Lynette Chico

Chico has amassed a considerable fan base with her tv interventions , and she likes to sign autographs for them. and Malcom X, with Davis giving Maclom X's eulogy at his 1965 funeral. La Chacha is a French maid in the show. Dee and Davis were personal friends of both Martin Luther King, Jr. Chico plays the La Chaha character there. Dee is a member of such organizations as CORE, the NAACP, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Lynette Chico is a Puerto Rican fashion model and actress who participates in Puerto Rico's television show Estudio 69, together with Miguel Morales (also known as Bejuco). Ruby Dee and her husband, actor Ossie Davis, are well-known civil rights activists.

She has been nominated for seven Emmy Awards, winning once for her role in 1990s Decoration Day. Her acting career has crossed all major forms of media over a span of 8 decades. A 1945 graduate of Hunter College, Dee made several appearances on Broadway before getting national recognition for her role in the 1950 film, The Jackie Robinson Story. Dee was born Ruby Ann Wallace in Cleveland, Ohio, though she grew up in Harlem.

Ruby Dee (born October 27, 1924) is an African-American actress and activist. The Jackie Robinson Story (1950) - Rae Robinson. A Raisin in the Sun (1961) - Ruth Younger. The Incident (1967) - Joan Robinson.

Roots: The Next Generations (1979) - Queen Haley. Do the Right Thing (1989) - Mother Sister. Decoration Day (1990) - Rowena. Jungle Fever (1991) - Lucinda Purify.

Taking Back Our Town (2001) - Emelda West.