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- Audra McDonald as Ruth Younger, Walter Lee's long-suffering wife and the mother of Travis.
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In a small apartment that doesn't even have a bathroom, there lives the widowed Claudia McNeil, her son Sidney Poitier, her daughter Diana Sands, and Sidney's wife Ruby Dee. They're all dissatisfied with their lives, but each family member deals with their disappointment and frustration in different ways.
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- Daniel Petrie
- 1961-05-18
Despite her pregnancy, Ruth does strenuous domestic work in white homes and plays a key part in keeping the entire Younger family functioning. She feeds Travis and keeps him in line, and she also mediates disputes between Walter and his sister Beneatha, who constantly bicker like children.
The next day, Beneatha and Lena discover that Ruth has been pregnant for two months, with Ruth fearing for their financial issues as the new child would add to them. Beneatha invites Joseph over, who gives her some Nigerian music and a wrapper and an invite to dinner on Monday.
Ruby Dee was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist and civil rights activist. She is best known for originating the role of "Ruth Younger" in the stage and film versions of A Raisin in the Sun (1961).
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The Younger family consists of Mama and her college-age daughter Beneatha, her son Walter and his wife Ruth, and her 10 year old grandson Travis. The family has lived in the same cramped Chicago apartment for years. Walter is a chauffeur and Ruth works as a part-time maid.
A Raisin in the Sun, American film drama, released in 1961, that was based on Lorraine Hansberry’s acclaimed play of the same name about the urban African American experience.
The family consists of Walter Lee, his wife Ruth, son Travis, sister Beneatha, and mother Lena (Mrs. Younger). Walter and Ruth sleep in one room, Beneatha and Mrs. Younger share a room, and Travis sleeps on the living room couch.
