Rutina Wesley

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1978-12-21 (47 years old)

Place of Birth

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Rutina Wesley

Biography

Rutina Wesley (born February 1, 1979) is an American film, stage, and television actress best known for her role as Tara Thornton on the HBO series True Blood and Nova Bordelon on OWN’s Queen Sugar. Wesley was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her father, Ivery Wheeler, is a professional tap dancer, and her mother, Cassandra Wesley, was a showgirl. She attended high school at the Las Vegas Academy of International Studies, Performing and Visual Arts. She studied dance at Simba Studios and the West Las Vegas Arts Center. While at the Las Vegas Academy, Wesley missed some auditions for college training programs. She finally decided to att...

Acting

2008

How She Move

as Raya Green

2015

California Winter

as Marcy Sanchez

2017

Last Looks

as Sister

2014

13 Sins

as Shelby

2015

2014

Last Weekend

as Nora Finley-Perkins

2019

Stucco

as Officer

2022

Outsiders

as Ramila

Production

2017

Last Looks

as Executive Producer

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