Head to headOssie Davis against Ruby Dee Both careers by IMDb ratingOssie DavisRuby Dee
Tale of the tape as a writer
Ossie Davis vs Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee averages 7.30 across 1 rated films as a writer, ahead of Ossie Davis at 6.50.
- 1
- Films written
- 1
- 6.50
- Average
- 7.30▶
- 6.50
- Weighted
- 7.30▶
- Cotton Comes to Harlem 6.5
- Best film
- Uptight 7.3▶
- None
- Longest 7+ run
- None
- ◀3.28K
- IMDb votes
- 1.33K
- 1970
- Career
- 1968
- None
- Oscars
- 0 wins, 1 nom▶
Rows won
1 to 4
Ruby Dee ahead
Films together
5
averaging 7.30
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
 No Way Out | 1950 | 7.4 | Actor | Actor |
| 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 |