Ruth Negga, an Irish actress, rose to fame with her roles in 2016’s Loving and the 2016–2019 AMC series Preacher. For her role as Mildred Loving in the latter, Negga received an Academy Award nomination. Her role as Lady Macbeth in a 2022 Broadway production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth earned her a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Play. After her debut, she continued her acting career.
Isolation(2005), Breakfast on Pluto(2005), Ad Astra (2019), and Passing (2021) are among Negga’s guest appearances outside of Warcraft (2016). Not to mention Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013–2015) on ABC, Criminal Justice (2008–2019) on BBC, Love/Hate (2010–2011) on RTÉ, Misfits (2010) on E4, and many more. Let take a brief insight on the life journey of the Preacher‘ star.

A Timeline of Ruth Negga Life

Ruth Negga was born in 1981 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to parents of Irish and Ethiopian ancestry.  Her parents met at a hospital in Ethiopia while working as medical practitioners. Being an only child, Ruth spent her formative years in rural India. Just when she clocked seven years old,  her father died in a car accident. She later relocated to Limerick, Ireland where she spent her youth and then to London, England to gain her secondary school education. Enthusiastic about plunging into the entertainment world, she enrolled in Trinity College Dublin’s Samuel Beckett Centre and bagged her  BA in acting studies.

Ruth started her screen acting career in the Irish film Capital Letters in 2004, and continued to star in Isolation the next year. Director Neil Jordan was impressed by her talent and changed the script of Breakfast on Pluto so she could be in the movie. She has also appeared in Colour Me Kubrick with John Malkovich, as well as several short films. Prior to her film work, Negga primarily worked in theatre.

The Irish actress has appeared in various TV shows such as the British medical soap opera Doctors, British tele-drama Criminal Justice, romantic series Love Is the Drug, and the drama series Love/Hate. She played the lead role in Personal Affairs and portrayed Dame Shirley Bassey in Shirley. Her mind-blowing performance earned her an IFTA Award for Best Actress in the BBC film.

In theatre, she has had roles in Duck, Titus Andronicus, and Lay Me Down Softly, and has worked with the Irish theatrical group Pan Pan Theatre. Negga played Ophelia in the National Theatre’s production of Hamlet and provided voice acting in the video game Dark Souls II as Shanalotte.

In 2013, The Shirley star got a recurring role as Raina on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. She was in 17 episodes. She was also supposed to be in 12 Years a Slave but her role was cut. In 2015, she was cast as Tulip O’Hare in the show Preacher which premiered in 2016.

In 2016, Ruth Negga starred as Mildred Loving in the film Loving, based on the real-life story of an interracial couple whose relationship led to a landmark Supreme Court decision. She received critical acclaim and award nominations for her performance. In 2018, Negga played Prince Hamlet in a production of “Hamlet” at the Gate Theatre in Dublin, becoming the second woman in history to portray the character. She later reprised the role in 2020 at St. Anns Warehouse.

In 2021, it was announced that Negga will star in and executive produce a limited drama series about Jazz age performer and civil rights activist Josephine Baker. In the same year, Negga starred in the film Passing based on a novel by Nella Larsen, where she plays a light-skinned Black woman passing as white in 1920s New York. She received praise for her performance and was nominated for several awards. In the subsequent year, Negga made her Broadway debut in Macbeth alongside Daniel Craig, earning a Tony Award nomination for her role as Lady Macbeth. In 2023, Negga was featured in Dan Levy’s film Good Grief.

5 Top Ruth Negga Films

• Passing (2021)

Set in the 1920s in New York City, Irene Redfield reconnects with her childhood friend Clare Bellew (Ruth Negga), who is passing as white and married to a wealthy white man. Clare secretly longs to be part of the Black community again and begins to infiltrate Irene’s life, causing tension in Irene’s marriage and friendships. As Clare becomes more involved in Irene’s life, Irene grows disillusioned with her and struggles to navigate her relationships and societal expectations.

