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