Acting
Ruth Negga
EN, FR cinema · 35 credits
Born
4 May 1981 (age 45)
Birthplace
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Also known as 루스 네가 · 露丝·内加 · روث نگا
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
Filmography
Monstrous Beauty
as Nell Gwyn
Things He Never Said
as Rachel
Good Grief
as Sophie
Passing
as Clare Kendry
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
as Poly Styrene (voice)
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
as Finn's Mum (voice)
Angela's Christmas Wish
as Mother
Ad Astra
as Helen Lantos
Angela's Christmas
as Mother (voice)
Warcraft
as Queen Taria Wrynn
Loving
as Mildred Loving
Iona
as Iona
Noble
as Joan
Of Mind and Music
as Jessica
World War Z
as W.H.O. Doctor
The Samaritan
as Iris
Hello Carter
as Doctor
Shirley
as Shirley Bassey
Corduroy
as Tess
Stars
as Sophie (voice)
Breakfast on Pluto
as Charlie
Isolation
as Mary
Colour Me Kubrick
as Lolita (uncredited)
Capital Letters
as Taiwo