Cast

Ruby Dee

1922 – 2014

Active years (films on this site)

1950–2006

Genres

DramaCrimeThrillerRomanceComedy

Schools and movements

American Independent CinemaNew HollywoodClassical HollywoodBlockbuster Auteurs

Biography

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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Awards and honours

International

• Paul Robeson Award 1975
• Crystal Award 1991
• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie 1991
• Audie Award for Best Female Narrator
• NAACP Image Award – Chairman's Award

National / local

• Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame 1975
• Ohio Women's Hall of Fame 1986
• honorary degree from Spelman College 1991
• Marian Anderson Award 2005
• Humanitarian of the Year 2007
• Spingarn Medal 2008
• Kennedy Center Honors
• National Medal of Arts
• SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award

Directors worked with

Spike Lee2 filmsAlfred E. Green1 filmAnthony Mann1 filmMartin Ritt1 filmDaniel Petrie1 filmLarry Peerce1 filmJules Dassin1 filmSidney Lumet1 filmPaul Schrader1 filmAlan Rudolph1 filmBob Clark1 filmSteven Spielberg1 filmToa Fraser1 film

14 films on this site

1. The Jackie Robinson Story 1950 · Alfred E. Green · IMDb 6.4 · Cast
2. The Tall Target 1951 · Anthony Mann · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
3. Edge of the City 1957 · Martin Ritt · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
4. A Raisin in the Sun 1961 · Daniel Petrie · IMDb 8.0 · Cast
5. The Incident (1967) 1967 · Larry Peerce · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
6. Uptight 1968 · Jules Dassin · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
7. King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis 1970 · Sidney Lumet · IMDb 8.2 · Cast
8. Cat People (1982) 1982 · Paul Schrader · IMDb 6.2 · Cast
9. Do the Right Thing 1989 · Spike Lee · IMDb 7.9 · Cast
10. Love at Large 1990 · Alan Rudolph · IMDb 5.7 · Cast
11. Jungle Fever 1991 · Spike Lee · IMDb 6.6 · Cast
12. Baby Geniuses 1999 · Bob Clark · IMDb 2.6 · Cast
13. The Unfinished Journey 1999 · Steven Spielberg · IMDb 5.3 · Cast
14. No. 2 2006 · Toa Fraser · IMDb 6.5 · Cast