Ruth Negga
Known for ActingBorn 1981-05-04Addis 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 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
World War Z
2013 · as W.H.O. Doctor
Warcraft
2016 · as Queen Taria Wrynn
Ad Astra
2019 · as Helen Lantos
Breakfast on Pluto
2005 · as Charlie
Good Grief
2023 · as Sophie
Loving
2016 · as Mildred Loving
Together for Palestine
2025 · as Self
Bad Major
Angela's Christmas
2017 · as Mother (voice)
The Samaritan
2012 · as Iris
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
2020 · as Finn's Mum (voice)
Hello Carter
2011 · as Doctor
Colour Me Kubrick
2005 · as Lolita (uncredited)
Angela's Christmas Wish
2020 · as Mother
Passing
2021 · as Clare Kendry
Jimi: All Is by My Side
2013 · as Ida
Reach for the Stars
2019 · as Self
Of Mind and Music
2014 · as Jessica