Ruth Negga
Born: 1981-05-04 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Known For: 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.
Filmography
2025
- Number One on the Call Sheet as Self
- Together for Palestine as Self
- Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough as Narrator
2024
- Presumed Innocent as Barbara Sabich
- Cleopatra at the Mall
2023
- Good Grief as Sophie
2022
- Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici as Self
2021
- Passing as Clare Kendry
- Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché as Poly Styrene (voice)
2020
- Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth as Finn's Mum (voice)
- Angela's Christmas Wish as Mother
2019
- Ad Astra as Helen Lantos
- Reach for the Stars as Self
2018
- Explained as Narrator (voice)
2017
- Angela's Christmas as Mother (voice)
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- Iona as Iona
2014
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Of Mind and Music as Jessica
- Noble as Joan
2013
- Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Raina
- World War Z as W.H.O. Doctor
- Jimi: All Is by My Side as Ida
2012
- Secret State as Agnes Evans
- The Samaritan as Iris
2011
- Hello Carter as Doctor
- Shirley as Shirley Bassey
2010
- Love/Hate as Rosemary "Rosie" Moynihan
- Five Daughters as Rochelle
- The Nativity as Leah
- National Theatre Live: Hamlet as Ophelia
- Misfits Christmas Special as Nikki
2009
- Misfits as Nikki
- Personal Affairs as Doris Siddiqi
- Corduroy as Tess
- National Theatre Live: Phèdre as Aricia
2008
- Criminal Justice as Melanie Lloyd
2007
- Phineas and Ferb as Lieutenant Zarna (voice)
2006
- Stars as Sophie (voice)
2005
- Breakfast on Pluto as Charlie
- Colour Me Kubrick as Lolita (uncredited)
- Isolation as Mary
2004
- Love Is The Drug as Lisa Sheerin
- Capital Letters as Taiwo
1949
- The Emmy Awards as Self