Person
Ruth Negga
Acting · Born 1981-05-04 · 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.
Known for
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Raina
Phineas and Ferb
Lieutenant Zarna (voice)
Misfits
Nikki
Preacher
Tulip O'Hare
Presumed Innocent
Barbara Sabich
World War Z
W.H.O. Doctor
Number One on the Call Sheet
Self
Explained
Narrator (voice)
Filmography
- 2025Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not EnoughNarrator
- 2025Together for PalestineSelf
- 2025Number One on the Call SheetSelf
- 2024Cleopatra at the Mall
- 2024Presumed InnocentBarbara Sabich
- 2023Good GriefSophie
- 2022Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is LiriciSelf
- 2021PassingClare Kendry
- 2021Poly Styrene: I Am a ClichéPoly Styrene (voice)
- 2020Angela's Christmas WishMother
- 2020Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet EarthFinn's Mum (voice)
- 2019Reach for the StarsSelf
- 2019Ad AstraHelen Lantos
- 2018ExplainedNarrator (voice)
- 2017Angela's ChristmasMother (voice)
- 2016LovingMildred Loving
- 2016WarcraftQueen Taria Wrynn
- 2016PreacherTulip O'Hare
- 2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest
- 2015IonaIona
- 2014Of Mind and MusicJessica
- 2014NobleJoan
- 2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf
- 2013Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Raina
- 2013Jimi: All Is by My SideIda
- 2013World War ZW.H.O. Doctor
- 2012Secret StateAgnes Evans
- 2012The SamaritanIris
- 2011Hello CarterDoctor
- 2011ShirleyShirley Bassey
- 2010The NativityLeah
- 2010Misfits Christmas SpecialNikki
- 2010National Theatre Live: HamletOphelia
- 2010Love/HateRosemary "Rosie" Moynihan
- 2010Five DaughtersRochelle
- 2009MisfitsNikki
- 2009National Theatre Live: PhèdreAricia
- 2009Personal AffairsDoris Siddiqi
- 2009CorduroyTess
- 2008Criminal JusticeMelanie Lloyd
- 2007Phineas and FerbLieutenant Zarna (voice)
- 2006StarsSophie (voice)
- 2005Breakfast on PlutoCharlie
- 2005IsolationMary
- 2005Colour Me KubrickLolita (uncredited)
- 2004Love Is The DrugLisa Sheerin
- 2004Capital LettersTaiwo
- 1949The Emmy AwardsSelf
- —Monstrous BeautyNell Gwyn
- —Things He Never SaidRachel
- —Bad Major
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