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 3 May 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).
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- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Mary Wilson
- The Fugitive (1963) as Laura Smith
- Great Performances (1971) as Self
- American Experience (1988) as Narrator (voice)
- Touched by an Angel (1994) as LaBelle Springbelt
- Police Woman (1974) Cast
- The Golden Girls (1985) as Mammy Watkins
- The Dick Cavett Show (1968) as Self - Guest
- The Defenders (1961) as Catherine Collins
- China Beach (1988) Cast
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995) as Grandma (voice)
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Reading Rainbow (1983) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Spenser: For Hire (1985) Cast
- Sports on the Silver Screen (1997) as Self (archive footage)
- The Stand (1994) as Mother Abagail Freemantle
- The Great Adventure (1963) as Harriet Tubman
- The Kennedy Center Honors (1978) as Self
- American Gangster (2007) as Mama Lucas
- Roots: The Next Generations (1979) as Queen Haley
- Hollywood Black (2024) as Self (archive footage)
- Little Bill (1999) Cast
- Iconoclasts (2005) as Self
- A Thousand Words (2012) as Annie McCall
- Do the Right Thing (1989) as Mother Sister
- The Atlanta Child Murders (1985) as Faye Williams
- Lincoln (1988) as Elizabeth Keckley
- Jungle Fever (1991) as Lucinda Purify
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Rowena Finch
- Cat People (1982) as Female
- Just Cause (1995) as Evangeline Ferguson
- A Simple Wish (1997) as Hortence
- Baby Geniuses (1999) as Margo
- Cop & ½ (1993) as Rachel
- Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005) as Nanny
- The Incident (1967) as Joan Robinson
- Middle Ages (1992) as Estelle Williams
- Feast of All Saints (2001) as Elsie Claviere
- A Raisin in the Sun (1961) as Ruth Younger
- No Way Out (1950) as Connie Brooks (uncredited)
- The Unfinished Journey (1999) as Narrator (voice)
- Buck and the Preacher (1972) as Ruth
- Steam (2007) as Doris
- Armchair Theatre (1956) as Vicky Kingsbury
- All About Us (2007) as Ms. Ella
- Love at Large (1990) as Corrine Dart
- The Tall Target (1951) as Rachel
- The Wall (1998) as Mrs. Mitchell (segment "The Badge")
- Captive Heart: The James Mink Story (1996) as Indigo
- The Balcony (1963) as Thief
- Video Girl (2011) as Valerie
- Edge of the City (1957) as Lucy Tyler
- Decoration Day (1990) as Rowena
- The Jackie Robinson Story (1950) as Rae Robinson
- The Sheriff (1971) as Sue Ann Lucas
- Betty and Coretta (2013) as Narrator
- TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004) as (archive footage)
- No. 2 (2006) as Nanna Maria
- Uptight (1968) as Laurie
- All God's Children (1980) as Irene Whitfield
- The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll (2011) as Miss Candy
- King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970) as Self (archive footage)
- Go Tell It on the Mountain (1984) as Mrs. Grimes
- Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee (2014) as Self
- Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (2004) as Self
- St. Louis Blues (1958) as Elizabeth
- The Ernest Green Story (1993) as Lydia Wilson
- Take a Giant Step (1959) as Christine
- It's Good to Be Alive (1974) as Ruth Campanella
- Making 'Do the Right Thing' (1989) as Self
- Finding Buck McHenry (2000) as Mrs. Henry
- Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years (2002) as Narrator
- Tuesday Morning Ride (1995) as Jennie
- Mr. and Mrs. Loving (1996) as Sophia
- The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990) as Jackie's Mother
- A Storm in Summer (2000) as Grandmother
- Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003) Cast
- Taking Back Our Town (2001) as Emelda West
- Paul Robeson: Here I Stand (1999) as Self
- Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal (2013) as Self
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Where can I watch Ruby Dee films in the UK?
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: Sports on the Silver Screen (1997), American Gangster (2007), A Thousand Words (2012), Do the Right Thing (1989), Jungle Fever (1991).
What TV shows has Ruby Dee appeared in?
Selected TV credits: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000), The Fugitive (1963), Great Performances (1971), American Experience (1988), Touched by an Angel (1994).
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