Rubeline Eveline "Ruby" Johnson is one of the main characters in Black-ish.
Ruby is portrayed by Jenifer Lewis.
Character info
She is the ex-wife of Earl Johnson, the mother of Andre Johnson and Rhonda Johnson as well as the grandmother to Zoey Johnson, Andre Johnson, Jr., Jack Johnson, Diane Johnson and Devonte Johnson.
Appearances
Season 1 (8/24)
- Oedipal Triangle
- Black Santa/White Christmas
- Laws of Attraction
- Parental Guidance
- Switch Hitting
- 30 Something
- Please Don’t Ask, Please Don’t Tell
- Elephant in the Room
- Pops’ Pops’ Pops
Trivia
- A running gag in the show is that Ruby is basically Donald Trump.
- Ruby didn’t allow Dre to eat bananas when he was a kid because of her homophobia.
- Ruby told Davis that she was allergic to latex.
- Ruby doesn’t eat mushrooms.
- She blew up Pops’ car and both of his boats.
- She shot Pops twice.
- Ruby had affairs with Dre’s gym and science teacher when he was a child.
- Ruby plays Spades.
- The last time she had gin before the episode “Dr. Hell No,” she shot Pops.
- When she dies, she says she wants her ashes sprinkled on Ving Rhames.
- Ruby’s nemesis is Doris.
- Her best friend is Almaviligerais.
- According to her, cooking is her main connection to the kids.
- She doesn’t believe in therapy.
- When she was young, there were 48 states, dinosours were lizards, and there were only 9 numbers. She said this to Diane and Jack.