Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee
1922 - 2014
Ruby Dee  American Actress
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Ruby Dee was previously married to Ossie Davis (1948 - 2005) and Frankie Dee Brown.

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American Actress Ruby Dee was born Ruby Ann Wallace on 27th October, 1922 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA and passed away on 11th Jun 2014 New Rochelle, New York, USA aged 91. She is most remembered for Rae Robinson In The Jackie Robinson Story (1950), Ruth Younger In A Raisin In The Sun (1961).. Her zodiac sign is Scorpio.

Ruby Dee was in an on-screen matchup with Sidney Poitier in A Raisin in the Sun (1961).

Ruby Dee is a member of the following lists: Emmy Award winners, American film actors and American television actors.

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Relationship Statistics

TypeTotalLongestAverageShortest
Married2 57 years 30 years, 2 months 3 years, 5 months
Total2 57 years 30 years, 2 months 3 years, 5 months

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First Name Ruby
Middle Name Ann
Last Name Dee
Maiden Name Wallace
Full Name at Birth Ruby Ann Wallace
Birthday 27th October, 1922
Birthplace Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Died 11th June, 2014
Place of Death New Rochelle, New York, USA
Cause of Death Natural Causes
Buried Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, New York, USA
Height 5' 2¼" (158 cm)
Build Average
Eye Color Brown - Dark
Hair Color Black
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Sexuality Straight
Ethnicity Black
Nationality American
High School Hunter College High School, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA (1939)
University Romance Languages, Hunter College, Of The City University Of New York, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA (1945)
Occupation Text Actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, activist
Occupation Actress
Claim to Fame Rae Robinson In The Jackie Robinson Story (1950), Ruth Younger In A Raisin In The Sun (1961).
Year(s) Active 1940–present, 1940–2014, 1940–2013
Official Websites www.nndb.com/people/673/000083424/
Father Marshall Edward Nathaniel Wallace (A Cook, Waiter And Porter. )
Mother Gladys Hightower, Emma Amelia Benson (Step Mother) (A Schoolteacher.)
Friend Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X

Ruby Dee (October 27, 1922 – June 11, 2014), born Ruby Ann Wallace, was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and civil rights activist. She is perhaps best known for originating the role of "Ruth Younger" in the stage and film versions of A Raisin in the Sun (1961). Her other notable film roles include The Jackie Robinson Story (1950) and Do the Right Thing (1989).

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NameAgeZodiacOccupationNationality
Ruby Dee91 ScorpioActress
American
Ossie Davis87 SagittariusActor
American
Frankie Dee Brown-

