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- AKA: Ruby Ann Wallace
- Born: October 27, 1924
- Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio
- Alma Mater: Hunter College
- Married: Frank Dee Brown (1941-1945)
- Married: Ossie Davis (1948-2005)
- Three children with Davis: Guy Davis, Nora Day Davis, Hasna Muhammad
- Civil rights activist
- Friends with Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X
- Breast Cancer survivor
- Nominated for 8 Emmy's, winning for Decoration Day (1990) and an episode of China Beach
- Tied with Jimmy Carter for a Grammy in 2007
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Ruby Dee is an American Actress, who grew up in Harlem, New York, and was first noticed for her 1950 role in The Jackie Robinson Story. She has been nominated for an Academy Award for her most recent role, as Mama Lucas in American Gangster.
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Ruby Ann Wallace was born in Cleveland on October 27, 1924. She grew up in Harlem after her mother left the family. She attended hunter College, where she earned degrees in French and Spanish, and was a pledged member of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority. Following her graduation in 1945 she went on to a noteworthy career on Broadway, which included a starring role opposite Sydney Poitier in Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun. She made her film debut in the 1950 biopic The Jackie Robinson Story, and reprised her role as "Ruth Younger" in the 1961 film version of the play a Raisen in the Sun. Most recently, Dee was nominated for her role opposite Denzel Washington in the fill American Gangster. -
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Does anyone know of any active Ruby on Rails podcasts? 1 AnswerHave you checked iTunes they have a lot of how-to and programing podcasts. read more
Whatever happened to Billy Dee Williams? 1 AnswerBilly Dee Williams is best known for his role of Lando Calrissian in Star Wars, but that was 29 years ago and he's now 72. Billy Dee Williams these days lives o... read more
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"Mama I smoked the TV" ~ Sam Jackson to Ruby Dee...Jungle Fever
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RT @TheeDunniO:Am I the only 1 who is captivated by Ruby Dee's timeless class & beauty?Her & Phylica Rashad I LOVE-»Ahmad Rashad is a dummy!
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Watchin Jungle Fever on TVOne.....Sam Jackson Halle Berry Ruby Dee and the late Ossie Davis...their chatacters in that movie a riot
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The greatest gift is not being afraid to question. - Ruby Dee!
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