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