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Ruby Dee TV Listings

ChannelDate & TimeTitleBuy
HBOSGeMon, Jul 6, 10:00 AMAmerican GangsterBuy
HBOSGeMon, Jul 6, 12:45 PMMaking of 'American Gangster'Buy
CBSMon, Jul 6, 3:00 PMGuiding Light NewBuy
CBSTue, Jul 7, 3:00 PMGuiding Light NewBuy
LIFETue, Jul 7, 9:00 PMAmericaBuy
CBSWed, Jul 8, 3:00 PMGuiding Light NewBuy
CBSThu, Jul 9, 3:00 PMGuiding Light NewBuy
HBOeThu, Jul 9, 8:00 PMAmerican GangsterBuy
FLIXeFri, Jul 10, 1:15 PMThe WallBuy
CBSFri, Jul 10, 3:00 PMGuiding Light NewBuy
HBOeSun, Jul 12, 3:15 AMAmerican GangsterBuy
FLIXeMon, Jul 13, 1:00 PMThe WallBuy
CBSMon, Jul 13, 3:00 PMGuiding Light NewBuy
HALMRKTue, Jul 14, 9:00 AMGolden GirlsBuy
CBSTue, Jul 14, 3:00 PMGuiding Light NewBuy
HALMRKWed, Jul 15, 12:00 AMGolden GirlsBuy
HBOeWed, Jul 15, 12:30 AMAmerican GangsterBuy
CBSWed, Jul 15, 3:00 PMGuiding Light NewBuy
CBSThu, Jul 16, 3:00 PMGuiding Light NewBuy
CBSFri, Jul 17, 3:00 PMGuiding Light NewBuy
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Ruby Dee Biography

  • Birth Name: Ruby Ann Wallace
  • Birth Place: Cleveland, OH
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 10/27/1924, Scorpio
  • Profession: Actor; author; activist
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:
  • 1991 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Special - Winner
  • 1988 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
  • 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

  • College:
  • Hunter College, New York, NY (BA in 1945)
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