Where to watch Ruby Dee in the UK
Find every Ruby Dee film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 17 September 2026.
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).
Ruby Dee films streaming in the UK
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- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Mary Wilson
- American Playhouse (1982) as Mrs. Grimes
- Great Performances (1971) as Self
- The Fugitive (1963) as Laura Smith
- Touched by an Angel (1994) as LaBelle Springbelt
- The Dick Cavett Show (1968) as Self - Guest
- The Golden Girls (1985) as Mammy Watkins
- American Experience (1988) as Narrator (voice)
- The Defenders (1961) as Catherine Collins
- Reading Rainbow (1983) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Police Woman (1974) Cast
- American Gangster (2007) as Mama Lucas
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995) as Grandma (voice)
- China Beach (1988) Cast
- The Stand (1994) as Mother Abagail Freemantle
- Spenser: For Hire (1985) Cast
- A Thousand Words (2012) as Annie McCall
- The Kennedy Center Honors (1978) as Self
- Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood (1998) as Self
- Do the Right Thing (1989) as Mother Sister
- Hollywood Black (2024) as Self (archive footage)
- The Great Adventure (1963) as Harriet Tubman
- Cat People (1982) as Female
- Little Bill (1999) Cast
- Roots: The Next Generations (1979) as Queen Haley
- Jungle Fever (1991) as Lucinda Purify
- Baby Geniuses (1999) as Margo
- Just Cause (1995) as Evangeline Ferguson
- In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema (2007) as Herself
- Iconoclasts (2005) as Self
- Cop & ½ (1993) as Rachel
- A Simple Wish (1997) as Hortence
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Rowena Finch
- Buck and the Preacher (1972) as Ruth
- The Atlanta Child Murders (1985) as Faye Williams
- A Raisin in the Sun (1961) as Ruth Younger
- Video Girl (2011) as Valerie
- No Way Out (1950) as Connie Brooks (uncredited)
- The Incident (1967) as Joan Robinson
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Ruby Dee's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
What are Ruby Dee's most popular films?
Most-watched Ruby Dee films currently: American Gangster (2007), A Thousand Words (2012), Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood (1998), Do the Right Thing (1989), Cat People (1982).
What TV shows has Ruby Dee appeared in?
Selected TV credits: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000), American Playhouse (1982), Great Performances (1971), The Fugitive (1963), Touched by an Angel (1994).
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