Ruth Negga
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
World War Z
2013
as W.H.O. Doctor
Warcraft
2016
as Queen Taria Wrynn
Ad Astra
2019
as Helen Lantos
Loving
2016
as Mildred Loving
Breakfast on Pluto
2005
as Charlie
Passing
2021
as Clare Kendry
Colour Me Kubrick
2005
as Lolita (uncredited)
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
2020
as Finn's Mum (voice)
Jimi: All Is by My Side
2013
as Ida
The Samaritan
2012
as Iris
Angela's Christmas
2017
as Mother (voice)
Hello Carter
2011
as Doctor
Angela's Christmas Wish
2020
as Mother
Of Mind and Music
2014
as Jessica
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
2021
as Poly Styrene (voice)
Reach for the Stars
2019
as Self
Noble
2014
as Joan
Cleopatra at the Mall
2024
Good Grief
2023
as Sophie
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough
2025
as Narrator