Ruth Negga
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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.
Known for
Credits
World War Z (2013)
as W.H.O. Doctor
Warcraft (2016)
as Queen Taria Wrynn
Ad Astra (2019)
as Helen Lantos
Hello Carter (2011)
as Doctor
Bad Major (—)
Actor
Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
as Charlie
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth (2020)
as Finn's Mum (voice)
Loving (2016)
as Mildred Loving
Together for Palestine (2025)
as Self
The Samaritan (2012)
as Iris
Angela's Christmas (2017)
as Mother (voice)
Jimi: All Is by My Side (2013)
as Ida
Good Grief (2023)
as Sophie
Passing (2021)
as Clare Kendry
Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici (2022)
as Self
Angela's Christmas Wish (2020)
as Mother
Reach for the Stars (2019)
as Self
Colour Me Kubrick (2005)
as Lolita (uncredited)
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough (2025)
as Narrator
Of Mind and Music (2014)
as Jessica
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché (2021)
as Poly Styrene (voice)
Isolation (2005)
as Mary
Noble (2014)
as Joan
Cleopatra at the Mall (2024)
Actor
Iona (2015)
as Iona
Shirley (2011)
as Shirley Bassey
National Theatre Live: Phèdre (2009)
as Aricia
Misfits Christmas Special (2010)
as Nikki
National Theatre Live: Hamlet (2010)
as Ophelia
Monstrous Beauty (—)
as Nell Gwyn
Stars (2006)
as Sophie (voice)
Things He Never Said (—)
as Rachel
Capital Letters (2004)
as Taiwo
Corduroy (2009)
as Tess