- Films
- 25
- Avg rating
- 6.39
- Peak run
- 1951’68
- Oscar noms
- 1
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Ruby by the numbers
Average
6.39
16 rated films
Vote weighted
6.36
bigger films count more
Median
6.6
half are better
Consistency
±1.39
rating spread
Career
64y
1950 to 2013
Total votes
291K
across every film
Best
8.0
A Raisin in the Sun
Worst
2.6
Baby Geniuses
Newest first
Filmography
| 2013 | 1982 | Rose Brown | 6.8 | 1,573 |
| 2011 | Politics of Love | · | · | 360 |
| 2011 | Video Girl | Valerie | · | 846 |
| 2006 | Naming Number Two | Nanna Maria | · | 628 |
| 2003 | Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives | Reader | · | 259 |
| 1999 |  Baby Geniuses | Margo | 2.6 | 28,554 |
| 1997 | A Simple Wish | Hortense | 5.4 | 6,275 |
| 1995 |  Just Cause | Evangeline | 6.4 | 33,279 |
| 1993 | Cop & ½ | Rachel | 4.3 | 9,622 |
| 1992 | Color Adjustment | Narrator | · | 454 |
| 1991 |  Jungle Fever | Lucinda Purify | 6.6 | 21,271 |
| 1990 | Love at Large | Corrine Dart | 5.7 | 1,672 |
| 1989 |  Do the Right Thing | Mother Sister | 7.9 | 127K |
| 1982 |  Cat People | Female | 6.2 | 27,025 |
| 1972 | Black Girl | Netta's Mother | · | 755 |
| 1972 | Buck and the Preacher | Ruth | 6.6 | 3,200 |
| 1968 | Uptight | Laurie | 7.3 | 1,328 |
| 1967 | The Incident | Joan Robinson | 7.6 | 5,705 |
| 1963 | The Balcony | Thief | · | 780 |
| 1961 |  A Raisin in the Sun | Ruth Younger | 8.0 | 10,693 |
Better together?
Ruby Dee's regulars
- Sidney PoitierCo-star · 3 films · 7.27 avg▲+0.61
- Spike LeeDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.25 avg▲+0.71
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Ruby Dee
2 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 2008Ruby Dee
- WonFemale Actor in a Supporting Role · Actor Awards (formerly SAG Awards) 2008Ruby Dee
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.