Emmy Winner (7 statuettes)
born Flatbush, NY eldest of three siblings
dancer
actress
even played opposite Elvis Presley in
movie Change of Habit
Fans of her TV work consider her 1980
long-running series The Mary Tyler Moore
show to be among best sitcoms ever.
In 1988 film Lincoln she played the tragic
Mary Lincoln -- lead title character portrayal was
Sam Waterston for the March 1988 two-episode
Mini-series; Ruby Dee played Elizabeth Keckley
and Cleavon Little portrayed Frederick Douglass.
Also won a Tony Award in Whose Life Is It Anyway?
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