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Ruby Dee

Channel	Date & Time	Title	Buy
FLIXe	Thu, Nov 5, 4:20 AM	The Wall	Buy
MOMAXe	Thu, Nov 5, 6:50 AM	Cop and a Half	Buy
WE	Thu, Nov 5, 5:30 PM	Golden Girls	Buy
HBOe	Fri, Nov 6, 9:00 PM	American Gangster	Buy
HBOSGe	Sun, Nov 8, 10:00 AM	American Gangster	Buy
HBOSGe	Sun, Nov 8, 9:00 PM	American Gangster	Buy
FLIXe	Wed, Nov 11, 3:15 AM	The Wall	Buy
HALMRK	Wed, Nov 11, 12:00 PM	Touched by an Angel	Buy
HBOSGe	Wed, Nov 11, 12:15 PM	American Gangster	Buy
HALMRK	Wed, Nov 11, 8:00 PM	Touched by an Angel	Buy
HALMRK	Fri, Nov 13, 11:30 AM	Golden Girls	Buy
HALMRK	Sat, Nov 14, 1:30 AM	Golden Girls	Buy
HBOe	Sun, Nov 15, 1:30 AM	American Gangster	Buy
TCM	Sun, Nov 15, 12:00 PM	A Raisin in the Sun	Buy
HBOSGe	Mon, Nov 16, 11:45 AM	American Gangster	Buy

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).

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Ruby Dee Awards:

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
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