THE LEGACY OF NEW YORK EPISODE 84: RUBY DEE


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Ruby Dee (October 27, 1922 – June 11, 2014) was an American actress, poet, playwright, ⁠screenwriter⁠, journalist, and ⁠civil rights⁠ activist.⁠[1]⁠ She originated the role of "Ruth Younger" in the stage and film versions of ⁠A Raisin in the Sun⁠ (1961). Her other notable film roles include ⁠The Jackie Robinson Story⁠ (1950) and ⁠Do the Right Thing⁠ (1989).
Dee was married to ⁠Ossie Davis⁠, with whom she frequently performed until his death in 2005.⁠[2]⁠
For her performance as Mama Lucas in ⁠American Gangster⁠ (2007), Dee was nominated for the ⁠Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress⁠ and won the ⁠Screen Actors Guild Award for Female Actor in a Supporting Role⁠. Dee was a ⁠Grammy Award⁠, ⁠Emmy Award⁠, ⁠Obie Award⁠ and ⁠Drama Desk Award⁠ winner. She was also a ⁠National Medal of Arts⁠, ⁠Kennedy Center Honors⁠ and ⁠Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award⁠ recipient.


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