Ruth Negga

Ruth Negga (born 4 May 1981^[1]) is an Irish actress. She is well known for her role as Mildred Loving in the movie Loving (2016). For this role, she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress, Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead, Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress and won an Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actress.^[2]

Ruth Negga
Negga at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	(1982-01-07) 7 January 1982 (age 43) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Nationality	Irish
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2004–present

Negga has appeared in the movies Capital Letters (2004), Isolation (2005), Breakfast on Pluto (2005) and Warcraft (2016). She has also played roles in television, such as in the BBC miniseries Criminal Justice, RTÉ's Love/Hate, E4's Misfits, ABC's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and AMC's Preacher.

Negga was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital city. Her mother is Irish and her father is Ethiopian. She grew up in Limerick.^[3]