Ruth Negga
Date of birth: 1981-05-04
Place of birth: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Known for: Acting
Also known as: 루스 네가, 露丝·内加, روث نگا
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.
Movie Credits
Breakfast on Pluto
2005-11-16
In the 1970s, a young transgender woman called “Kitten” leaves her small Irish town for London in se
Isolation
2005-09-10
On a remote Irish farm, five people become unwilling participants in an experiment that goes nightma
Monstrous Beauty
Barbara Field, born into poverty with a rare condition that means she is entirely covered in hair. G
Night Boat to Tangier
The movie follows Maurice and Charlie, a colourful pair of gangsters from Ireland. Drug-smugglers, p
Hello Carter
2011-10-01
Recently sacked and interminably single, Carter is in a rut. So when he spies his beautiful ex-girlf
World War Z
2013-06-19
Life for former United Nations investigator Gerry Lane and his family seems content. Suddenly, the w
Shirley
2011-09-29
Shirley is the youngest of eight children from a mixed race marriage. By the time she is a toddler t
The Samaritan
2012-03-02
After twenty years in prison, Foley is finished with the grifter's life. When he meets an elusive yo
Jimi: All Is by My Side
2013-09-07
A drama based on Jimi Hendrix's life as he left New York City for London, where his career took off.
Warcraft
2016-05-25
The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race o
Reach for the Stars
2019-12-17
Multipart Documentaries released with the BluRay of the movie, looking into the creation and product
Noble
2014-09-19
Christina Noble overcomes the harsh difficulties of her childhood in Ireland to discover her destiny
Good Grief
2023-12-19
When his husband unexpectedly dies, Marc's world shatters, sending him and his two best friends on a
Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici
2022-11-19
In this bi-lingual “documentary musical” from acclaimed director Alan Gilsenan, the poet Paul Muldoo
Loving
2016-11-04
The story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple, whose challenge of their anti-misceg
Iona
2015-06-28
Iona returns to the island where she was born with her teenage son to seek refuge from a violent cri
Corduroy
2009-01-01
A story about the healing power of the sea, seen through the eyes of a young autistic woman who real
National Theatre Live: Phèdre
2009-06-25
A new English adaptation of the classic French tragedy Phèdre by Jean Racine (1639-1699). It retells
Stars
2006-02-11
Sophie learns she has a rare fatal neuron disease. As her condition deteriorates she experiences sen
Of Mind and Music
2014-10-19
Dr. Alvaro Cruz, a neuroscientist, disillusioned by the death of his mother and his inability to hel
Colour Me Kubrick
2005-10-06
The true story of a man who posed as director Stanley Kubrick during the production of Kubrick's las
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
2010-12-09
A 2010 broadcast of Hamlet returns to cinemas as part of the NT's 50th anniversary celebrations. Fo
Passing
2021-10-27
In 1920s New York City, a Black woman finds her world upended when her life becomes intertwined with
Angela's Christmas
2017-12-02
A trip to church with her family on Christmas Eve gives young Angela an extraordinary idea. A heartw
Capital Letters
2004-07-09
Taiwo hopes to make a life for herself and her twin sister in the faraway city of Dublin. Fearing wh
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
2020-04-16
On the eve of Earth Day, a precocious seven-year-old learns about the wonders of the planet from his
Ad Astra
2019-09-17
The near future, a time when both hope and hardships drive humanity to look to the stars and beyond.
Angela's Christmas Wish
2020-12-01
A determined Angela makes a wish to reunite her family in time for Christmas, then launches a plan t
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
2021-02-27
The death of punk icon and X-Ray Spex front-woman Poly Styrene sends her daughter on a journey throu
Cleopatra at the Mall
2024-11-17
In this thought-provoking documentary, filmmaker Madeline Hunt-Ehrlich delves into the rediscovery o
Misfits Christmas Special
2010-12-19
'Tis the week before Christmas and all through the estate, not much of anything is happening, until
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough
2025-09-26
One of the most controversial writers of our times, join Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh as he und
Things He Never Said
What would you say to your partner if only you dared and there were no repercussions?