Actress & activist
Ruby Dee
Acted for seven decades, from A Raisin in the Sun to an Oscar nomination at eighty-three, and was under FBI surveillance for her civil rights work.
Ruby Dee 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.
- Born
- 1922-10-27, Cleveland, Ohio, USAA Friday
- Died
- 2014-06-11, New Rochelle, New York, USAA Wednesday, aged 91
- At birth
- Sun in Scorpio, Moon in Aquarius
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1922-10-27, Cleveland, Ohio, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 3°29′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 5°11′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 15°38′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 8°38′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 27°52′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 0°11′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 13°28′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 9°53′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 18°00′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 11°10′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2014-06-11, New Rochelle, New York, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 20°39′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 0°21′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 2°32′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Taurus | 15°57′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 12°01′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 22°30′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 17°49′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 15°51′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 7°35′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 12°50′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Ruby Dee was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.