Ruby Dee - Biography

Last Editor: angel_fairy				Ruby Dee Biography -   Name : Ruby Dee Profession : Actress Birth Details : born October 27, 1924 Birth name : Ruby Ann Wallace Spouse : Ossie Davis (9 December 1948 - 4 February 2005) (his death) 3 children

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Voted into the NAACP image award Hall of Fame with her husband, Ossie Davis, in 1989. She is a member of the NAACP, CORE, Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, Southern Christian Leadership Council. Says her favorite quote comes from the book, "Charlotte's Web" "Isn't Life peculiar!", said Jeremy. "Compared to what?", said the spider. Mother of Guy Davis. Is an honorary member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors in 2004, along with Elton John, Joan Sutherland, John Williams, Warren Beatty and husband Ossie Davis. Has three children, Nora, Guy Davis and Hasna.

Ruby Dee Detailed Biography -

Ruby Dee (born October 27, 1924) is an African American actress and activist. Dee was born Ruby Ann Wallace in Cleveland, Ohio, though she grew up in Harlem, New York. A 1945 graduate of Hunter College with degrees in French and Spanish, Dee made several appearances on Broadway before getting national recognition for her role in the 1950 film, The Jackie Robinson Story. Her acting career has crossed all major forms of media over a span of 8 decades, including films such as A Raisin in the Sun (in which she recreated her stage role as a suffering housewife in the projects) and Edge of the City both opposite Sidney Poitier. During the 1960s, Dee appeared in such politically charged films such as Gone Are the Days and The Incident, which paved the way for young African American filmmakers and actors. She has been nominated for seven Emmy Awards, winning once for her role in 1990's Decoration Day. Ruby Dee and her late husband, actor Ossie Davis, were well-known civil rights activists. Dee is a member of such organizations as CORE, the NAACP, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Their son is blues musician Guy Davis. Dee and Davis were personal friends of both Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, with Davis giving Malcom X's eulogy at his 1965 funeral.