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Name: Ruby Dee
Full/Alt. name: Ruby Ann Wallace
Date of Birth: Monday October 27 1924
Born: Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
Nationality: American
Partial Biography: Academy Award-nominated actress Ruby Dee was, by all accounts, an American icon. Her career spanned no fewer than three major movements in African-American culture from the post-Harlem Renaissance era…Full Ruby Dee Biography…

Naming Number Two (2008) (for thematic material, language, sensuality, brief violence and smoking)Played "Nanna Maria"
American Gangster (2007) 18 (Contains strong violence and hard drug use)Played "Mama Lucas"
Wild Style (2007) 15 (Contains strong language)Actor/Actress
A Time to Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner (1999) Actor/Actress
Baby Geniuses (1999) (for some rude behavior and dialogue)Played "Margo"
A Simple Wish (1997) Played "Hortense"
Mississippi, America (1995) Actor/Actress
The Balcony (1963)) (1963) Played "Thief"
Man is Ten Feet Tall, A (1957) Played "Lucy Tyler"
The Jackie Robinson Story (1950) (1950) Actor/Actress

Screen Actors Guild Award (2008) Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role - "American Gangster"
Grammy Award (2007) Best Spoken Word Album - "With Ossie And Ruby: In This Life Together"
Audelco Award (2001) Best Actress - "Saint Lucy's Eyes"
Screen Actors Guild Award (2000) Life Achievement
Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award (2000)