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Ruby Jean Dandridge was an American actress from the early 1900s through to the late 1950s. Dandridge is best known for her radio work in her early days of acting. Dandridge is best known for her role on the radio show Amos 'n Andy, in which she played Sadie Blake and Harriet Crawford, and on radio's Judy Canova Show, in which she played "Geranium". She is recognized for her role in the 1959 movie A Hole in the Head as "Sally".
Birth Name
Ruby Jean Butler
Born
Saturday, 03 March 1900
Died
Saturday, 17 October 1987
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty | Self - Dorothy Dandridge's mother | 2003 |
| Father of the Bride | Delilah | 1961 |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | Margaret | 1961 |
| Checkmate | Ellen | 1960 |
| A Hole in the Head | Sally | 1959 |
| Yancy Derringer | Lily Rose Beam | 1958 |
| The Amos 'n Andy Show | Theatergoer / Wedding Attendee / Phoebe Harris / Mrs. Smith / Mrs. Duval / Henrietta Smith | 1951 |
| Beulah | Oriole | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Belle | 1950 |
| Father Is a Bachelor | Lily | 1950 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty | Self - Dorothy Dandridge's mother | 2003 |
| Father of the Bride | Delilah | 1961 |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | Margaret | 1961 |
| Checkmate | Ellen | 1960 |
| A Hole in the Head | Sally | 1959 |
| Yancy Derringer | Lily Rose Beam | 1958 |
| The Amos 'n Andy Show | Theatergoer / Wedding Attendee / Phoebe Harris / Mrs. Smith / Mrs. Duval / Henrietta Smith | 1951 |
| Beulah | Oriole | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Belle | 1950 |
| Father Is a Bachelor | Lily | 1950 |
| Tap Roots | Dabby | 1948 |
| My Wild Irish Rose | Della | 1947 |
| Uncle Tom's Cabaña | Boy | 1947 |
| The Arnelo Affair | Maybelle - Parkson's Maid / Maybelle, Parkson's Maid | 1947 |
| Dead Reckoning | Hyacinth / Mabel | 1947 |
| Home in Oklahoma | Devoria / Devoria Lassiter | 1946 |
| Three Little Girls in Blue | Mammy | 1946 |
| Inside Job | Ivory | 1946 |
| Saratoga Trunk | Turbaned Vendor | 1945 |
| Junior Miss | Rheba | 1945 |
| The Clock | 1945 | |
| Front Row Center | Winnie | 1945 |
| Can't Help Singing | Henrietta | 1944 |
| Carolina Blues | Josephine | 1944 |
| Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears | 1944 | |
| Ladies of Washington | Nellie | 1944 |
| Hat Check Honey | Ophelia | 1944 |
| Never a Dull Moment | Daisy | 1943 |
| I Dood It | Mammy - in the Show | 1943 |
| Melody Parade | Ruby | 1943 |
| Corregidor | Hyacinth | 1943 |
| Cabin in the Sky | Mrs. Kelso | 1943 |
| Flop Goes the Weasel | Mammy / Mammy (voice) | 1943 |
| A Night for Crime | Alice Jones - Cook | 1943 |
| Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs | Queen's Sweet Voice / Queen's Laugh | 1943 |
| Tish | Violet | 1942 |
| The War Against Mrs. Hadley | Maid | 1942 |
| Gallant Lady | Sarah | 1942 |
| The Night Before the Divorce | One of Roselle's Fans | 1942 |
| Broken Strings | Dancer | 1940 |
| Midnight Shadow | Mrs. Lingley | 1939 |
| Black Moon | Black House Servant | 1934 |
| King Kong | Native Dancer | 1933 |
