great American Pastime (1956) (uncredited)…. Mrs. Ashlow

Go, Man, Go! (1954)

The Tall Target (1951)…. Rachel, Slave Maid

« Frontiers of Faith »…. Grace Gilmore (1 episode)
– The Bitter Cup (????) TV episode…. Grace Gilmore

No Way Out (1950) (uncredited)…. Connie Brooks

The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)…. Rae Robinson

The Fight Never Ends (1949)…. Janie

What a Guy (1948)

That Man of Mine (1947)

The First Year (1946) (TV)

Soundtrack:
« The Stand » (1994) TV mini-series (performer: « What A Friend We Have In Jesus »)
… aka Stephen King’s The Stand

Writer:
Up Tight! (1968) (writer)

Producer:
Up Tight! (1968) (co-producer)