Ruth Negga
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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.
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Ad Astra (2019)
as Helen Lantos
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World War Z (2013)
as W.H.O. Doctor
Warcraft (2016)
as Queen Taria Wrynn
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth (2020)
as Finn's Mum (voice)
Angela's Christmas Wish (2020)
as Mother
Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
as Charlie
Hello Carter (2011)
as Doctor
Angela's Christmas (2017)
as Mother (voice)
Passing (2021)
as Clare Kendry
Loving (2016)
as Mildred Loving
Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici (2022)
as Self
Good Grief (2023)
as Sophie
Colour Me Kubrick (2005)
as Lolita (uncredited)
Together for Palestine (2025)
as Self
Iona (2015)
as Iona
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché (2021)
as Poly Styrene (voice)
Of Mind and Music (2014)
as Jessica
The Samaritan (2012)
as Iris
Jimi: All Is by My Side (2013)
as Ida
Reach for the Stars (2019)
as Self
Bad Major (—)
Actor
Isolation (2005)
as Mary
National Theatre Live: Phèdre (2009)
as Aricia
Noble (2014)
as Joan
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough (2025)
as Narrator
Cleopatra at the Mall (2024)
Actor
National Theatre Live: Hamlet (2010)
as Ophelia
Shirley (2011)
as Shirley Bassey
Things He Never Said (—)
as Rachel
Welcome to Port-au-Prince (—)
Actor
Misfits Christmas Special (2010)
as Nikki
Monstrous Beauty (—)
as Nell Gwyn
Capital Letters (2004)
as Taiwo
Corduroy (2009)
as Tess
Stars (2006)
as Sophie (voice)