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. Her other notable roles included Anna Owens in Anna and the King of Siam and Lavinia (Vinnie) Day in Life with Father. Dee and Davis were personal friends of both Martin Luther King, Jr. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6440 Hollywood Blvd. Dee is a member of such organizations as CORE, the NAACP, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and Southern Christian Leadership Conference. She died of heart failure in Los Angeles, California at age 91, and is entombed in the Calvary Cemetery in East Los Angeles, California. Ruby Dee and her husband, actor Ossie Davis, are well-known civil rights activists. Irene Dunne (December 20, 1898 – September 4, 1990), born Irene Marie Dunn in Louisville, Kentucky, was an American film actress.

She has been nominated for seven Emmy Awards, winning once for her role in 1990s Decoration Day. I Remember Mama (1948). Her acting career has crossed all major forms of media over a span of 8 decades. Love Affair (1939). 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. The Awful Truth (1937). Dee was born Ruby Ann Wallace in Cleveland, Ohio, though she grew up in Harlem. Theodora Goes Wild (1936).

Ruby Dee (born October 27, 1924) is an African-American actress and activist. Cimarron (1931). 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.