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Ruth Negga ( ; born 4 May 1982) is an Irish actress known for her roles on stage and screen. She has received various accolades including nominations for an , a , two , three , two Golden Globe Awards and a Laurence Olivier Award. She gained international recognition for her portrayal of Mildred Loving in the directed historical romance drama Loving (2016), earning a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress and the BAFTA Rising Star Award.

She played an woman passing as a white woman in the -directed period drama Passing (2021), earning nominations for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture. Negga has also appeared in the films Isolation (2005), Breakfast on Pluto (2005), Warcraft (2016), Ad Astra (2019) and Good Grief (2023).

On television, Negga became known for her role in the AMC television series Preacher (2016–2019). She also acted in the mini-series Criminal Justice (2008–2019), the RTÉ crime drama Love/Hate (2010–2011), the E4 science fiction comedy series Misfits (2010), and the ABC superhero series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013–2015). She played an emotionally unsatsified wife in the Apple TV+ legal thriller series Presumed Innocent (2024) earning a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.

On stage, she was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Newcomer in a Play for Duck (2003). She played the in the revival of both in London and in New York. She made her Broadway debut playing in (2022), for which she earned a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play.

Early life and education
Negga was born on May 4, 1982 in , Ethiopia, to an Irish mother, Nora, and an Ethiopian father. Her parents met while working at a hospital in Ethiopia; her mother was a nurse and her father was a doctor. Negga, an only child, lived in the country until she was four. After her father died in a car accident when she was seven, her mother returned to Ireland with her. Negga grew up in .Alan Owens, "Ruth's star is on the rise with BBC" , Limerick Leader, 20 August 2011. She moved to , England, for secondary school.

Negga studied at the Samuel Beckett Centre at Trinity College Dublin, Cineuropa – Interviews – Ruth Negga, Actress . Cineuropa.org. graduating with a BA in Acting Studies.

Career
2004–2012: Early roles
Negga made her screen debut in the Irish film Capital Letters (2004), playing the lead role of Taiwo. She went on to play the lead role of Mary in Isolation the following year. Prior to this, she had been working mostly in theatre. After seeing Negga act, director changed the script to Breakfast on Pluto so that she could appear in the movie. She has also starred in Colour Me Kubrick (2005), with , and the short films The Four Horsemen, 3-Minute 4-Play and Stars.

On television, Negga has appeared in Doctors, Criminal Justice and the Irish series Love Is the Drug. She played the lead role of Doris "Sid" Siddiqi in the series , alongside , and . "P.A.s cast have Secs Appeal on BBC Three" . BBC Press Office. 2 June 2008. Negga portrayed Rosie in the first two series of RTÉ's Love/Hate. Negga appeared as Dame in the BBC production Shirley in 2011 and won the IFTA Award for Best Actress (Television) for her performance. Her theatre work includes roles in Duck, and Lay Me Down Softly. Company Members: Ruth Negga , National Theatre. April 2009. As of 2007, she began working with the Irish theatrical group Pan Pan Theatre. In 2010, she played in the National Theatre's production of . She also provided voice acting in the video game Dark Souls II, playing Shanalotte, otherwise known as "the Emerald Herald".

2013–2019: Career expansion
From October 2013, Negga had recurring role as Raina on the American TV series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., "Jere Burns Upped On 'Justified', Michael Rispoli, Ruth Negga, Danielle Nicolet In Arcs" . Deadline.com. Declassifying Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Ep. 105: Girl in the Flower Dress . Marvel.com. appearing in 17 episodes of the programme. She filmed scenes for Steve McQueen's -winning biographical drama 12 Years a Slave (2013), but her role was ultimately cut from the movie. In March 2015, Negga was cast in the role of Tulip O'Hare in AMC fantasy drama series Preacher, which debuted the following year.

