with Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis on Nov 24, 1998
with Cicely Tyson, Ruby Dee and Donald Bogle on Aug 15, 1997
Ruby Dee is an African American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and activist She has appeared in such films as ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ and ‘Edge of the City’. She played both roles opposite Sidney Poitier. During the 1960s, Dee appeared in such politically charged films as ‘Gone Are the Days’ and ‘The Incident’.
Dee has been nominated for eight Emmy Awards, winning twice. In 2007 the winner of the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album was tied with Dee and Ossie Davis (1917-2005) for, "With Ossie And Ruby: In This Life Together", and former President Jimmy Carter. She and her late husband, actor Ossie Davis, were well-known civil rights activists. Among others, Dee is a member of Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), and the NAACP.
Source- Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Dee
