Ruth E. Carter
Born: 1960-04-10 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Known For: Costume & Make-Up
Biography
Ruth E. Carter (born April 10, 1960) is an American costume designer for film and television, with over 40 films to her credit. During her 30-year-plus film career, Carter has been nominated four times for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, for her work on Spike Lee's biographical film Malcolm X (1992), Steven Spielberg's historical drama film Amistad (1997), and her most recent work on Ryan Coogler's Marvel superhero films Black Panther (2018) and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). For her work on Black Panther, she won the award and became the first African-American to win an Academy Award in that category. She made further history by winning the same award for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which makes her the first Black woman to win multiple Oscars in any category. Carter also has a large exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of Art displaying more than 60 of her original garments while also showcasing her immersive process, historical research, and the attention to detail that imbues every project she brings to life.
Filmography
2027
- The Thomas Crown Affair ... (Costume Design)
2025
- Sinners ... (Costume Design)
- The Pickup ... (Costume Design)
2022
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever ... (Costume Design)
- 20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda as Self
2021
- Coming 2 America ... (Costume Design)
2019
- Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- Dolemite Is My Name ... (Costume Designer)
- Above Suspicion ... (Costume Design)
2018
- Black Panther ... (Costume Design)
- Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us' as Self
2017
- Marshall ... (Costume Design)
- Abstract: The Art of Design as Self
- Kidnap ... (Costume Designer)
2016
- To Tell the Truth as Self - Costume Designer for Black Panther
- Roots ... (Costume Design)
- Keeping Up with the Joneses ... (Costume Design)
2015
- Chi-Raq ... (Costume Design)
- Da Sweet Blood of Jesus ... (Costume Design)
2014
- Cosmos ... (Costume Designer)
- The Best of Me ... (Costume Design)
- Selma ... (Costume Design)
2013
- The Butler ... (Costume Design)
- Oldboy ... (Costume Design)
- Teen Beach Movie ... (Costume Design)
2012
- Sparkle ... (Costume Design)
2011
- Abduction ... (Costume Designer)
2010
- Frankie & Alice ... (Costume Design)
2009
- Spread ... (Costume Design)
- Black Dynamite ... (Costume Design)
- Imagine That ... (Costume Design)
- Bring It On: Fight to the Finish ... (Costume Designer)
2008
- Meet Dave ... (Costume Design)
- Edith Head: Dressing the Master's Movies as Self
2006
- Thief ... (Costume Design)
2005
- Serenity ... (Costume Design)
- Four Brothers ... (Costume Design)
- By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' as Self
2004
- Against the Ropes ... (Costume Designer)
2003
- Daddy Day Care ... (Costume Design)
2002
- I Spy ... (Costume Design)
2001
- Baby Boy ... (Costume Design)
- Dr. Dolittle 2 ... (Costume Design)
2000
- Shaft ... (Costume Design)
- Bamboozled ... (Costume Design)
- Love & Basketball ... (Costume Design)
1999
- Summer of Sam ... (Costume Design)
1998
- How Stella Got Her Groove Back ... (Costume Design)
1996
- The Great White Hype ... (Costume Design)
1995
- Money Train ... (Costume Design)
- Clockers ... (Costume Design)
1994
- Cobb ... (Costume Designer)
- Crooklyn ... (Costume Design)
- Surviving the Game ... (Costume Design)
1993
- The Meteor Man ... (Costume Design)
- What's Love Got to Do with It ... (Costume Design)
1992
- Malcolm X ... (Costume Design)
1991
- The Five Heartbeats ... (Costume Design)
- House Party 2 ... (Costume Designer)
- Jungle Fever ... (Costume Design)
1990
- Mo' Better Blues ... (Costume Design)
- Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella ... (Costume Designer)
1989
- Seinfeld ... (Costume Design)
- Do the Right Thing ... (Costume Design)
1988
- School Daze ... (Costume Designer)
- I'm Gonna Git You Sucka ... (Costume Design)
1953
- The Oscars as Self