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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as Nanna Maria
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as Estelle Williams(6 eps)
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as Zora Neale Hurston(1 ep)
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as Queen Haley(3 eps)
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as Leah Matanzima
as Julia Augustine
as Ruth Campanella
as Dr. Bianca Pearson
as Netta's mother
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as Lorraine Hansberry and other assorted characters
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as Sue Ann Lucas
as Self(2 eps)
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as Lucinda
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as Harriet Tubman(1 ep)
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as Catherine Collins(1 ep)
as Ruth Younger
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as Elizabeth
as Lucy Tyler
as Vicky Kingsbury(1 ep)
as Irma Jackson
as Self(1 ep)
as Rowena Finch(1 ep)
as Rachel
as Connie Brooks (uncredited)
as Rae Robinson
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