Search results
Ruby Dee (October 27, 1922 – June 11, 2014) was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and civil rights activist. Dee was married to Ossie Davis, with whom she frequently performed until his death in 2005.
- Ossie Davis
In 1948, Davis married actress Ruby Dee, whom he had met on...
- A Raisin in The Sun
In 1961, a film version of A Raisin in the Sun was released...
- The Jackie Robinson Story
The Jackie Robinson Story is a 1950 biographical film...
- Ossie Davis
Ruby Dee, an actress whose acclaimed career stretched from Broadway to the silver screen to civil rights rallies, has died at age 91, her spokesman told NBC News on Thursday.
Jun 12, 2014 · Born Ruby Ann Wallace in the early 1920s in Cleveland, actress and civil rights activist Ruby Dee most identified with the part of New York City where she was raised.
- Mandalit Del Barco
Jun 13, 2014 · Ruby Dee, the award-winning actress whose seven-decade career included triumphs on stage and screen, has died. She was 91. Dee died peacefully Wednesday at her New Rochelle, New York, home,...
- 3 min
Ruby Dee (née Wallace; October 27, 1922 – June 11, 2014) was an American actress, screenwriter and playwright. She acted in many television series and movies. She won many awards, including Grammy Awards and Emmy Awards. She starred in Do the Right Thing, Jungle Fever No. 2 and in American Gangster. She also did many stage plays.
Ruby Dee Biography. An acclaimed actor and author, Ruby Dee graced the stage and screen for more than seventy years. Although born in Cleveland, Ohio, Ms. Dee considered herself a product of Harlem, where she grew up and began her career as a member of the American Negro Theatre.
People also ask
What did Ruby Dee do?
How did Ruby Dee die?
Is Ruby Dee still married?
Is Ruby Dee a black actress?
