Ruth Negga
Acting · 44 years old
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 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
Reach for the Stars
Self
The Nativity
Leah
The Emmy Awards
Self
Phineas and Ferb
Lieutenant Zarna (voice)
Presumed Innocent
Barbara Sabich
National Theatre Live: Phèdre
Aricia
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
Ophelia
Misfits
Nikki
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
Finn's Mum (voice)
Criminal Justice
Melanie Lloyd
Misfits Christmas Special
Nikki
Love/Hate
Rosemary "Rosie" Moynihan
Explained
Narrator (voice)
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Raina
Preacher
Tulip O'Hare
Stars
Sophie (voice)
Breakfast on Pluto
Charlie
Hello Carter
Doctor
Secret State
Agnes Evans
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough
Narrator