Ruby Dee1922 - 2014
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Biography
Ruby Dee (October 27, 1922 - June 11, 2014) was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and civil rights activist. She originated the role of "Ruth Younger" in the stage and film versions of A Raisin in the Sun. Her other notable film roles include The Jackie Robinson Story (1950), Do the Right Thing (1989) and American Gangster (2007).
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Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
1999
Drama • History • TV Movie
as Annie Elizabeth 'Bessie' Delany
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To Be Young, Gifted and Black
1972
Drama • TV Movie
as Lorraine Hansberry and other assorted characters
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