Ruth E. Carter

Ruth E. Carter

Costume & Make-UpActor Apr 10 (age 65) Springfield, Massachusetts, USA 1988–2027 (39 year career)
6.4 avg rating

Biography

Ruth E. Carter (born April 10, 1960) is an American costume designer for film and television. She is best known for her collaborations with Spike Lee, John Singleton, and Ryan Coogler. During her film career, Carter has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, for her work on Lee's biographical film Malcolm X (1992), Steven Spielberg's historical drama film Amistad (1997), and won twice for Coogler's Marvel superhero films Black Panther (2018) and Black Panther: Wakanda Fore…

Known For

Filmography

Crew (63)

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Movies (59)

The Thomas Crown Affair

The Thomas Crown Affair

2027 Upcoming

Costume Design

Mar 4

Sinners

Sinners

2025

Costume Design

7.5
The Pickup

The Pickup

2025

Costume Design

6.4
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

2022

Costume Design

7.0
Coming 2 America

Coming 2 America

2021

Costume Design

6.3
Dolemite Is My Name

Dolemite Is My Name

2019

Costume Designer

7.0
Above Suspicion

Above Suspicion

2019

Costume Design

5.9
Black Panther

Black Panther

2018

Costume Design

7.4
Kidnap

Kidnap

2017

Costume Designer

6.2
Marshall

Marshall

2017

Costume Design

7.2
Keeping Up with the Joneses

Keeping Up with the Joneses

2016

Costume Design

6.1
Chi-Raq

Chi-Raq

2015

Costume Design

5.7
Da Sweet Blood of Jesus

Da Sweet Blood of Jesus

2015

Costume Design

4.7
Selma

Selma

2014

Costume Design

7.4
The Best of Me

The Best of Me

2014

Costume Design

7.5
Oldboy

Oldboy

2013

Costume Design

5.9
The Butler

The Butler

2013

Costume Design

7.3
Teen Beach Movie

Teen Beach Movie

2013

Costume Design

6.9
Sparkle

Sparkle

2012

Costume Design

6.2
Abduction

Abduction

2011

Costume Designer

5.8
Frankie & Alice

Frankie & Alice

2010

Costume Design

5.9
Spread

Spread

2009

Costume Design

5.6
Imagine That

Imagine That

2009

Costume Design

6.0
Black Dynamite

Black Dynamite

2009

Costume Design

7.1
Bring It On: Fight to the Finish

Bring It On: Fight to the Finish

2009

Costume Designer

6.7
Meet Dave

Meet Dave

2008

Costume Design

5.3
Serenity

Serenity

2005

Costume Design

7.4
Four Brothers

Four Brothers

2005

Costume Design

6.8
Against the Ropes

Against the Ropes

2004

Costume Designer

5.0
Daddy Day Care

Daddy Day Care

2003

Costume Design

5.9
I Spy

I Spy

2002

Costume Design

5.4
Dr. Dolittle 2

Dr. Dolittle 2

2001

Costume Design

5.3
Baby Boy

Baby Boy

2001

Costume Design

7.1
Shaft

Shaft

2000

Costume Design

6.0
Bamboozled

Bamboozled

2000

Costume Design

6.2
Love & Basketball

Love & Basketball

2000

Costume Design

7.3
Summer of Sam

Summer of Sam

1999

Costume Design

6.5
How Stella Got Her Groove Back

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

1998

Costume Design

5.8
Rosewood

Rosewood

1997

Costume Design

6.5
B.A.P.S

B.A.P.S

1997

Costume Design

5.2
Amistad

Amistad

1997

Costume Design

7.0
The Great White Hype

The Great White Hype

1996

Costume Design

5.3
Clockers

Clockers

1995

Costume Design

6.7
Money Train

Money Train

1995

Costume Design

5.9
Cobb

Cobb

1994

Costume Designer

5.9
Crooklyn

Crooklyn

1994

Costume Design

6.8
Surviving the Game

Surviving the Game

1994

Costume Design

6.1
What's Love Got to Do with It

What's Love Got to Do with It

1993

Costume Design

7.0
The Meteor Man

The Meteor Man

1993

Costume Design

5.8
Malcolm X

Malcolm X

1992

Costume Design

7.5
Jungle Fever

Jungle Fever

1991

Costume Design

6.4
The Five Heartbeats

The Five Heartbeats

1991

Costume Design

7.3
House Party 2

House Party 2

1991

Costume Designer

5.3
Mo' Better Blues

Mo' Better Blues

1990

Costume Design

6.5
Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella

Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella

1990

Costume Designer

10.0
Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing

1989

Costume Design

7.8
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

1988

Costume Design

6.4
School Daze

School Daze

1988

Costume Designer

5.7
Blade

Blade

Costume Design