Dee, Ruby
Dee, Ruby (b. Ruby Ann Wallace)
(1923– ) stage/film/television actress; born in Cleveland, Ohio. She played a wide range of roles, from Shakespeare's Cleopatra to Lutiebelle in Purlie Victorious. She was married to Ossie Davis.The Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography, by John S. Bowman. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995. Reproduced with permission.