Ruth Negga
Acting
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.
Born: May 4, 1981
Place of Birth: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Known For
Reach for the Stars
Multipart Documentaries released with the BluRay of the movie, looking into the creation and production of Ad Astra, with interviews of Cast and Crew. Consists of : To The Stars, A Man Named Roy, The Crew Of The Cepheus, The Art Of 'Ad Astra', Reach For The Stars
The Nativity
Drama revealing the human story beneath the classic biblical tale, from the courtship of Mary and Joseph in Nazareth to the birth of Jesus in a Bethlehem stable.
Misfits Christmas Special
'Tis the week before Christmas and all through the estate, not much of anything is happening, until one of the gang sees some graffiti that offers 'Money for Powers'.
The Emmy Awards
An annual awards ceremony honoring the best in U.S. prime time television programming as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
Phineas and Ferb
Each day, two kindhearted suburban stepbrothers on summer vacation embark on some grand new project, which annoys their controlling sister, Candace, who tries to bust them. Meanwhile, their pet platypus plots against evil Dr. Doofenshmirtz.
Presumed Innocent
A horrific murder upends the Chicago Prosecuting Attorney's Office when one of its own is suspected of the crime—leaving the accused fighting to keep his family together.
National Theatre Live: Phèdre
A new English adaptation of the classic French tragedy Phèdre by Jean Racine (1639-1699). It retells the ancient Greek tale of the wife of the Atenian King Theseus, who conceived a forbidden love for his son (by an earlier wife) Hyppolytus. All ends badly for all.
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
A 2010 broadcast of Hamlet returns to cinemas as part of the NT's 50th anniversary celebrations. Following his celebrated performances at the National Theatre in Burnt by the Sun, The Revenger's Tragedy, Philistines and The Man of Mode, Rory Kinnear plays Hamlet in a dynamic new production of Shakespeare’s complex and profound play about the human condition, directed by Nicholas Hytner. He is joined by Clare Higgins (Gertrude), Patrick Malahide (Claudius), David Calder (Polonius), James Laurenson (Ghost/Player King) and Ruth Negga (Ophelia).
Criminal Justice
Thriller by Peter Moffat about the challenges and politics of the criminal justice system seen through the eyes of the accused.
Misfits
When five young outsiders on Community Service get caught in a strange storm, they discover that they have developed superpowers.
Filmography
as Narrator
as Self
as Self
as Barbara Sabich
as Sophie
as Clare Kendry
as Poly Styrene (voice)
as Mother
as Finn's Mum (voice)
as Self
as Helen Lantos
as Narrator (voice)
as Mother (voice)
as Mildred Loving
as Queen Taria Wrynn
as Tulip O'Hare
as Iona
as Jessica
as Joan
as Self
as Raina
as Ida
as W.H.O. Doctor
as Agnes Evans
as Iris
as Doctor
as Shirley Bassey
as Leah
as Nikki
as Ophelia
as Rosemary "Rosie" Moynihan
as Rochelle
as Nikki
as Aricia
as Tess
as Melanie Lloyd
as Lieutenant Zarna (voice)
as Sophie (voice)
as Charlie
as Mary
as Lolita (uncredited)
as Lisa Sheerin
as Taiwo
as Self
as Nell Gwyn
as Rachel