Ruth Negga

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Ruth Negga

Acting 45 May 4, 1981

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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 nom…

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World War Z

World War Z

6.9 2013 Movie
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.1 2015 TV Show
Warcraft

Warcraft

6.4 2016 Movie
Ad Astra

Ad Astra

6.1 2019 Movie
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

7.5 2013 TV Show
Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

5.1 2014 TV Show
Phineas and Ferb

Phineas and Ferb

7.9 2007 TV Show
Preacher

Preacher

7.4 2016 TV Show
Misfits

Misfits

7.6 2009 TV Show
Loving

Loving

6.7 2016 Movie
Presumed Innocent

Presumed Innocent

7.8 2024 TV Show
Breakfast on Pluto

Breakfast on Pluto

7.2 2005 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough

    Movie Narrator

  2. 2025
    Together for Palestine

    Movie Self

  3. 2025
    Number One on the Call Sheet

    TV show Self

  4. 2024
    Cleopatra at the Mall

    Movie

  5. 2024
    Presumed Innocent

    TV show Barbara Sabich

  6. 2023
    Good Grief

    Movie Sophie

  7. 2022
    Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici

    Movie Self

  8. 2021
    Passing

    Movie Clare Kendry

  9. 2021
    Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

    Movie Poly Styrene (voice)

  10. 2020
    Angela's Christmas Wish

    Movie Mother

  11. 2020
    Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth

    Movie Finn's Mum (voice)

  12. 2019
    Reach for the Stars

    Movie Self

  13. 2019
    Ad Astra

    Movie Helen Lantos

  14. 2018
    Explained

    TV show Narrator (voice)

  15. 2017
    Angela's Christmas

    Movie Mother (voice)

  16. 2016
    Loving

    Movie Mildred Loving

More credits
  1. 2016
    Warcraft

    Movie Queen Taria Wrynn

  2. 2016
    Preacher

    TV show Tulip O'Hare

  3. 2015
    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    TV show Self - Guest

  4. 2015
    Iona

    Movie Iona

  5. 2014
    Of Mind and Music

    Movie Jessica

  6. 2014
    Noble

    Movie Joan

  7. 2014
    Late Night with Seth Meyers

    TV show Self

  8. 2013
    Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

    TV show Raina

  9. 2013
    Jimi: All Is by My Side

    Movie Ida

  10. 2013
    World War Z

    Movie W.H.O. Doctor

  11. 2012
    Secret State

    TV show Agnes Evans

  12. 2012
    The Samaritan

    Movie Iris

  13. 2011
    Hello Carter

    Movie Doctor

  14. 2011
    Shirley

    Movie Shirley Bassey

  15. 2010
    The Nativity

    TV show Leah

  16. 2010
    Misfits Christmas Special

    Movie Nikki

  17. 2010
    National Theatre Live: Hamlet

    Movie Ophelia

  18. 2010
    Love/Hate

    TV show Rosemary "Rosie" Moynihan

  19. 2010
    Five Daughters

    TV show Rochelle

  20. 2009
    Misfits

    TV show Nikki

  21. 2009
    National Theatre Live: Phèdre

    Movie Aricia

  22. 2009
    Personal Affairs

    TV show Doris Siddiqi

  23. 2009
    Corduroy

    Movie Tess

  24. 2008
    Criminal Justice

    TV show Melanie Lloyd