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Ruby Dee -- one of the legendary actresses in Hollywood and on Broadway -- died Wednesday night ... TMZ has learned.

Ruby was at home in New Rochelle, NY ... surrounded by family when she passed away ... according to sources connected to the family. A rep confirmed the death.

Ruby was a pioneer for African-American women in Hollywood ... and is perhaps best known for her starring role in the 1960s film "A Raisin in the Sun" -- and her roles in several Spike Lee movies ... including "Do the Right Thing" and "Jungle Fever." Her most recent big budget Hollywood film was "American Gangster" ... she played Denzel Washington's mother.

Ruby was a poet and screenwriter. She's won a Grammy, an Emmy ... and received the National Medal of Arts.

She and her late husband Ossie Davis were also hugely active in the Civil Rights movement -- often demonstrating with Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X.

Ruby was 89 years old.

Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2014/06/12/ruby-dee-dies-actress-dead-ossie-davis/#ixzz34RX4RdvC

ETA: According to NY daily news she was 91. RIP Ruby
 

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OMG.. Rest is Peace Ms. Dee. I know she was 89 years young but somehow i'm still shocked.
 

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Stage and screen legend Ruby Dee, who personified grace, grit and progress at a time when African-American women were given little space in movies and on stage, died Wednesday in New Rochelle, N.Y. She was 91.
The death was confirmed Thursday by a family member, who declined to answer any questions pending the release of a statement.

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/ruby-dee-dead-91-article-1.1827040?utm_content=buffer0173b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=NYDailyNewsTw#ixzz34RViVuwh
 

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OMG! I just logged back in and to see this on the LSA headlines is not good. She did her job, second to no one on this earth. May she enjoy her reunion with Ossie.

Sleep peacefully, Miss Ruby.
 

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This is another death that has shocked me for some reason. May she RIP, her work she has done in life will live on forever.
 

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I loved her and her work soooo much! She was one of my Abuela's and I's favorite actresses. RIP Ruby :cry:
 

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For some reason she's been on my mind. RIP to a world class lady. She's with Ossie now.
 

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I just thought about her the other day too. We losing too many of our legends, but God blessed her with a wonderful legacy.


RIP Mother Sister.
 

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She lived a long life and now she's reunited with her husband(for those who believe in the after life) may she RIP
 

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Very sad news. I read her and Ossie's biography. She was a mischievous one and always full of life. RIP
 

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:disapointed: She was such a great actress. I especially loved her in theatre. Such a gracious woman. May she rest in peace.
 

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Oh no! Another legendary black woman has passed. So sad. May she rest in peace
 

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NOOOOO.

She was so inspirational, lovely and talented. I really mourn her passing.
 

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