Cast

Ruby Dee

1922 – 2014

Active years (films on this site)

1989–1991

Genres

DramaComedyRomance

Schools and movements

American Independent Cinema

Directors worked with

Spike Lee2 films

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

2 films on this site

1. Do the Right Thing 1989 · Spike Lee · IMDb 7.9 · Cast
2. Jungle Fever 1991 · Spike Lee · IMDb 6.6 · Cast