RUTH NEGGA

Actress

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BORN May 4, 1981

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HEIGHT 5'2" (1.57 m)

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NATIONALITY Ethiopia

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YEARS ACTIVE 2003 – Present

🏆 AWARDS & ACCOLADES

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2017

ACADEMY AWARDS

Best Actress

NOMINEE

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2022

BAFTA FILM AWARDS

Best Supporting Actress

NOMINEE

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2022

GOLDEN GLOBES

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

NOMINEE

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2017

GOLDEN GLOBES

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture u2013 Drama

NOMINEE

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2022

ACTOR AWARDS

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

NOMINEE

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2025

FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS

Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series

NOMINEE

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2022

FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS

Best Supporting Female

WINNER

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2017

FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS

Best Female Lead

NOMINEE

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2021

GOTHAM FILM AWARDS

Outstanding Supporting Performance

NOMINEE

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2025

EMMY AWARDS

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

NOMINEE

👤 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.

🗉 QUICK FACTS

Nick Name Ruth
Born May 4, 1981
Height 5'2" (1.57 m)
Nationality Ethiopia
Citizenship Ethiopia
Education Trinity College, Dublin
Current Status Active (Recently in Cleopatra at the Mall, Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough)
Years Active 2003 – Present
Occupation Actress
Family Background Private Family Background
Early Career On stage, she was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Newcomer in a Play for ''Duck'' (2003). She played the title role in the revival of ''Hamlet'' both in London and in New York. She made her Broadway debut playing Lady Macbeth in ''Macbeth'' (2022), for which she earned a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play.
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