Ruby Dee

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Ruby Dee

A.K.A:

Ruby Ann Wallace -

1922-10-27 -2014-06-11

Female

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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Biography


Ruby Dee (October 27, 1922 - June 11, 2014) was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and civil rights activist. She originated the role of "Ruth Younger" in the stage and film versions of A Raisin in the Sun. Her other notable film roles include The Jackie Robinson Story (1950), Do the Right Thing (1989) and American Gangster (2007).