Ruby Ann Wallace was a shy young girl when she read aloud from a play in school one day and something unexpected happened: Her classmates burst into applause. It’s how she got the idea to go into ...

Legendary actress and activist Ruby Dee has died at the age of 91. A representative for the Hollywood star says she died peacefully at her New Rochelle, New York, home on Wednesday. The camera always ...

It happened this week . . . the passing of a star whose leading roles weren't just confined to stage and screen. Actress Ruby Dee died Wednesday at her home outside New York. She achieved her breakout ...

Muta'Ali Muhammad's documentary is a loving tribute to his grandparents, famed actors and social activists Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee. By THR Staff Life’s Essentials with Ruby Dee Still - H 2015 ...

In remembrance of the life of actress and activist Ruby Dee, Tell Me More presents an encore broadcast of Michel Martin's 2007 interview with the legendary actress and activist. And now we'd like to ...

The following article was featured in the March 2008 issue of ESSENCE. When I saw Ruby Dee in A Raisin in the Sun in high school, I remember thinking, Who’s that pretty lady? She’s an amazing actress.

For more than a half century, audiences have been mesmerized by the love story between Hollywood legends Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee. After a highly successful Kickstarter campaign and the race against ...

Ruby Dee packed a lot of power in a tiny package. Barely topping 5 feet, 2 inches, she nevertheless loomed large. Still, there was a softness alongside the steel, a smile gracing her face more often ...

When it comes to the enduring love of Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis, death will not do them part. The 91-year-old activist and actress, who died late Wednesday, will spend eternity with her late husband — ...

Texas rockabilly singer Ruby Dee is the author of Ruby's Juke Joint Americana Cookbook. For the occasional Tell Me More series "In Your Ear," Ruby Dee talks about the music that inspires her inside ...