Ruth Negga

Born 1981-05-04 (age 45) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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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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Ruth Negga

Ruth Negga

Ruth Negga

Ruth Negga

Known For

World War Z

World War Z

2013

as W.H.O. Doctor

Warcraft

Warcraft

2016

as Queen Taria Wrynn

Ad Astra

Ad Astra

2019

as Helen Lantos

Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth

Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth

2020

as Finn's Mum (voice)

Bad Major

Breakfast on Pluto

Breakfast on Pluto

2005

as Charlie

Angela's Christmas Wish

Angela's Christmas Wish

2020

as Mother

Angela's Christmas

Angela's Christmas

2017

as Mother (voice)

Passing

Passing

2021

as Clare Kendry

Loving

Loving

2016

as Mildred Loving

Jimi: All Is by My Side

Jimi: All Is by My Side

2013

as Ida

Hello Carter

Hello Carter

2011

as Doctor

The Samaritan

The Samaritan

2012

as Iris

Together for Palestine

Together for Palestine

2025

as Self

Good Grief

Good Grief

2023

as Sophie

Colour Me Kubrick

Colour Me Kubrick

2005

as Lolita (uncredited)

Reach for the Stars

Reach for the Stars

2019

as Self

Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

2021

as Poly Styrene (voice)

Isolation

Isolation

2005

as Mary

Of Mind and Music

Of Mind and Music

2014

as Jessica