Ruby Dee
Overview
| Born | in Cleveland, Ohio, USA |
| Died | in New Rochelle, New York, USA (natural causes) |
| Birth Name | Ruby Ann Wallace |
| Height | 5′ 2¼” (1,58 m) |
Mini Bio
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).
She also starred in The Jackie Robinson Story (1950), Cat People (1982), Do the Right Thing (1989) and American Gangster (2007).
Her film debut was That Man of Mine (1946).
For her performance as Mahalee Lucas in American Gangster (2007), she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She is currently the second oldest nominee for Best Supporting Actress, behind Gloria Stuart who was 87 when nominated for her role in Titanic.
Dee died on June 11, 2014, at her home in New Rochelle, New York, from natural causes at the age of 91.