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 4 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).
Ruby Dee films streaming in the UK
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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
- The Stand (1994) as Mother Abagail Freemantle
- The Great Adventure (1963) as Harriet Tubman
- The Kennedy Center Honors (1978) as Self
- Sports on the Silver Screen (1997) as Self (archive footage)
- American Gangster (2007) as Mama Lucas
- Hollywood Black (2024) as Self (archive footage)
- Roots: The Next Generations (1979) as Queen Haley
- 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
- Cat People (1982) as Female
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Rowena Finch
- Jungle Fever (1991) as Lucinda Purify
- Just Cause (1995) as Evangeline Ferguson
- Lincoln (1988) as Elizabeth Keckley
- A Simple Wish (1997) as Hortence
- Middle Ages (1992) as Estelle Williams
- Cop & ½ (1993) as Rachel
- Baby Geniuses (1999) as Margo
- Buck and the Preacher (1972) as Ruth
- No Way Out (1950) as Connie Brooks (uncredited)
- The Incident (1967) as Joan Robinson
- Armchair Theatre (1956) as Vicky Kingsbury
- Steam (2007) as Doris
- A Raisin in the Sun (1961) as Ruth Younger
- Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005) as Nanny
- The Unfinished Journey (1999) as Narrator (voice)
- Captive Heart: The James Mink Story (1996) as Indigo
- Feast of All Saints (2001) as Elsie Claviere
- TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004) as (archive footage)
- Video Girl (2011) as Valerie
- The Wall (1998) as Mrs. Mitchell (segment "The Badge")
- Love at Large (1990) as Corrine Dart
- The Tall Target (1951) as Rachel
- All About Us (2007) as Ms. Ella
- Betty and Coretta (2013) as Narrator
- The Jackie Robinson Story (1950) as Rae Robinson
- The Sheriff (1971) as Sue Ann Lucas
- No. 2 (2006) as Nanna Maria
- Edge of the City (1957) as Lucy Tyler
- Uptight (1968) as Laurie
- Decoration Day (1990) as Rowena
- The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll (2011) as Miss Candy
- Taking Back Our Town (2001) as Emelda West
- All God's Children (1980) as Irene Whitfield
- The Balcony (1963) as Thief
- A Storm in Summer (2000) as Grandmother
- King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970) as Self (archive footage)
- Go Tell It on the Mountain (1984) as Mrs. Grimes
- The Ernest Green Story (1993) as Lydia Wilson
- Finding Buck McHenry (2000) as Mrs. Henry
- Tuesday Morning Ride (1995) as Jennie
- Mr. and Mrs. Loving (1996) as Sophia
- Deadlock (1969) as Lucinda
- Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (2004) as Self
- St. Louis Blues (1958) as Elizabeth
- Making 'Do the Right Thing' (1989) as Self
- The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990) as Jackie's Mother
- It's Good to Be Alive (1974) as Ruth Campanella
- Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee (2014) as Self
- Take a Giant Step (1959) as Christine
- Paul Robeson: Here I Stand (1999) as Self
- Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003) Cast
- Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years (2002) as Narrator
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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), Cat People (1982).
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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