Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 27, 1922
Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Also Known As
- Ruby Ann Wallace
Ruby Dee
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 - Movies
American Gangster
as Mama Lucas
Do the Right Thing
as Mother Sister
Cat People
as Female
A Thousand Words
as Annie McCall
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
as Indigo
Just Cause
as Evangeline Ferguson
Baby Geniuses
as Margo
Jungle Fever
as Lucinda Purify
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)
The Tall Target
as Rachel
