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Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee (born October 27, 1924) is an African-American actress and activist.

Dee was born Ruby Ann Wallace in Cleveland, Ohio, though she grew up in Harlem. 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. Her acting career has crossed all major forms of media over a span of 8 decades. She has been nominated for seven Emmy Awards, winning once for her role in 1990s Decoration Day.

Ruby Dee and her husband, actor Ossie Davis, are well-known civil rights activists. Dee is a member of such organizations as CORE, the NAACP, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Dee and Davis were personal friends of both Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcom X, with Davis giving Maclom X's eulogy at his 1965 funeral.

Partial Filmography

  • Taking Back Our Town (2001) - Emelda West
  • Jungle Fever (1991) - Lucinda Purify
  • Decoration Day (1990) - Rowena
  • Do the Right Thing (1989) - Mother Sister
  • Roots: The Next Generations (1979) - Queen Haley
  • The Incident (1967) - Joan Robinson
  • A Raisin in the Sun (1961) - Ruth Younger
  • The Jackie Robinson Story (1950) - Rae Robinson

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and Malcom X, with Davis giving Maclom X's eulogy at his 1965 funeral. In a 2004 poll, readers of FHM magazine voted that she had the best looking bottom in show business. Dee and Davis were personal friends of both Martin Luther King, Jr. Her dimensions are: Bust 90cm, Waist 54cm, Hips 86cm (35"/21"/34"). Dee is a member of such organizations as CORE, the NAACP, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Electra is now married to musician Dave Navarro, formerly a member of the band Red Hot Chili Peppers and currently a member of Jane's Addiction. Ruby Dee and her husband, actor Ossie Davis, are well-known civil rights activists. Electra achieved considerable notoriety during her on-again, off-again marriage to basketball star Dennis Rodman.

She has been nominated for seven Emmy Awards, winning once for her role in 1990s Decoration Day. She also regularly performs with the dance revue The Pussycat Dolls. Her acting career has crossed all major forms of media over a span of 8 decades. Electra has appeared in several films, such as The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human and the horror spoof Scary Movie. 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. This led to an increasing role as a television personality on various shows, including regular roles on MTV's Singled Out and Baywatch. Dee was born Ruby Ann Wallace in Cleveland, Ohio, though she grew up in Harlem. In 1995, Electra started appearing in television programs such as Nickelodeon's All That and then in May of 1996 she appeared in Playboy magazine.

Ruby Dee (born October 27, 1924) is an African-American actress and activist. Her singing career was both short-lived and unsuccessful. The Jackie Robinson Story (1950) - Rae Robinson. Soon after, she signed a recording contract with Paisley Park Records, Prince's company. A Raisin in the Sun (1961) - Ruth Younger. In 1992, Electra moved to Los Angeles and within one week met singer Prince. The Incident (1967) - Joan Robinson. Her birth name was Tara Leigh Patrick. (She is not related to adult film actress Tera Patrick, whose real name is Linda Hopkins Shapiro.).

Roots: The Next Generations (1979) - Queen Haley. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. Do the Right Thing (1989) - Mother Sister. Carmen Electra (born April 20, 1972) is an American model, television personality, actress and singer. Decoration Day (1990) - Rowena. Jungle Fever (1991) - Lucinda Purify.

Taking Back Our Town (2001) - Emelda West.