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Ruby Dee

1922 - 2014

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Ruby Dee (born Ruby Ann Wallace; October 27, 1922 – June 11, 2014) was an American actress. She was married to Ossie Davis, with whom she frequently performed until his death in 2005. She received numerous accolades, including an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, an Obie Award, and a Drama Desk Award, as well as a nomination for an Academy Award. She was honored with the National Medal of Arts in 1995, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2000, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2004. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ruby Dee is the 3,998th most popular actor (down from 3,917th in 2019), the 6,474th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,831st in 2019) and the 1,861st most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ruby Dee ranks 3,998 out of 13,578. Before her are Annabella Sciorra, Predrag Bjelac, Gregg Henry, Sabrina Ferilli, Joe Rogan, and Jean Hagen. After her are Kristen Wiig, Ben Whishaw, Nicholas Galitzine, Ann Dowd, Tom Wlaschiha, and Moses Gunn.

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Among people born in 1922, Ruby Dee ranks 271. Before her are Jock Stein, William Gaddis, Károly Németh, Hal Clement, China Zorrilla, and Leonel Brizola. After her are Rosalio José Castillo Lara, Charles Gérard, Lizabeth Scott, Muhammetnazar Gapurow, Ingvar Rydell, and Roy Salvadori. Among people deceased in 2014, Ruby Dee ranks 285. Before her are Louise Brough, Alice Coachman, Brian G. Hutton, Frans van der Lugt, Victor J. Stenger, and China Zorrilla. After her are Cornell Borchers, Gyula Török, Sarah Marshall, Ichirō Nagai, Bel Kaufman, and Mary F. Lyon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ruby Dee ranks 6,475 out of 20,380. Before her are Glenn Morris (1912), Gregg Henry (1952), James L. Peters (1889), Joe Rogan (1967), Richard Petty (1937), and Jean Hagen (1923). After her are Kristen Wiig (1973), Norah Jones (1979), Kvitka Cisyk (1953), Gladys West (1930), Ann Dowd (1956), and Moses Gunn (1929).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ruby Dee ranks 1,861. Before her are Virginia Rappe (1895), Pia Zadora (1953), Annabella Sciorra (1960), Gregg Henry (1952), Joe Rogan (1967), and Jean Hagen (1923). After her are Kristen Wiig (1973), Ann Dowd (1956), Moses Gunn (1929), Tom Welling (1977), Amy Brenneman (1964), and Darlene Cates (1947).

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