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Ruth Negga

Ruth Negga

Actor · Born May 4, 1981 · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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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.

Acted in 41

2000s

  1. 2009

    Misfits

    Nikki · 6 episodes

    80

  2. National Theatre Live: Phèdre

    Aricia

  3. Personal Affairs

    Doris Siddiqi · 6 episodes

  4. Corduroy

    Tess

  5. 2008

    Criminal Justice

    Melanie Lloyd · 5 episodes

    76
  6. 2007

    Phineas and Ferb

    Lieutenant Zarna (voice) · 2 episodes

    80
  7. 2006

    Stars

    Sophie (voice)

  8. 2005

    Breakfast on Pluto

    Charlie

    66

  9. Isolation

    Mary

    59

  10. Colour Me Kubrick

    Lolita (uncredited)

    57
  11. 2004

    Love Is The Drug

    Lisa Sheerin · 5 episodes

  12. Capital Letters

    Taiwo

No release date

  1. Monstrous Beauty

    Nell Gwyn

  2. Things He Never Said

    Rachel

Appearances9

2020s

  1. 2025

    Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough

    Narrator

  2. Together for Palestine

    Self

  3. Number One on the Call Sheet

    Self · 1 episode

    68
  4. 2022

    Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici

    Self

1940s

  1. 1949

    The Emmy Awards

    Self · 1 episode