Irene goes shopping with her friend Felise, who passes as white and she runs into John, who is married to Clare, a light-skinned African American woman. During a Christmas party, John confronts Clare about her racial background, leading to a confrontation that ends with Clare falling out of a window. Police arrive, and the film ends with Clare’s death being declared an accident, Irene crying, and Brian(Irene’s husband) comforting her.

Negga’s outstanding performance in this historical drama film earned her over 30 nominations from highly revered association including  London Film Critics Circle, Black Reels Awards, and British Academy Film Awards.

• Loving (2016)

As earlier shared, Ruth Negga played Mildred Loving in the movie Loving which premiered at Cannes Film Festival and later at Toronto International Film Festival. The film is about a real-life interracial couple in 1950s Virginia whose marriage led to a Supreme Court decision.  Richard Loving, a white man, marries his black girlfriend Mildred in Washington, D.C. to avoid Virginia’s anti-interracial marriage laws. They are arrested and sentenced to prison, but their sentence is suspended as long as they leave Virginia for 25 years. They have children together and eventually seek legal help to overturn the anti-miscegenation laws in the Supreme Court.

During the course of the lawsuit, the couple face discrimination after their interracial marriage. Despite opposition and legal battles, they ultimately win their case in the Supreme Court, overturning bans on interracial marriage. The Lovings continue to live together and build their family home, but tragically, Richard dies in a car accident a few years later. Mildred remains unmarried and lives in the home Richard built until her death in 2008. Negga’s performance as Mildred Loving was praised and she received nominations for several awards including the Academy Award for Best Actress, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, and BAFTA Rising Star Award.

• Ad Astra (2019)

In “Ad Astra,” an astronaut played by Brad Pitt goes on a space mission to find his missing father, who is on a dangerous mission to search for alien life that could harm Earth. The movie is a psychological science fiction film directed by James Gray.

• Angela’s Christmas (2017)

Set in Limerick 1914, Angela, her siblings, and mother(Ruth Negga) go to church where Angela sees baby Jesus in the crib and believes he is cold. She convinces her mother to let her go back and light a candle, but instead steals Jesus and hides him at home. Her brother Pat discovers her with Jesus and the family argues about what happened. Their mother shares a story that explains Angela’s actions. Angela decides to return Jesus but is caught by the priest and a guard. They are taken home, and Angela smiles as she looks out the window before dinner. In the end, Jesus is shown wearing a Christmas sweater that Angela had put on him.

• Presumed Innocence- Tv Series (2024)

The upcoming Tv series revolves around a terrifying murder case that shakes the foundations of the Chicago Prosecuting Attorney’s office as suspicions fall on one of their colleagues. The series which will be released by Apple Tv+ will be aired in June 2024.

Ruth Negga Husband

Ruth Negga has not been in a relationship as of 2024. Currently, Ruth’s age is 43. She has reportedly been in a relationship once before, according to CelebsCouples. 

How many children does Ruth Negga have?

She has no children.

Ruth Negga Parents

Ruth’s father whose name remains unknown is of the Ethiopian ancestry and her mother Nora is of the Irish ethnicity.

Ruth Negga Age

The 4th of May 2024 made Ruth Negga 43 years old. 

Ruth Negga Height

5 feet 3 inches (1.60 m)

Ruth Negga Net Worth

The Irish actress, Ruth Negga is currently worth at least $4 million.

Ruth Negga Ethnicity

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

What is the zodiac sign of Ruth Negga?

Capricorn

Summary

Ruth Negga came into this world in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on January 7, 1982. She began her acting career after relocating to Ireland at an early age. Notable for her part in the TV series “Preacher,” Negga became well-known for her theatrical and television performances. The historical drama “Loving” (2016) was her breakout role, and it garnered her a nomination for an Academy Award. The multi-talented Ruth Negga has established herself as a significant actress in the world of entertainment and has never failed to wow audiences.

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