Personal Info

  • Known For

    Acting

  • Known Credits

    89

  • Gender

    Female

  • Birthday

    October 27, 1922 ( 92 years old )

  • Place of Birth

    Cleveland, Ohio, USA

  • Also Known As

    Ruby Ann Wallace

Ruby Dee

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).

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