Active
External Links
Ruby Dee
Acting
Ruby Dee
Acting
Basic Information
🎂
Birth Date
October 27, 1922(103 yrs)
📍
Birth Place
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
🏳️
Nationality
American
Summary
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).
