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Ruth Negga

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
51

Gender
Female

Birthday
May 4, 1981 (45 years old)

Place of Birth
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Ruth Negga

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

Acting

2025Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enoughas Narrator
2025Together for Palestineas Self
2025Number One on the Call Sheetas Self
2024Cleopatra at the Mallas
2024Presumed Innocentas Barbara Sabich
2023Good Griefas Sophie
2022Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Liricias Self
2021Passingas Clare Kendry
2021Poly Styrene: I Am a Clichéas Poly Styrene (voice)
2020Angela's Christmas Wishas Mother
2020Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earthas Finn's Mum (voice)
2019Reach for the Starsas Self
2019Ad Astraas Helen Lantos
2018Explainedas Narrator (voice)
2017Angela's Christmasas Mother (voice)
2016Lovingas Mildred Loving
2016Warcraftas Queen Taria Wrynn
2016Preacheras Tulip O'Hare
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self - Guest
2015Ionaas Iona
2014Of Mind and Musicas Jessica
2014Nobleas Joan
2014Late Night with Seth Meyersas Self
2013Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.as Raina
2013Jimi: All Is by My Sideas Ida
2013World War Zas W.H.O. Doctor
2012Secret Stateas Agnes Evans
2012The Samaritanas Iris
2011Hello Carteras Doctor
2011Shirleyas Shirley Bassey
2010The Nativityas Leah
2010Misfits Christmas Specialas Nikki
2010National Theatre Live: Hamletas Ophelia
2010Love/Hateas Rosemary "Rosie" Moynihan
2010Five Daughtersas Rochelle
2009Misfitsas Nikki
2009National Theatre Live: Phèdreas Aricia
2009Personal Affairsas Doris Siddiqi
2009Corduroyas Tess
2008Criminal Justiceas Melanie Lloyd
2007Phineas and Ferbas Lieutenant Zarna (voice)
2006Starsas Sophie (voice)
2005Breakfast on Plutoas Charlie
2005Isolationas Mary
2005Colour Me Kubrickas Lolita (uncredited)
2004Love Is The Drugas Lisa Sheerin
2004Capital Lettersas Taiwo
1949The Emmy Awardsas Self
Things He Never Saidas Rachel
Monstrous Beautyas Nell Gwyn
Bad Majoras

Production