Ruby Dee
About
Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1922-10-27
Place of BirthCleveland, Ohio, USA
Death2014-06-11
BiographyRuby Dee 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).