Ruth Negga
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1981-05-04
Place of birth: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Biography
Ruth Negga (born May 4, 1981) 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.
Known for
Breakfast on Pluto
2005Charlie
Isolation
2005Mary
Monstrous Beauty
Nell Gwyn
Hello Carter
2011Doctor
World War Z
2013W.H.O. Doctor
Shirley
2011Shirley Bassey
The Samaritan
2012Iris
Jimi: All Is by My Side
2013Ida
Warcraft
2016Queen Taria Wrynn
Reach for the Stars
2019Self
Noble
2014Joan
Good Grief
2023Sophie
Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici
2022Self
Loving
2016Mildred Loving
Iona
2015Iona
Corduroy
2009Tess
National Theatre Live: Phèdre
2009Aricia
Stars
2006Sophie (voice)
Of Mind and Music
2014Jessica