Acting
Ruth Negga
Born May 4, 1981 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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
7.0
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough
2025·Documentary
8.2
Together for Palestine
2025·Music
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Cleopatra at the Mall
2024·Documentary
6.2
Good Grief
2023·Comedy
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Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici
2022·Documentary
6.3
Passing
2021·Drama
6.6
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
2021·Documentary
6.4
Angela's Christmas Wish
2020·Animation
7.5
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
2020·Animation
10.0
Reach for the Stars
2019·Documentary
6.1
Ad Astra
2019·Science Fiction
6.8
Angela's Christmas
2017·Animation
6.7
Loving
2016·Drama
6.4
Warcraft
2016·Action
6.5
Iona
2015·Drama
5.7
Of Mind and Music
2014·Drama
6.4
Noble
2014·Drama
5.6
Jimi: All Is by My Side
2013·Drama
6.8
World War Z
2013·Action
5.5
The Samaritan
2012·Thriller
7.2
Hello Carter
2011·Comedy
6.5
Shirley
2011·Drama
7.5
Misfits Christmas Special
2010·Action
7.8
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
2010·Drama