Ruth Negga













Ruth Negga

Ruth Negga by Gage Skidmore 3.jpg
Negga at 2017 San Diego Comic-Con

Born
(1982-01-07) 7 January 1982 (age 37)

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

CitizenshipIrish
Alma materTrinity College, Dublin
OccupationActress
Years active2004–present

Ruth Negga (/ˈnɡə/; born 7 January 1982)[1] is an Ethiopian-Irish actress who has appeared in the films Capital Letters (2004) (also released as Trafficked in some countries), Isolation (2005), Breakfast on Pluto (2005) and Warcraft (2016).[2] She has also played roles in television, such as in 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 2016, she began a starring role as Tulip O'Hare in AMC's Preacher.


For her portrayal of Mildred Loving in Loving (2016), Negga was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress, Golden Globe Award 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, as well as the BAFTA Rising Star Award.




Contents





  • 1 Early life and education


  • 2 Career


  • 3 Personal life


  • 4 Theatre


  • 5 Filmography

    • 5.1 Film


    • 5.2 Television


    • 5.3 Video games



  • 6 Awards and nominations


  • 7 See also


  • 8 References


  • 9 External links




Early life and education


Negga was born in 1982 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,[3] to an Irish mother, Norra, and an Ethiopian father, Dr. Negga. Her parents met while her mother was working as a nurse in Ethiopia.[4] Negga lived in the country until she was four. She is an only child. Her father died in a car accident when she was seven.[5] Raised in Limerick, Ireland, she has lived in London since 2006.[6][7]


Negga studied at the Samuel Beckett Centre at Trinity College, Dublin,[8] graduating with a BA in Acting Studies.[5]



Career


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.[8] After seeing Negga act, director Neil Jordan changed the script to Breakfast on Pluto so that she could appear in the movie.[5] She has also starred in Colour Me Kubrick (2005), with John Malkovich, and the short films The Four Horsemen, 3-Minute 4-Play and Stars.[citation needed]




Negga at the 2016 Cannes Festival


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 BBC Three series Personal Affairs, alongside Laura Aikman, Annabel Scholey and Maimie McCoy.[9] Negga portrayed Rosie in the first two series of Love/Hate.[10]


Negga appeared as Dame Shirley Bassey 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, Titus Andronicus and Lay Me Down Softly.[11] As of 2007, she began working with the Irish theatrical group Pan Pan Theatre. In 2010, she played Ophelia in the National Theatre's production of Hamlet. She also provided voice acting in the video game Dark Souls II, playing Shanalotte, otherwise known as "the Emerald Herald".


In 2013, it was announced that Negga had been booked for a recurring role as Raina on the American TV series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D..[12][13] She appeared in 17 episodes of the programme.[10] She filmed scenes for Steve McQueen's Oscar-winning 12 Years a Slave, but her role was ultimately cut from the movie.[14] In March 2015, Negga was cast in the role of Tulip O'Hare in AMC fantasy drama series Preacher, which debuted the following year.[15]


In 2016, Negga starred in Loving, which premiered at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival and later screened at the Toronto International Film Festival.[14][16] 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,[10] 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.[17][18]



Personal life


Negga was in a relationship with actor Dominic Cooper beginning in 2010. The two lived together in London's Primrose Hill.[10][19] The couple dated 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.[20][21] Negga notably stars opposite Cooper in AMC's Preacher, in which the pair portray lovers, and has said that they are "best friends".[21]



Theatre



  • Duck (as Cat): Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh (2003)


  • Phèdre (as Aricia): National Theatre London (2009)


  • Hamlet (as Ophelia): National Theatre London (2010/11)


  • Playboy of the Western World (as Pegeen Mike): Old Vic Theatre London (2011)


  • Hamlet (as Hamlet): Gate Theatre, Dublin (2018)


Filmography



Film






























































Year
Title
Role
Notes
2004

Capital Letters
Taiwo

2005

Breakfast on Pluto
Charlie

2005

Isolation
Mary

2005

Colour Me Kubrick
Lolita

2012

The Samaritan
Iris

2013

World War Z

WHO doctor

2013

12 Years a Slave
Celeste
Deleted scenes[14]
2013

Jimi: All Is by My Side
Ida

2014

Noble
Joan

2014

Of Mind and Music
Jessica

2015

Iona
Iona

2016

Loving

Mildred Loving

2016

Warcraft
Queen Taria

2019

Ad Astra

Post-production


Television






















































Year
Title
Role
Notes
2004

Doctors
Wanda Harrison
Episode: "The Replacement"
2004

Love is the Drug
Lisa Sheerin
4 episodes
2008

Criminal Justice
Melanie Lloyd
Main role (series 1)
2009

Personal Affairs
Doris "Sid" Siddiqi
Main role
2010

Five Daughters
Rochelle
Television miniseries
2010–2011

Love/Hate
Rosie
Main role (series 1–2)
2010

Misfits

Nikki
Recurring role (series 2)
2010

The Nativity
Leah
Main role
2011

Shirley

Shirley Bassey
Television film
2012

Secret State
Agnes Evans
Television miniseries
2013–2015,
2018

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Raina
Recurring role (seasons 1–2)
Guest role (season 5)
2016–present

Preacher

Tulip O'Hare
Main role
Also executive producer


Video games










Year
Title
Role
Notes
2014

Dark Souls II
Shanalotte (Emerald Herald)
Nominated — BTVA Video Game Voice Acting Award for Best Female Lead Vocal Performance[22]
Nominated — BTVA Video Game Voice Acting Award for Best Vocal Ensemble


