Head to headOssie Davis against Ruby Dee Both careers by IMDb ratingOssie DavisRuby Dee
Tale of the tape as an actor
Ossie Davis vs Ruby Dee
Ossie Davis averages 6.44 across 19 rated films as an actor, ahead of Ruby Dee at 6.39.
- 25 (19 rated)
- Films acted
- 25 (16 rated)
- ◀6.44
- Average
- 6.39
- ◀6.47
- Weighted
- 6.36
- Do the Right Thing 7.9
- Best film
- A Raisin in the Sun 8.0▶
- 6.86, 1989 to 1996
- Peak five
- 7.46, 1951 to 1968▶
- None
- Longest 7+ run
- 5 films▶
- ◀6.28 (−0.16)
- Current form
- 5.10 (−1.29)
- ◀553K
- IMDb votes
Rows won
4 to 4
Dead even
Films together
4
averaging 7.25
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
| Black Girl | 1972 | · | Director | as Netta's Mother |
 Do the Right Thing | 1989 | 7.9 | as Da Mayor | as Mother Sister |
 Jungle Fever | 1991 | 6.6 | as The Good Reverend Doctor Purify | as Lucinda Purify |
| Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives | 2003 | · | as Reader | as Reader |