Ruth Negga
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Breakfast on Pluto
as Charlie
2005
Isolation
as Mary
2005
Monstrous Beauty
as Nell Gwyn
TBA
Hello Carter
as Doctor
2011
World War Z
as W.H.O. Doctor
2013
Shirley
as Shirley Bassey
2011
The Samaritan
as Iris
2012
Jimi: All Is by My Side
as Ida
2013
Warcraft
as Queen Taria Wrynn
2016
Reach for the Stars
as Self
2019
Noble
as Joan
2014
Good Grief
as Sophie
2023
Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici
as Self
2022
Loving
as Mildred Loving
2016
Iona
as Iona
2015
Corduroy
as Tess
2009
National Theatre Live: Phèdre
as Aricia
2009
Stars
as Sophie (voice)
2006
Of Mind and Music
as Jessica
2014
Colour Me Kubrick
as Lolita (uncredited)
2005
TV Appearances
Criminal Justice
as Melanie Lloyd
2008
Love/Hate
as Rosemary "Rosie" Moynihan
2010
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
as Raina
2013
Secret State
as Agnes Evans
2012
Explained
as Narrator (voice)
2018
Preacher
as Tulip O'Hare
2016
Misfits
as Nikki
2009
The Nativity
as Leah
2010
Love Is The Drug
as Lisa Sheerin
2004
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
Five Daughters
as Rochelle
2010
Presumed Innocent
as Barbara Sabich
2024