Filmography

FilmYearCharacterType
Betty and Coretta2013NarratorTV Movie
19822013Rose BrownMovie
A Thousand Words2012Annie McCallMovie
Video Girl2011ValerieMovie
Politics of Love2011Movie
Red & Blue Marbles2009Professor WrightMovie
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll2009Miss CandyMovie
America2009Mrs. HarperTV Movie
All About Us2007Ms. EllaMovie
American Gangster2007Mama LucasMovie
Steam2007DorisMovie
Naming Number Two2006Nanna MariaMovie
The Way Back Home2006MaudeMovie
Dream Street2005Movie
Their Eyes Were Watching God2005NannyTV Movie
Fatherhood2004LouiseTV Show
Shelly Fisher2003Mrs. GreenspanTV Movie
Little Bill Thinks Big!2003Alice the Great (voice)Unknown
Baby of the Family2002Movie
The Feast of All Saints2001Elsie ClaviereTV Movie
Taking Back Our Town2001Emelda WestTV Movie
A Storm in Summer2000GrandmotherTV Movie
Finding Buck McHenry2000Mrs. HenryTV Movie
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000Mary WilsonTV Show
Baby Geniuses1999MargoMovie
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years1999Annie Elizabeth 'Bessie' DelanyTV Movie
Passing Glory1999Mommit PorterTV Movie
Between the Lions1999Woodcutter's WifeTV Show
Little Bill1999Alice The GreatTV Show
The Wall1998Mrs. Mitchell (segment "The Badge")TV Movie
A Simple Wish1997HortenseMovie
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story1996IndigoTV Movie
Mr. and Mrs. Loving1996SophiaTV Movie
Cosby1996MattieTV Show
Promised Land1996AliciaTV Show
Stories from the Edge1996TV Movie
Just Cause1995EvangelineMovie
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child1995GrandmaTV Show
Tuesday Morning Ride1995JennieShort Film
The Stand1994Mother Abagail FreemantleTV Show
Touched by an Angel1994LaBelle SpringbeltTV Show
Whitewash1994Grandmother (voice)TV Movie
Street Gear1994Mosley DavisTV Show
Cop & ½1993RachelMovie
The Ernest Green Story1993Mrs. Lydia WilsonTV Movie
The Poetry Hall of Fame1993TV Movie
Middle Ages1992Estelle WilliamsTV Show
Jungle Fever1991Lucinda PurifyMovie
Hands Upon the Heart1991Farmer, Storyteller, Zora Neale HurstonMovie
Jazztime Tale1991Narrator (voice)TV Movie
Love at Large1990Corrine DartMovie
Decoration Day1990Rowena, Finch's HousekeeperTV Movie
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson1990Jackie's motherTV Movie
Evening Shade1990Aurelia DanforthTV Show
Do the Right Thing1989Mother SisterMovie
Lincoln1988Elizabeth KeckleyTV Show
Windmills of the Gods1988Dorothy - Secretary to Mary AshleyTV Show
China Beach1988RubyTV Show
American Experience1987NarratorTV Show
Crown Dick1987Johnson's MotherTV Movie
The Atlanta Child Murders1985Faye WilliamsTV Show
American Masters1985NarratorTV Show
Spenser: For Hire1985Eleanor SimpsonTV Show
The Golden Girls1985Mammy WatkinsTV Show
Go Tell It on the Mountain1985Mrs. GrimesMovie
Cat People1982FemaleMovie
Long Day's Journey Into Night1982Mary TyroneTV Movie
American Playhouse1980Mrs. Grimes, Zora Neale HurstonTV Show
Ossie and Ruby!1980Co-host (1980-81)TV Show
All God's Children1980Irene WhitfieldTV Movie
The Torture of Mothers1980Movie
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings1979Grandmother BaxterTV Movie
Roots: The Next Generations1979Queen HaleyTV Show
Watch Your Mouth1978Mrs. FulloTV Show
Cool Red1976Leah MatanzimaMovie
Police Woman1974Cora SandersTV Show
It's Good to Be Alive1974Ruth CampanellaTV Movie
Wedding Band1974Julia AugustineTV Movie
Chelsea D.H.O.1973Dr. Bianca PearsonTV Movie
Tenafly1973Jan LennoxTV Show
The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People1973TV Show
Black Girl1972Netta's MotherMovie
Buck and the Preacher1972RuthMovie
To Be Young, Gifted, and Black1972Lorraine Hansberry and other assorted charactersTV Movie
The Sheriff1971Sue Ann LucasTV Movie
The Bold Ones: The Protectors1969LucindaTV Show
Uptight1968LaurieMovie
The Incident1967Joan RobinsonMovie
Peyton Place1964Alma MilesTV Show
Gone Are the Days!1963Lutiebelle Gussie Mae JenkinsMovie
The Balcony1963ThiefMovie
East Side/West Side1963Marilyn MarsdenTV Show
The Fugitive1963Laura SmithTV Show
The Great Adventure1963Harriet TubmanTV Show
The Doctors and the Nurses1962Jenny BishopTV Show
Seven Times Monday1962LilaTV Movie
A Raisin in the Sun1961Ruth YoungerMovie
Alcoa Premiere1961Irene ClaytonTV Show
The Defenders1961Catherine CollinsTV Show
Our Virgin Island1959RuthMovie
Take a Giant Step1959ChristineMovie
Play of the Week1959Jane, LilaTV Show
St. Louis Blues1958ElizabethMovie
Edge of the City1957Lucy TylerMovie
Armchair Theatre1956Vicky KingsburyTV Show
The Great American Pastime1956Mrs. Ashlow (uncredited)Movie
Go, Man, Go!1954Irma JacksonMovie
Guiding Light1952Martha Frazier (1967)TV Show
The Tall Target1951Rachel - Slave MaidMovie
Frontiers of Faith1951Grace GilmoreTV Show
No Way Out1950Connie Brooks (uncredited)Movie
The Jackie Robinson Story1950Rae RobinsonMovie
The Fight Never Ends1949JanieMovie
That Man of Mine1947JoanMovie
Easy to Get1947Drugstore GirlMovie
First Year, The1946TV Movie
Love in Syncopation1946Movie
What a Guy1939Movie
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