Ruby Dee
1922-10-27 (1922)Cleveland, Ohio, USAActing
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).
Known For
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV • 2000
Great Performances
TV • 1971
The Fugitive
TV • 1963
Touched by an Angel
TV • 1994
The Dick Cavett Show
TV • 1968
American Experience
TV • 1988
The Oscars
TV • 1953
The Defenders
TV • 1961
Police Woman
TV • 1974
The Golden Girls
TV • 1985
The Stand
TV • 1994
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV • 1995
China Beach
TV • 1988
Reading Rainbow
TV • 1983
Roots: The Next Generations
TV • 1979
Spenser: For Hire
TV • 1985
The Kennedy Center Honors
TV • 1978
The Great Adventure
TV • 1963