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Ruby Dee (October 27, 1922 – June 11, 2014) was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and civil rights activist. Dee was married to Ossie Davis, with whom she frequently performed until his death in 2005.
Ruby Dee was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist and civil rights activist. She is best known for originating the role of "Ruth Younger" in the stage and film versions of A Raisin in the Sun (1961).
Jun 7, 2024 · Ruby Dee (born October 27, 1922, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.—died June 11, 2014, New Rochelle, New York) was an American actress and social activist who was known for her pioneering work in African American theater and film and for her outspoken civil rights activism.
Aug 16, 2023 · Ruby Dee was an American actress, playwright, screenwriter, activist, poet and journalist, perhaps best known for starring in the 1961 film A Raisin in the Sun. She's also known...
Jun 12, 2014 · Ruby Dee, an actress whose acclaimed career stretched from Broadway to the Silver Screen to civil rights rallies, has died.
Jun 12, 2014 · Ms. Dee, who earned acclaim in “A Raisin in the Sun” and “American Gangster,” sought roles that addressed racial issues and campaigned for civil rights with her husband, Ossie Davis.
Ruby Dee was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist and civil rights activist. She is best known for originating the role of "Ruth Younger" in the stage and film versions of A Raisin in the Sun (1961).
Jun 12, 2014 · Ruby Dee, the Oscar-nominated actress whose career in film and theater spanned five decades, died Wednesday, her agent, Michael Livingston, confirms to The Hollywood Reporter. She was 91.
Jun 12, 2014 · NEW YORK (AP) — Ruby Dee, an acclaimed actress and civil rights activist whose versatile career spanned stage, radio television and film, has died at age 91, according to her daughter. Nora Davis Day told The Associated Press on Thursday that her mother died at home in New Rochelle on Wednesday night of “natural causes.”
Jun 13, 2014 · Ruby Dee grew up writing poetry in Harlem and went on to become a playwright, activist, journalist and one of the most prominent actresses of her time.
