Ruth Negga

Ruth Negga

Actor May 4 (age 44) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2004–2025 (21 year career)

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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

World War Z

World War Z

W.H.O. Doctor

Warcraft

Warcraft

Queen Taria Wrynn

Ad Astra

Ad Astra

Helen Lantos

Preacher

Preacher

Tulip O'Hare

Presumed Innocent

Presumed Innocent

Barbara Sabich

Loving

Loving

Mildred Loving

Breakfast on Pluto

Breakfast on Pluto

Charlie

Angela's Christmas

Angela's Christmas

Mother (voice)

Filmography

Acting (51)

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Movies (34)

Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough

Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough

as Narrator

Together for Palestine

Together for Palestine

as Self

Cleopatra at the Mall

Cleopatra at the Mall

Good Grief

Good Grief

as Sophie

Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici

Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici

as Self

Passing

Passing

as Clare Kendry

Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

as Poly Styrene (voice)

Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth

Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth

as Finn's Mum (voice)

Angela's Christmas Wish

Angela's Christmas Wish

as Mother

Ad Astra

Ad Astra

as Helen Lantos

Reach for the Stars

Reach for the Stars

as Self

Angela's Christmas

Angela's Christmas

as Mother (voice)

Warcraft

Warcraft

as Queen Taria Wrynn

Loving

Loving

as Mildred Loving

Iona

Iona

as Iona

Of Mind and Music

Of Mind and Music

as Jessica

Noble

Noble

as Joan

World War Z

World War Z

as W.H.O. Doctor

Jimi: All Is by My Side

Jimi: All Is by My Side

as Ida

The Samaritan

The Samaritan

as Iris

Shirley

Shirley

as Shirley Bassey

Hello Carter

Hello Carter

as Doctor

National Theatre Live: Hamlet

National Theatre Live: Hamlet

as Ophelia

Misfits Christmas Special

Misfits Christmas Special

as Nikki

National Theatre Live: Phèdre

National Theatre Live: Phèdre

as Aricia

Corduroy

Corduroy

as Tess

Stars

Stars

as Sophie (voice)

Breakfast on Pluto

Breakfast on Pluto

as Charlie

Colour Me Kubrick

Colour Me Kubrick

as Lolita (uncredited)

Isolation

Isolation

as Mary

Capital Letters

Capital Letters

as Taiwo

Things He Never Said

Things He Never Said

as Rachel

Monstrous Beauty

Monstrous Beauty

as Nell Gwyn

Bad Major

Television (17)

Number One on the Call Sheet

Number One on the Call Sheet

as Self

Presumed Innocent

Presumed Innocent

as Barbara Sabich

Explained

Explained

as Narrator (voice)

Preacher

Preacher

as Tulip O'Hare

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Guest

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

as Raina

Secret State

Secret State

as Agnes Evans

Love/Hate

Love/Hate

as Rosemary "Rosie" Moynihan

Five Daughters

Five Daughters

as Rochelle

The Nativity

The Nativity

as Leah

Misfits

Misfits

as Nikki

Personal Affairs

Personal Affairs

Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice

as Melanie Lloyd

Phineas and Ferb

Phineas and Ferb

as Lieutenant Zarna (voice)

Love Is The Drug

Love Is The Drug

as Lisa Sheerin

The Emmy Awards

The Emmy Awards

as Self