I am Ruby Dee. I was born on October 27, 1922. I died on June 11, 2014 at the age of 91 years old. I was born in New Rochelle, NY. My big day is about when she won the Oscar. i grow up in the harlem and the daugter of a mother who was a teacher and a father who was a pollman porter i was always active in varisous political causes