Standing The Test Of Time: 13 Seasoned Black Actresses Still Working In Hollywood
Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee’s filmography list dates back to the late 1940’s when she played in That Man of Mine in 1946. Fast forward to today, and she’s still acting in films like A Thousand Words with Eddie Murphy, starring as his mom plagued with Alzheimer disease and American Gangster, where she slapped some sense into on-screen son, Denzel Washington.