Ruth Negga Bio | Wiki
Ruth Negga is a popular Ethiopian-Irish actress noted due to the AMC television series Preacher and the film Loving. Due to her portrayal of Mildred Loving in the latter, Ruth received many major nominations from the Academy Awards, British Academy Film Awards, and the Golden Globe Awards, and received the Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actress.
In 2022, Ruth made her Broadway debut in a production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth as Lady Macbeth and won a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play. She has also appeared in the films Capital Letters (2004) (also released as Trafficked in some countries), Isolation (2005), Breakfast on Pluto (2005), Warcraft (2016), and Passing (2021). Other television projects are the BBC mini-series Criminal Justice, RTÉ’s Love/Hate, E4’s Misfits, and ABC’s Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
In September 2021, it became reported that Ruth will be making her Broadway debut in a production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth as Lady Macbeth, with Daniel Craig as the titular character. For Ruth’s performance in the play, she won a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play. In October 2022, Ruth became cast to star in Dan Levy’s directorial debut Good Grief.
Ruth Negga Age
Ruth was born on May 4, 1981, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She is 42 years old. Ruth celebrates her birthday on May 4, every year.
Ruth Negga Height
She is a woman of average stature. Ruth stands at a height of 5 ft 4 in (Approx 1.6 m).
Ruth Negga Parents | Family
She was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to an Irish mother, Nora, and an Ethiopian father. Ruth’s parents met while working at a hospital in Ethiopia; her mother served as a nurse and her father was a doctor. Ruth, an only child, lived in the country until she was four. Her dad died in a car accident when she was seven. She was raised in Limerick, Ireland, until moving to London, England for secondary school.
Ruth Negga Nationality
Ruth holds Ethiopian-Irish nationality.
Ruth Negga Father
Ruth’s father was a doctor. Her dad died in a car accident when she was seven.
Ruth Negga Boyfriend
In 2006, Ruth became engaged to actor Tadhg Murphy, whom she had been dating since university. Later on, Ruth was in a relationship with actor Dominic Cooper beginning in 2010. The two first met in 2009 while working together in a stage adaptation of Phèdre with Helen Mirren. The pair lived together in London’s Primrose Hill. Ruth and Dominic Cooper were in a relationship for six years; however, Ruth has pointed out that it took the press years to learn of the break-up, which was first reported in April 2018.
Ruth Negga Education
She went to the Samuel Beckett Centre at Trinity College Dublin, graduating with a BA in Acting Studies.
Ruth Negga Movie | Passing
In 2021, Ruth starred in Rebecca Hall’s period drama Passing opposite Tessa Thompson. The movie is adapted from Nella Larsen’s 1929 novel of the same name. It premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival and was shown at the New York Film Festival in the fall. Ruth portrays Clare, a light-skinned Black woman in 1920s New York, navigating the color line by passing as a white woman. For her performance, she became nominated for the Golden Globe Award, BAFTA, and Screen Actors Guild Award in the category of Best Supporting Actress.
Ruth Negga Movies And Tv Shows
– Capital Letters (2004) as Taiwo
– Breakfast on Pluto (2005) as Charlie
– Isolation (2005) as Mary
– Colour Me Kubrick (2006) as Lolita
– The Samaritan (2012) as Iris
– Of Mind and Music (2014) as Jessica
– Loving (2016) as Mildred Loving
– Angela’s Christmas (2017) as mother
– Ad Astra (2019) as Helen Lantos
– Angela’s Christmas Wish (2020) as Mother
– Passing (2021) as Clare Bellew
– Personal Affairs (2009) as Sid / Doris Siddiqui
– Love/Hate (2010-2011) as Rosie
– Misfits (2010) as Nikki
– The Nativity (2010) as Leah
– Secret State (2012) as Agnes Evans
– Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013–2015, 2018) as Raina
Ruth Negga Broadway | Macbeth
In September 2021, it became reported that Ruth will be making her Broadway debut in a production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth as Lady Macbeth, with Daniel Craig as the titular character.
Ruth Negga Dominic Cooper
Ruth was in a relationship with actor Dominic Cooper beginning in 2010. The two first met in 2009 while working together in a stage adaptation of Phèdre with Helen Mirren. The pair lived together in London’s Primrose Hill. Ruth and Dominic Cooper were in a relationship for six years; however, Ruth has pointed out that it took the press years to learn of the break-up, which was first reported in April 2018.
Ruth Negga Actress
She made her screen debut in the Irish film Capital Letters (2004), playing the lead role of Taiwo. Ruth went on to play the lead role of Mary in Isolation the following year. Before this, Ruth had been working mostly in theatre. Following seeing Negga act, director Neil Jordan changed the script to Breakfast on Pluto so that she could appear in the movie. Ruth has also starred in Colour Me Kubrick (2005), with John Malkovich, and in the short films The Four Horsemen, 3-Minute 4-Play, and Stars.
On television, Ruth has appeared in Doctors, Criminal Justice, and the Irish series Love Is the Drug. Ruth played the lead role of Doris “Sid” Siddiqi in the BBC Three series Personal Affairs, with Laura Aikman, Annabel Scholey, and Maimie McCoy. She portrayed Rosie in the first two series of RTÉ’s Love/Hate.
Ruth Negga Loving
In 2016, Ruth portrayed Mildred Loving in the Jeff Nichols historical romance Loving, which premiered at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival and afterward screened at the Toronto International Film Festival. The movie is based on the true story of the Lovings, a married interracial couple in the 1950s and 1960s Virginia, whose relationship resulted in the Supreme Court decision Loving v. Virginia.
Ruth Negga Hamlet
She played Prince Hamlet in the Gate Theatre’s 2018 production (directed by Yaël Farber) of Hamlet (Having a woman play the role of Prince Hamlet although depicted as a man in the play is a precedent established in Dublin by Fanny Furnival in 1741).
Ruth Negga Blonde Hair
She knows a bit about range—particularly when it comes to her hair. She looks unrecognizable with curly wig.
Ruth Negga Loving
She plays the role of Mildred Loving in the 2016 biographical romantic drama film Loving which narrates the story of Richard and Mildred Loving. Loving was directed by Jeff Nichols, who also wrote the screenplay.
Ruth Negga World War Z
Ruth played the role of WHO doctor in the 2013 action horror film World War Z. The film debuted in London on June 2, 2013, and was chosen to open the 35th Moscow International Film Festival.
Ruth Negga Net Worth
Ruth gets his wealth from his work as an actress noted due to the AMC television series Preacher and the film Loving. Therefore, Ruth has accumulated a decent fortune over the years. Ruth’s estimated net worth is $4 million.
How Tall Is Ruth Negga
Ruth is a woman of average stature who stands at a height of 5 ft 4 in (Approx 1.6 m).
How Old Is Ruth Negga
Ruth is a 42-year-old who was born on May 4, 1981, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Who Is Ruth Negga
Ruth is an actress noted due to the AMC television series Preacher and the film Loving. Due to her portrayal of Mildred Loving in the latter, Ruth received many major nominations from the Academy Awards, British Academy Film Awards, and the Golden Globe Awards, and received the Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actress. In 2022, Ruth made her Broadway debut in a production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth as Lady Macbeth and won a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play.
Ruth Negga Social Media Account
Instagram – negga.ruth