Ruthanna Graves was born on September 14, 1957 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress, known for The Cotton Club (1984) and The Return of Superfly (1990). She has been married to Kevin Paige McQueen since June 25, 2011.
Her maternal grandfather, Mordecai Wyatt Johnson, was the first African American President of Howard University in Washington D.C.
She restores church organs in New York and New Jersey. She is a lead singer with Swing Town in Maplewood, New Jersey.
Daughter of the late Dr. Carolyn E. Graves and the late Dr. Beverly Graves of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; daughter-in-law of the late Constance J. McQueen and the late Robert McQueen of Sarasota, Florida.