Ruby Dandridge


Date of birth (location)
1 March 1899
Wichita, Kansas
Date of death 
17 October 1987
Los Angeles, California
Trivia
Mother of Dorothy Dandridge and Vivian Dandridge. 

Biography for
Ruby Dandridge

Birth name
Ruby Jean Butler 
Spouse
Cyril Dandridge (30 September 1919 - 192?) (divorced) 2 children (daughters).

High-pitched girlish like voice
Trivia:  Mother of Dorothy Dandridge (pictured left) and Vivian Dandridge.

Well-known old time radio performer, especially for the roles of Sadie Blake and Harriet Lily Crawford on "Amos N Andy". Her daughters, Dorothy and Vivian, also were featured performers on "Amos N Andy".

Filmography as: Actress, Herself, Notable TV Guest Appearances

Actress - filmography
(1950s) (1940s) (1930s)

1. Hole in the Head, A (1959) .... Sally
2. "Beulah" (1950) TV Series .... Oriole (1952-1953)
... aka "Beulah Show, The" (1950)
3. Father Is a Bachelor (1950)

4. Tap Roots (1948) .... Dabby
5. Silly Billy (1948)
6. My Wild Irish Rose (1947) .... Della
7. Arnelo Affair, The (1947) .... Maybelle, Parkson's Maid
8. Dead Reckoning (1947) (uncredited) .... Hyacinth
9. Three Little Girls in Blue (1946) .... Mammy
10. Home in Oklahoma (1946) .... Devoria
11. Inside Job (1946)
12. Saratoga Trunk (1946) (uncredited) .... Turbaned Vendor
13. Junior Miss (1945) .... Rheba
14. Can't Help Singing (1944) (uncredited)
15. Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears (1944) (uncredited) .... Grandmother
16. Ladies of Washington (1944) (uncredited) .... Nellie
... aka Ladies in Washington (1944)
17. Hat Check Honey (1944) (uncredited) .... Ophelia
18. Never a Dull Moment (1943) (uncredited) .... Daisy
19. I Dood It (1943) (uncredited) .... Mammy, in the Show
... aka By Hook or by Crook (1943) (UK)
20. Melody Parade (1943) .... Ruby
21. Cabin in the Sky (1943) .... Mrs. Kelso
22. Corregidor (1943) .... Hyacinth
23. Night for Crime, A (1943) .... Maid
24. Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs (1943) (voice) (uncredited) .... Mammy
25. Tish (1942) (uncredited) .... Violet, Tish's Maid
26. Gallant Lady (1942) .... Sarah
... aka Prison Girl (1946) (USA: reissue title)

27. Midnight Shadow (1939) .... Mrs. Lingley

Filmography as: Actress, Herself, Notable TV Guest Appearances

Herself - filmography

1. Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 9: The Judy Canova Radio Show (1946) .... Geranium, Radio show character

Filmography as: Actress, Herself, Notable TV Guest Appearances

Notable TV Guest Appearances

1. "Checkmate" (1960) playing "Ellen" in episode: "The Princess in the Tower" (episode # 1.13) 31 December 1960
2. "Front Row Center" (1955) playing "Winnie" in episode: "The Human Touch" (episode # 2.15) 15 April 1956
3. "Amos 'n' Andy" (1951) playing "Mrs. Duval" in episode: "Viva La France"