Awards and nominations



Negga was nominated as 2003's Most Promising Newcomer at the Olivier Awards.[6] She was chosen as Ireland's Shooting Star for the 2006 Berlin Film Festival.[8] 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.

































































































































Year
Association
Category
Work
Result
2005

Irish Film & Television Academy

Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Film

Breakfast on Pluto
Nominated
Irish Film & Television Academy

Best Actress in a Lead Role – Film

Isolation
Nominated
2011
Irish Film & Television Academy

Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Television

Love/Hate
Nominated
2012
Irish Film & Television Academy

Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Television

Misfits
Nominated
Irish Film & Television Academy

Best Actress in a Lead Role – Television

Shirley
Won

Royal Television Society
RTS Television Award for Best Actor (Female)[23]
Shirley
Nominated
Irish Film & Television Academy

Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Television

Secret State
Nominated
2015

British Academy Scotland Awards

Best Actress in Film

Iona
Nominated

London Film Critics Circle Awards

British/Irish Actress of the Year

Loving and Iona
Nominated
2016

New York Film Critics Online

Best Breakthrough Performer

Loving
Won

African-American Film Critics Association

Best Actress
Won

Alliance of Women Film Journalists

Best Actress
Won

Black Reel Awards

Outstanding Actress
Won

Palm Springs International Film Festival

Rising Star Award
Won

Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Vituosos Award
Won

Satellite Awards

Best Actress (tied with Isabelle Huppert)
Won

Academy Awards

Best Actress
Nominated

AACTA International Awards

Best Actress
Nominated

Austin Film Critics Association

Best Actress
Nominated

BAFTA Rising Star Award

BAFTA Rising Star Award
Nominated

Critics' Choice Movie Awards

Best Actress
Nominated

Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

Best Actress
Nominated

Detroit Film Critics Society Awards

Best Actress
Nominated

Florida Film Critics Circle Awards

Best Actress
Nominated

Golden Globe Awards

Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Nominated

Gotham Independent Film Awards

Best Actress
Nominated

Independent Spirit Awards

Best Female Lead
Nominated

London Film Critics Circle Awards

British/Irish Actress of the Year
Nominated

NAACP Image Awards

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Nominated

Online Film Critics Society Awards

Best Actress
Nominated

San Diego Film Critics Society Awards

Best Actress
Nominated

San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards

Best Actress
Nominated

St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards

Best Actress
Nominated

Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association

Best Actress
Nominated
2016

Irish Film & Television Academy

Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Drama

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Nominated


See also



  • List of actors with Academy Award nominations


References




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  2. ^ "Oscars 2017: Ruth Negga nominated for best actress award". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 March 2018.


  3. ^ "Africa from A to Z: Fast facts on the 55 states - Ethiopia". South Africa Gateway. 6 December 2017. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.


  4. ^ "'Always a star in the family': Ruth's Oscar bid". Limerickleader.ie. Retrieved 30 December 2017.


  5. ^ abc Gutierrez, Jorge (2 December 2006). "Ruth Negga, a star without a label". Cafe Babel.com. Archived from the original on 29 May 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2009.


  6. ^ ab Phil Hoad (8 January 2006). "Rising Star: Ruth Negga, actor". The Observer.


  7. ^ Alan Owens, "Ruth's star is on the rise with BBC", Limerick Leader, 20 August 2011.


  8. ^ abc Cineuropa – Interviews – Ruth Negga, Actress. Cineuropa.org.


  9. ^ "P.A.s cast have Secs Appeal on BBC Three". BBC Press Office. 2 June 2008.


  10. ^ abcd Notaro, Vicki (23 May 2016). "How Oscar-tipped Ruth Negga's star has finally ascended..." Irish Independent. Retrieved 23 May 2016.


  11. ^ Company Members: Ruth Negga Archived 29 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine, National Theatre. April 2009.


  12. ^ "Jere Burns Upped On 'Justified', Michael Rispoli, Ruth Negga, Danielle Nicolet In Arcs". Deadline.com.


  13. ^ Declassifying Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Ep. 105: Girl in the Flower Dress Archived 13 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Marvel.com.


  14. ^ abc Clarke, Donald (17 May 2016). "Negga's 'Loving' performance already generating Oscar buzz". The Irish Times. Retrieved 6 February 2017.


  15. ^ "First Casting Announcement for AMC's "Preacher"! - Bloody Disgusting". Bloody-disgusting.com. Retrieved 30 December 2017.


  16. ^ "Ruth Negga portrays civil rights activist Mildred Loving". Toronto Star, 10 November 2016, pg. E1.


  17. ^ "Oscar nominations 2017: the full list". Guardian. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.


  18. ^ Brady, Sarah (6 February 2017). "Ruth Negga continues her successful award season run with yet another honour". Irish Independent. Retrieved 25 March 2018.


  19. ^ McBride, Caitlin (8 June 2016). "Irish actress Ruth Negga and Dominic Cooper make rare public appearance at Warcraft premiere". Irish Independent. Retrieved 9 June 2016.


  20. ^ Marcus, Emily (5 April 2018). "Dominic Cooper and Ruth Negga Split After 8 Years Together". Retrieved 5 April 2018.


  21. ^ ab "Ruth Negga Talks Diversity, Hamlet And Her Split From Dominic Cooper". Marie Claire. 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2018-08-20.


  22. ^ http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Ruth-Negga/awards/


  23. ^ https://rts.org.uk/award/rts-programme-awards-2012



External links





  • Ruth Negga on IMDb

  • Pan Pan Theatre official website










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