By — Colleen Shalby Colleen Shalby Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/actress-ruby-dee-dies-91 Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Actress Ruby Dee dies at 91 Arts Jun 12, 2014 1:25 PM EDT Ruby Dee alongside -Louis Gossett and Sidney Poitier in “A Raisin in the Sun” in 1959. Photo by Friedman-AbelesCivil rights activist and actress Ruby Dee has died at age 91, Dee’s daughter Nora Davis Day confirmed Thursday. Day said her mother passed away Wednesday night at home in New Rochelle, New York. Dee acted on the Broadway stage and the silver screen. In 1961, she starred alongside Sidney Poitier in “A Raisin in the Sun.” An Emmy, Grammy and Screen Actors Guild award-winner, in 2007, Dee was nominated for a Golden Globe for her role in “American Gangster.” According to New York Daily News, her final film — a crime-drama, “King Dog,” opposite Ice-T — is still in production. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Colleen Shalby Colleen Shalby @CShalby
Ruby Dee alongside -Louis Gossett and Sidney Poitier in “A Raisin in the Sun” in 1959. Photo by Friedman-AbelesCivil rights activist and actress Ruby Dee has died at age 91, Dee’s daughter Nora Davis Day confirmed Thursday. Day said her mother passed away Wednesday night at home in New Rochelle, New York. Dee acted on the Broadway stage and the silver screen. In 1961, she starred alongside Sidney Poitier in “A Raisin in the Sun.” An Emmy, Grammy and Screen Actors Guild award-winner, in 2007, Dee was nominated for a Golden Globe for her role in “American Gangster.” According to New York Daily News, her final film — a crime-drama, “King Dog,” opposite Ice-T — is still in production. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now