In 2016, Negga portrayed Mildred Loving in the historical romance Loving, which premiered at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival and later screened at the Toronto International Film Festival. "Ruth Negga portrays civil rights activist Mildred Loving" . Toronto Star, 10 November 2016, pg. E1. The film is based on the true story of the Lovings, a married interracial couple in the 1950s and 1960s Virginia, whose relationship led to the Supreme Court decision Loving v. Virginia. Negga received rave reviews for the role, and garnered multiple award nominations, including for the Academy Award for Best Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, and the BAFTA Rising Star Award.

Negga played in the '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 in 1741). Negga reprised the role of Hamlet to equal acclaim at St. Ann's Warehouse in spring 2020. In February 2021, it was announced that Negga will star in and executive produce a limited drama series about legendary Jazz age performer and civil rights activist .

2021–present
In 2021, Negga starred in 's period drama Passing opposite . The film is adapted from 's 1929 novel of the same name. The film premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival and was shown at the New York Film Festival in the fall. Negga portrays Clare, a Black woman in 1920s New York, navigating the color line by passing as a white woman. Variety praised Negga's performance writing, "Negga, brittle and dazzling, commands attention exactly the way Clare does in every room she walks into." For her performance, Negga was nominated for the Golden Globe Award, BAFTA and Screen Actors Guild Award in the category of Best Supporting Actress.

In 2022, Negga made her Broadway debut in a production of Shakespeare's as , alongside as the titular character. For her performance in the play, she received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play.

In 2023, Negga starred in Dan Levy's feature directorial debut Good Grief.

In the media
In 2020, Negga was ranked number 10 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors. In 2006 she was also chosen as the Irish Shooting Star for the Berlin Film Festival.

Personal life
In 2006, Negga was engaged to actor Tadhg Murphy, whom she had been dating since university.

Negga was in a relationship with actor beginning in 2010. They first met in 2009 while working together in a stage adaptation of Phèdre with . The two lived together in London's . The couple were in a relationship for six years; however, Negga has pointed out that it took the press years to learn of the break-up, which was first reported in April 2018. Negga appeared opposite Cooper in AMC's Preacher, in which the pair portrayed lovers, and has said that they are "best friends".

As of 2020, Negga resides in , .

Acting credits
Film
2004Capital LettersTaiwo
2005Breakfast on PlutoCharlie
IsolationMary
2006Colour Me KubrickLolitaUncredited
2012Iris
2013World War ZWHO doctor
12 Years a SlaveCelesteDeleted scenes
Ida
2014NobleJoan
Of Mind and MusicJessica
2015IonaIona
2016Loving
WarcraftQueen Taria
2017Angela's ChristmasMotherVoice
2019Ad AstraHelen Lantos
2020Angela's Christmas WishMotherVoice
2021PassingClare Bellew
2023Good GriefSophie

Television
2004DoctorsWanda HarrisonEpisode: "The Replacement"
Love Is the DrugLisa Sheerin4 episodes
2008Criminal JusticeMelanie Lloyd5 episodes
2009Sid / Doris SiddiquiRecurring (5 episodes)
2010–2011Love/HateRosieRecurring (seasons 1–2)
2010Rochelle3 episodes
MisfitsNikkiRecurring (season 2)
The Nativity4 episodes
2011ShirleyMain
2012Secret StateAgnes Evans
2013–2015,
2018		Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.RainaRecurring (seasons 1–2)
Guest (season 5); 17 episodes
2016–2019PreacherTulip O'Hare / Lucy O'Hare-CusterMain; also executive producer
2024Presumed InnocentBarbara SabichMain role
2025Phineas and FerbLieutenant Zarna (voice)Episode: "Space Adventure"
Random Foods / Wild Berries (voice)4 episodes

Theatre

Video games
2011Ishtar
2014Dark Souls IIShanalotte (Emerald Herald)

Awards and nominations
Negga was nominated as 2003's Most Promising Newcomer at the . She was chosen as Ireland's Shooting Star for the 2006 Berlin Film Festival. She has received many accolades for her role of Mildred Loving in the 2016 film Loving, including Academy Award, Critic's Choice, and Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Actress. In 2022, her portrayal of Clare Bellew in 2021 film Passing garnered her critical recognition including the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress, and industry nominations from the Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild, and the .

