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Ruby Dee - Biography

Ruby Dee once said: "The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within - strength, courage, dignity." The actress certainly seems to have achieved her wish. Paving the way for other black actresses during the Fifties and Sixties, campaigning for civil rights, and winning a fight against breast cancer, by her own definition the star has proved one of the most "beautiful" screen stars of our times.

Her early life

Ruby was born Ruby Ann Wallace on October 27, 1924, in Cleveland, Ohio, but moved to New York with her family while still a baby, growing up in Harlem. At 17 she wed Frankie Dee Brown, but by the time she graduated four years later from Hunter College with a degree in French and Spanish, the marriage was over.

Translating her enthusiasm for the arts into performing Ruby took to the stage in Shakespearean productions and signed up to study with the American Negro theatre. It was while performing in Broadway play Jeb that she met her second husband Ossie Davis, a fellow cast member.

Her career

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Ruby Dee

(1922-2014)

Who Was Ruby Dee?

Born in Ohio in 1922, actress Ruby Dee grew up in Harlem and joined the American Negro Theatre in 1941. She is well known for collaborations with her husband, actor Ossie Davis. Dee's film career spans a generation and includes 1950's The Jackie Robinson Story, 1961's A Raisin in the Sun and 1988's Do the Right Thing. In 2008, Dee received her first Oscar nomination for playing Mama Lucas in the hit film American Gangster.

Early Life and Career

Born Ruby Ann Wallace in Cleveland, Ohio, on October 27, 1922, African American actress Ruby Dee has enjoyed a tremendous career on the stage, on television and in film. She grew up in New York's Harlem neighborhood, and got involved in acting as a teenager. Dee began studying her craft at the American Negro Theatre, a company that also educated talents like Sidney Poitier and Harry Belafonte. Dee also attended Hunter College.

Dee had her first major career breakthrough in 1946, when she took the title role in the ANT's Broadway production of Anna Lucasta. That same year, she met a

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Dee, Ruby 1924–

PERSONAL

Original name, Ruby Ann Wallace, October 27, 1924, in Cleveland, OH; daughter of Marshall Edward (a cook; some sources say a road porter) and Emma (a teacher; maiden name, Benson) Wallace; married Frank Dee (a distillery promoter; divorced); married Ossie Davis (an actor, writer, producer, and director), December 9, 1948 (died, February 4, 2005); children: (second marriage) Nora, LaVerne (also known as Hasna), Guy. Education: Hunter College, B.A., 1945; studied and apprenticed at American Negro Theatre, 1941-44; also studied with Morris Carnovsky, 1958-60, and Actors Workshop with Paul Mann and Lloyd Richards. Avocational Interests: Painting, music, sewing.

Addresses:

Agent—Marc Bass Agency, Inc., 9171 Wilshire Blvd., 3rd Floor, Suite 380, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Career:

Actress, director, and writer. Appeared at Arena Stage, Washington, DC, 1987-88; Emmalyn II Productions, founder with husband, Ossie Davis.

Member:

Actors' Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Negro American Labor Cou