Ruth Negga
Acting
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.
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Movies (34)
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough2025Narrator
Together for Palestine2025Self
Cleopatra at the Mall2024
Good Grief2023Sophie
Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici2022Self
Passing2021Clare Kendry
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché2021Poly Styrene (voice)
Angela's Christmas Wish2020Mother
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth2020Finn's Mum (voice)
Reach for the Stars2019Self
Ad Astra2019Helen Lantos
Angela's Christmas2017Mother (voice)
Loving2016Mildred Loving
Warcraft2016Queen Taria Wrynn
Iona2015Iona
Of Mind and Music2014Jessica
Noble2014Joan
Jimi: All Is by My Side2013Ida
World War Z2013W.H.O. Doctor
The Samaritan2012Iris
Hello Carter2011Doctor
Shirley2011Shirley Bassey
Misfits Christmas Special2010Nikki
National Theatre Live: Hamlet2010Ophelia
National Theatre Live: Phèdre2009Aricia
Corduroy2009Tess
Stars2006Sophie (voice)
Breakfast on Pluto2005Charlie
Isolation2005Mary
Colour Me Kubrick2005Lolita (uncredited)
Shows (17)
Number One on the Call Sheet2025Self
Presumed Innocent2024Barbara Sabich
Explained2018Narrator (voice)
Preacher2016Tulip O'Hare
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers2014Self
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.2013Raina
Secret State2012Agnes Evans
The Nativity2010Leah
Love/Hate2010Rosemary "Rosie" Moynihan
Five Daughters2010Rochelle
Misfits2009Nikki
Personal Affairs2009Doris Siddiqi
Criminal Justice2008Melanie Lloyd
Phineas and Ferb2007Lieutenant Zarna (voice)
Love Is The Drug2004Lisa Sheerin
The Emmy Awards1949Self