Dee, Ruby 1964

Ruby Dee (1924- ) is pictured with her husband Ossie Davis. The two actors were involved in readings at the Freedom Fund held by the Cleveland branch of the NAACP. Ruby Dee is a stage, screen and television actress. The Cleveland-born Dee was raised in Harlem by her father. She graduated from Hunter College. Among her notable acting roles, she starred in the movie, A Raisin in the Sun, in 1961, and was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress for her work in American Gangster (2007). Over the years, she appeared in productions in Cleveland at a number of venues, including the Hanna Theater, Karamu House, and Cleveland Playhouse, according to About.com. She has received three Emmys, a Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Kennedy Center Honor in 2004. Ruby Dee was married twice, the second time to Davis, until his death in 2005. As noted above, she's been an active participant in the Civil Rights Movement.