Ruby Dee career
Ruby Dee averages 6.39 across 16 rated films as an actor, with A Raisin in the Sun on top at 8.0.
Average
6.39
16 rated films
Best rated
8.0
A Raisin in the Sun
Peak five
7.46
1951 to 1968
7+ run
5 films
1951 to 1968
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
| 1982 | 2013 | Rose Brown | 6.8 | 1,573 |
| Politics of Love | 2011 | · | · | 360 |
| Video Girl | 2011 | Valerie | · | 846 |
| Naming Number Two | 2006 | Nanna Maria | · | 628 |
| Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives | 2003 | Reader | · | 259 |
 Baby Geniuses | 1999 | Margo | 2.6 | 28,554 |
| A Simple Wish | 1997 | Hortense | 5.4 | 6,275 |
 Just Cause | 1995 | Evangeline | 6.4 | 33,279 |
| Cop & ½ | 1993 | Rachel | 4.3 | 9,622 |
| Color Adjustment | 1992 | Narrator | · | 454 |
 Jungle Fever | 1991 | Lucinda Purify | 6.6 | 21,271 |
| Love at Large | 1990 | Corrine Dart | 5.7 | 1,672 |
 Do the Right Thing | 1989 | Mother Sister | 7.9 | 127K |
 Cat People | 1982 | Female | 6.2 | 27,025 |
| Black Girl | 1972 | Netta's Mother | · | 755 |
| Buck and the Preacher | 1972 | Ruth | 6.6 | 3,200 |
| Uptight | 1968 | Laurie | 7.3 | 1,328 |
| The Incident | 1967 | Joan Robinson | 7.6 | 5,705 |
| The Balcony | 1963 | Thief | · | 780 |
 A Raisin in the Sun | 1961 | Ruth Younger | 8.0 | 10,693 |
| Take a Giant Step | 1959 | Christine | · | 574 |
| St. Louis Blues | 1958 | Elizabeth | · | 853 |
| Edge of the City | 1957 | Lucy Tyler | 7.2 | 3,970 |
| The Tall Target | 1951 | Rachel - Slave Maid | 7.2 | 2,806 |
| The Jackie Robinson Story | 1950 | Rae Robinson | 6.4 | 1,613 |
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