2004Laurence Olivier AwardBest Newcomer in a PlayDuck
2005Irish Film & Television AcademyBest Actress in a Supporting Role – FilmBreakfast on Pluto
Best Actress in a Lead Role – FilmIsolation

2011Best Actress in a Supporting Role – TelevisionLove/Hate
2012Misfits
Best Actress in a Lead Role – TelevisionShirley
Royal Television SocietyRTS Television Award for Best Actor (Female)
Irish Film & Television AcademyBest Actress in a Supporting Role – TelevisionSecret State
2015British Academy Scotland AwardsBest Actress in FilmIona
London Film Critics Circle AwardsBritish/Irish Actress of the YearLoving and Iona
2016New York Film Critics OnlineBest Breakthrough PerformerLoving
African-American Film Critics AssociationBest Actress
Alliance of Women Film JournalistsBest Actress
Black Reel AwardsOutstanding Actress
Palm Springs International Film FestivalRising Star Award
Santa Barbara International Film FestivalVituosos Award
Best Actress (tied with )
Best Actress
AACTA International AwardsBest Actress
Austin Film Critics AssociationBest Actress
British Academy Film AwardsBAFTA Rising Star Award

Critics' Choice Movie AwardsBest Actress
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association AwardsBest Actress
Detroit Film Critics Society AwardsBest Actress
Florida Film Critics Circle AwardsBest Actress
Golden Globe AwardsBest Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Gotham Independent Film AwardsBest Actress
Independent Spirit AwardsBest Female Lead
London Film Critics Circle AwardsBritish/Irish Actress of the Year
NAACP Image AwardsOutstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Online Film Critics Society AwardsBest Actress
San Diego Film Critics Society AwardsBest Actress
San Francisco Film Critics Circle AwardsBest Actress
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association AwardsBest Actress
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics AssociationBest Actress
Irish Film & Television AcademyBest Actress in a Supporting Role – DramaAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2019Daytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Performer in an Animated ProgramAngela's Christmas
2020Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Actress in a Play
2021Chicago Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting ActressPassing
Chicago Indie Critics AwardsBest Supporting Actress
Columbus Film Critics Association
Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Awards
New York Film Critics Online
Philadelphia Film Critics Circle
Women Film Critics CircleBest Screen Couple
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting Actress
Florida Film Critics CircleBest Supporting Actress
Gotham Independent Film AwardsOutstanding Supporting Performance
Best Supporting Actress
North Carolina Film Critics Association
Portland Critics Association Awards
San Francisco Film Critics Circle AwardsBest Supporting Actress
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting Actress
2022Satellite AwardsBest Supporting Actress
Independent Spirit AwardsBest Supporting Female
International Cinephile Society AwardsBest Supporting Actress
London Film Critics' CircleBest Supporting Actress
National Society of Film CriticsBest Supporting Actress
San Diego Film Critics Society AwardsBest Supporting Actress
Alliance of Women Film JournalistsBest Supporting Actress
Most Daring Performance
Austin Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting Actress
Black Reel AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actress
British Academy Film AwardsBest Actress in a Supporting Role
DiscussingFilm Critics AwardsBest Supporting Actress
Georgia Film Critics Association
Golden Globe AwardsBest Supporting Actress
Hollywood Critics AssociationBest Supporting Actress
North Dakota Film Society
Online Film Critics SocietyBest Supporting Actress
Seattle Film Critics SocietyBest Supporting Actress
Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Toronto Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting Actress
Best Actress in a Play
2025Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or MoviePresumed Innocent

See also
  • List of actors with Academy Award nominations

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