Ruth Negga
Birthdate
January 7, 1982 (42 years old)
Place of Birth
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Known For
Acting
Details
Birthdate
January 7, 1982 (42 years old)
Place of Birth
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Known For
Acting
Biography
Ruth Negga (born 1982) is an Ethiopian-Irish actress. For her portrayal of Mildred Loving in the 2016 biographical romantic drama “Loving”, Negga received several major nominations from the Academy Awards, British Academy Film Awards and the Golden Globe Awards, and won the Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actress. She has also appeared in the BBC mini-series Criminal Justice, E4's Misfits, and the AMC series Preacher.
Ruth Negga's LGBTQ+ Titles
Breakfast on Pluto
Charlie
Acting (42)
Monstrous Beauty as Nell Gwyn
Night Boat to Tangier as Cynthia
2024
Presumed Innocent as Barbara Sabich (8 episodes)
2023
Good Grief as Sophie
2023
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth as Finn's Mum (voice)
2022
Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici as Herself
2021
Passing as Clare Kendry
2021
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché as Poly Styrene (voice)
2020
Angela's Christmas Wish as Mother
2019
Reach For The Stars as Self
2019
Ad Astra as Helen Lantos
2018
Explained as Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
2017
Angela's Christmas as Mother
2016
Loving as Mildred Loving
2016
Warcraft as Lady Taria Wrynn
2016
Preacher as Tulip O'Hare (43 episodes)
2015
Iona as Iona
2014
Of Mind and Music as Jessica
2014
Noble as Joan
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self (1 episode)
2013
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Raina (16 episodes)
2013
Jimi: All Is by My Side as Ida
2013
World War Z as W.H.O. Doctor
2012
Secret State as Agnes Evans (4 episodes)
2012
The Samaritan as Iris
2011
Hello Carter as Doctor
2011
Shirley as Shirley Bassey
2010
The Nativity as Leah (4 episodes)
2010
National Theatre Live: Hamlet as Ophelia
2010
Love/Hate as Rosemary "Rosie" Moynihan (10 episodes)
2010
Five Daughters as Rochelle (3 episodes)
2009
Misfits as Nikki (2 episodes)
2009
National Theatre Live: Phèdre as Aricia
2009
Personal Affairs (5 episodes)
2009
Corduroy as Tess
2008
Criminal Justice as Melanie Lloyd (5 episodes)
2006
Stars as Sophie (voice)
2005
Breakfast on Pluto as Charlie
2005
Colour Me Kubrick as Lolita (uncredited)
2005
Isolation as Mary
2004
Love Is The Drug as Lisa Sheerin (4 episodes)
2004
Capital Letters as Taiwo