Biography for
Ruby Dee (I) More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

27 October 1924, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Birth Name

Ruby Ann Wallace

Height

5' 2¼" (1.58 m)

Spouse

Ossie Davis	(9 December 1948 - 4 February 2005) (his death) 3 children
Frankie Dee Brown	(31 August 1941 - 1945) (divorced)

Trivia

1989: Voted into the NAACP image award Hall of Fame with husband Ossie Davis.

She is a member of the NAACP, CORE, Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, Southern Christian Leadership Council.

Says her favorite quote comes from the book, "Charlotte's Web": "'Isn't Life peculiar!' said Jeremy. 'Compared to what?' said the spider.".

Is an honorary member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

2004: Recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors, along with Elton John, Joan Sutherland, John Williams, Warren Beatty and husband Ossie Davis.

Has three children, Nora, Guy Davis and Hasna.

1995: She and husband Ossie Davis were awarded the American National Medal of the Arts from the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington, DC.

Attended Hunter College.

In 2008, at the age of 83, she became the second oldest actress to be nominated for an Academy Award. The oldest is Gloria Stuart.

One of 105 people invited to join AMPAS in 2008.

Personal Quotes

I didn't have the kind of talent or personality that kept me dreaming about Hollywood. They don't hire little colored girls to do this or that.