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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.
Aug 16, 2023 · Dee's film career spans a generation and includes 1950's The Jackie Robinson Story, 1961's A Raisin in the Sun and 1988's Do the Right Thing. In 2008, Dee received her first Oscar...
Ruby Dee was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist and civil rights activist. She is best known for originating the role of "Ruth Younger" in the stage and film versions of A Raisin in the Sun (1961). She also starred in The Jackie Robinson Story (1950), Cat People (1982), Do the Right Thing (1989), and American ...
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- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- New Rochelle, New York, USA
Jun 7, 2024 · Ruby Dee (born October 27, 1922, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.—died June 11, 2014, New Rochelle, New York) was an American actress and social activist who was known for her pioneering work in African American theater and film and for her outspoken civil rights activism.
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She is best known for originating the role of "Ruth Younger" in the stage and film versions of A Raisin in the Sun (1961). She also starred in The Jackie Robinson Story (1950), Cat People (1982), Do the Right Thing (1989), and American Gangster (2007). Her film debut was That Man of Mine (1946).
- October 27, 1922
- June 11, 2014
Jun 12, 2014 · Ruby Dee was around long enough to play Sidney Poitier’s wife in 1950’s superb "No Way Out," and the mother of my generation’s Sidney, Denzel Washington, 57 years later. In 1959, Dee played her most famous stage role in Lorraine Hansberry’s groundbreaking masterpiece, "A Raisin in the Sun." Dee played Ruth Younger, the quietly strong ...
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Jun 12, 2014 · Ruby Dee, an actress and civil rights activist, first gained national recognition for her role as Rae Robinson in the 1950 biopic The Jackie Robinson Story.
