Person
Ruby Dee
- Specialty
- Acting
- Birth
- October 27, 1922 · 91 years
- Death
- June 11, 2014
- Origin
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Technical Alias
Ruby Ann Wallace
Professional Trajectory
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).
