Ruth Negga

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1981-05-04 (44 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.

Acting

2005

2005

Isolation

as Mary

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Monstrous Beauty

as Nell Gwyn

2011

Hello Carter

as Doctor

2013

World War Z

as W.H.O. Doctor

2011

Shirley

as Shirley Bassey

2012

2016

Warcraft

as Queen Taria Wrynn

2014

Noble

as Joan

2023

Good Grief

as Sophie

2016

Loving

as Mildred Loving

2015

Iona

as Iona

2009

Corduroy

as Tess

2006

Stars

as Sophie (voice)

2005

Colour Me Kubrick

as Lolita (uncredited)

2014

2021

Passing

as Clare Kendry

2017

2004

2019

Ad Astra

as Helen Lantos

2021

Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

as Poly Styrene (voice)

2016

L.A. Noir

as Actor

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