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Ruby Dee

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Ruby Dee Fast Facts:

As a teenager in Harlem, studied at the America Negro Theater; classmates included Sidney Poitier, with whom she later appeared in both the 1959 Broadway production and 1961 film version of A Raisin in the Sun.
Made her Broadway debut in a 1943 non-musical version of South Pacific.
Met husband Ossie Davis while performing in the Broadway drama Jeb in 1946. It was the first of some 50 performances together.
Earned recognition in the 1950 biopic The Jackie Robinson Story, as Robinson's wife, Rachel; Jackie Robinson played himself.
Was a regular on the CBS soap opera The Guiding Light in 1967.
With Davis, wrote a memoir, In This Life Together; has also published volumes of poetry as well as several film and stage scripts.
With Davis, was inducted into the NAACP Image Award Hall of Fame (1989); was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts from the National Endowment of the Arts (1995); and was a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors (2004).

Ruby Dee Relationships:
Edward Nathaniel Wallace - Father
Emma Benson Wallace - Stepmother
Frank Dee Brown - Ex-husband
Gladys Hightower - Mother
Guy Davis - Son
Hasna Davis Muhammad - Daughter
Nora Davis Day - Daughter
Ossie Davis - Husband (deceased)
Ruby Dee Awards:
2007 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
1964 Emmy: Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
1979 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Special - Nominee
1990 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
2006 Grammy: Best Spoken Word Album - Winner
1993 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1988 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special - Nominee
1991 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Special - Winner
College:
Hunter College, New York, NY (BA in 1945)