Ruth Negga
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
May 4, 1981 (45 years old)
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
| 2025 | Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not EnoughNarrator | |
| 2025 | Together for PalestineSelf | |
| 2025 | Number One on the Call SheetSelf | |
| 2024 | Cleopatra at the Mall | |
| 2024 | Presumed InnocentBarbara Sabich | |
| 2023 | Good GriefSophie | |
| 2022 | Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is LiriciSelf | |
| 2021 | PassingClare Kendry | |
| 2021 | Poly Styrene: I Am a ClichéPoly Styrene (voice) | |
| 2020 | Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet EarthFinn's Mum (voice) | |
| 2020 | Angela's Christmas WishMother | |
| 2019 | Reach for the StarsSelf | |
| 2019 | Ad AstraHelen Lantos | |
| 2018 | ExplainedNarrator (voice) | |
| 2017 | Angela's ChristmasMother (voice) | |
| 2016 | WarcraftQueen Taria Wrynn | |
| 2016 | LovingMildred Loving | |
| 2016 | PreacherTulip O'Hare | |
| 2015 | IonaIona | |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest | |
| 2014 | NobleJoan | |
| 2014 | Of Mind and MusicJessica | |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf | |
| 2013 | World War ZW.H.O. Doctor | |
| 2013 | Jimi: All Is by My SideIda | |
| 2013 | Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Raina | |
| 2012 | The SamaritanIris | |
| 2012 | Secret StateAgnes Evans | |
| 2011 | Hello CarterDoctor | |
| 2011 | ShirleyShirley Bassey | |
| 2010 | National Theatre Live: HamletOphelia | |
| 2010 | Misfits Christmas SpecialNikki | |
| 2010 | Love/HateRosemary "Rosie" Moynihan | |
| 2010 | The NativityLeah | |
| 2010 | Five DaughtersRochelle | |
| 2009 | CorduroyTess | |
| 2009 | National Theatre Live: PhèdreAricia | |
| 2009 | MisfitsNikki | |
| 2009 | Personal AffairsDoris Siddiqi | |
| 2008 | Criminal JusticeMelanie Lloyd | |
| 2007 | Phineas and FerbLieutenant Zarna (voice) | |
| 2006 | StarsSophie (voice) | |
| 2005 | Breakfast on PlutoCharlie | |
| 2005 | IsolationMary | |
| 2005 | Colour Me KubrickLolita (uncredited) | |
| 2004 | Capital LettersTaiwo | |
| 2004 | Love Is The DrugLisa Sheerin | |
| 1949 | The Emmy AwardsSelf | |
| - | Monstrous BeautyNell Gwyn | |
| - | Things He Never SaidRachel | |
| - | Bad Major |