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Ruby Dee (born October 27, 1924) is an
African-American actress and activism|activist.  

Dee was born Ruby Ann Wallace in Cleveland, Ohio,
though she grew up in Harlem. A 1945 graduate of
Hunter College, Dee made several appearances on
Broadway theatre|Broadway before getting national
recognition for her role in the 1950 film, The
Jackie Robinson Story.  Her acting career has
crossed all major forms of media over a span of 8
decades, including films such as A Raisin in the
Sun (in which she recreated her stage role as a
suffering housewife in the projects) and Edge of
the City both opposite Sidney Poitier. During the
1960's, Dee appeared in such politically charged
films such as Gone Are the Days and The Incident,
which paved the way for young African American
filmmakers and actors.  She has been nominated for
seven Emmy Awards, winning once for her role in
1990's Decoration Day.  

Ruby Dee and her late husband, actor Ossie Davis,
were well-known civil rights activists.  Dee is a
member of such organizations as CORE, the NAACP,
the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and
Southern Christian Leadership Conference.  Dee and
Davis were personal friends of both Martin Luther
King, Jr. and Malcolm X, with Davis giving Malclom
X's eulogy at his 1965 funeral.  

== Partial filmography ==

*What a Guy (1939)
*That Man of Mine (1947)
*The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
*No Way Out (1950 film)|No Way Out (1950)
*The Tall Target (1951)
*Go, Man, Go! (1954)
*The Great American Pastime (1956)
*Edge of the City (1957)
*Virgin Island (1958)
*St. Louis Blues (1958)
*Take a Giant Step (1959)
*A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
*Gone Are the Days! (1963)
*The Incident (1967)
*Up Tight! (1968)
*King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
(1970) (documentary) (narrator)
*Buck and the Preacher (1972)
*Black Girl (1972)
*Lorraine Hansberry: The Black Experience in the
Creation of Drama (1975) (documentary)
*Countdown at Kusini (1976)
*The Torture of Mothers (1980) 
*Cat People (1982)
*Do the Right Thing (1989)
*Love at Large (1990)
*Color Adjustment: Blacks in Primetime (1991)
(documentary)
*Jungle Fever (1991)
*Jazztime Tale (1992) (short subject)
*Cop & 1/2 (1993)
*Tuesday Morning Ride (1995) (short subject)
*Just Cause (1995)
*A Simple Wish (1997)
*A Time to Dance: The Life and Work of Norma
Canner (1998) (documentary) (narrator)
*Baby Geniuses (1999)
*The Unfinished Journey (1999) (short subject)
(narrator)
*Baby of the Family (2002)
*Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave
Narratives (2003) (documentary) (narrator)
*Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (2003) (documentary)
*The Way Back Home (2005) (currently in
post-production)
*Dream Street (2005) (currently in pre-production)

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