Ruby Dee

(Ruby Ann Wallace)
actress
Born: 10/27/1924
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio

EmmyAward-winning stage, film and television actress whose Broadway and Off-Broadway performances includeA Raisin in the Sun(1959),Purlie Victorious(1961)和Boesman and Lena(1970). Her films includeDo the Right Thing(1989), and for television,Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years(1999). She was married to actorOssie Davisfrom 1948 until his death in 2005.