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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough
Character: Narrator
MOVIE • 2025
Number One on the Call Sheet
Character: Self
TV • 2025
Cleopatra at the Mall
Character:
MOVIE • 2024
Presumed Innocent
Character: Barbara Sabich
TV • 2024
Good Grief
Character: Sophie
MOVIE • 2023
Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2022
Passing
Character: Clare Kendry
MOVIE • 2021
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
Character: Poly Styrene (voice)
MOVIE • 2021
Angela's Christmas Wish
Character: Mother
MOVIE • 2020
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
Character: Finn's Mum (voice)
MOVIE • 2020
Reach for the Stars
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2019
Ad Astra
Character: Helen Lantos
MOVIE • 2019
Explained
Character: Narrator (voice)
TV • 2018
Angela's Christmas
Character: Mother
MOVIE • 2017
Loving
Character: Mildred Loving
MOVIE • 2016
Warcraft
Character: Queen Taria Wrynn
MOVIE • 2016
Preacher
Character: Tulip O'Hare
TV • 2016
Iona
Character: Iona
MOVIE • 2015
Of Mind and Music
Character: Jessica
MOVIE • 2014
Noble
Character: Joan
MOVIE • 2014