Ruth Negga Biography
Ruth Negga is an Irish actress best known for her roles in AMC’s Preacher and the film Loving. Negga received several major nominations from the Academy Awards, British Academy Film Awards, and Golden Globe Awards for her portrayal of Mildred Loving in the latter, as well as the Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actress.
How Old is Ruth Negga? – Age
She is 40 years old as of 7 January 2022. She was born in 1982 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Who are Ruth Negga’s Parents? – Education
Negga was born to an Ethiopian father and an Irish mother, Nora. Her parents met at a hospital in Ethiopia, where her mother worked as a nurse and her father as a doctor. Negga, an only child, grew up in the country until she was four years old. Her father was killed in a car accident when she was seven years old. She was born in Limerick, Ireland, and attended secondary school in London, England. Negga earned a BA in Acting Studies from Trinity College Dublin’s Samuel Beckett Centre.
Who has Ruth Negga dated? – Husband
Negga married actor Tadhg Murphy, whom she had been dating since university, in 2006. Beginning in 2010, Negga was in a relationship with actor Dominic Cooper. They first met while working on a stage adaptation of Phèdre with Helen Mirren in 2009. They shared a home in Primrose Hill, London. The couple had been together for six years, but Negga claims it took the press years to learn of their split, which was first reported in April 2018.
Ruth Negga Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $4 Million.
Ruth Negga Passing
She appeared as Clare Bellew in the 2021 black-and-white romantic drama film Passing. Irene Redfield, a light-skinned black woman living in Harlem in the 1920s, meets a childhood friend, Clare Bellew. While Irene marries a Black doctor, Clare “passes” as white and marries a wealthy white man named John. Clare becomes involved in all aspects of Irene’s life, accompanying her to all of Irene and Brian’s outings. Irene attempts to warn Clare but abandons her attempt when she is unable to reach her by phone. John storms into the apartment, demanding to see Clare, who remains calm.
He accuses her of being a “dirty liar” and lunges at her, at which point Irene abruptly crosses Clare’s pelvis. Clare falls out the window, but it’s unclear whether she was pushed by John or Irene, or if she committed suicide. The film concludes with the police declaring death by accident, Irene sobbing in Brian’s arms, and medics carrying Clare’s body away.
Ruth Negga Preacher
She appeared as Tulip O’Hare, Jesse’s volatile, hell-raising girlfriend in the American supernatural adventure television series Preacher. Tulip, a 10-year-old girl, is played by Ashley Aufderheide. Jesse Custer is a hard-drinking, chain-smoking preacher who gains extraordinary power after experiencing a faith crisis. Along with his trigger-happy ex-girlfriend, Tulip, and new vampire friend, Cassidy, he embarks on a quest to better understand his new gift and literally find God.
Ruth Negga Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
She appeared as Raina, an Inhuman scientist devoted to the study of human nature, in the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episodes Girl in the Flower Dress, The Bridge, The Magical Place, Providence, Ragtag, and Beginning of the End in Season One, Heavy is the Head, Face My Enemy, A Hen in the Wolf House,…Ye Who Enter Here, What They Become, Aftershocks, Afterlife, Melinda, The Dirty Half Do
During her youth, she met Calvin Zabo, who credited and explained her grandmother’s stories and beliefs, which had been passed down through her ancestors. She became a member of HYDRA’s Centipede Project, which aimed to create Super Soldiers, and transformed John Garrett and Deathlok into nearly unstoppable killers. Garrett left the Project after attempting to take over the production of Deathlok Soldiers.
Raina was able to locate a Diviner and the Kree city with the assistance of Calvin Zabo and Daniel Whitehall. There, she unlocked the Terrigen Crystals within the Diviner, causing her to transform into an Inhuman, altering her physical appearance and providing her with visions of the future. She was taken in by the other Inhumans and taken to Afterlife, the Inhuman settlement on Earth, where she used her gift to predict several major events. Jiaying later killed Raina as she was about to reveal her plan to destroy all humans.
Ruth Negga Secret State
She appeared as Agnes Evans, a GCHQ analyst in the 2012 British four-part political thriller Secret State. A devastating industrial accident on Teesside in the run-up to a general election kills 19 people and raises concerns about the safety procedures of a US petrochemical company, PetroFex. The British prime minister claims to have negotiated a settlement with them, but his plane crashes in the Atlantic under mysterious circumstances on his way back from PetroFex HQ. In his quest to find the truth and justice for the victims, Deputy Prime Minister Tom Dawkins uncovers a conspiracy at the heart of the political system.
Ruth Negga Movies
♦ 2021 – Passing
♦ 2020 – Angela’s Christmas Wish
♦ 2019 – Ad Astra
♦ 2017 – Angela’s Christmas
♦ 2016 – Loving
♦ 2016 – Warcraft
♦ 2015 – Iona
♦ 2014 – Noble
♦ 2014 – Of Mind and Music
♦ 2013 – World War Z
♦ 2013 – 12 Years a Slave
♦ 2013 – Jimi: All Is by My Side
Ruth Negga TV Shows
♦ 2019 – Preacher
♦ 2016–2019 – Preacher
♦ 2018 – Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
♦ 2012 – Secret State
♦ 2011 – Shirley
♦ 2010–2011 – Love/Hate
♦ 2010 – Misfits
♦ 2010 – The Nativity
♦ 2009 – Personal Affairs
♦ 2004 – Doctor
♦ 2004 – Love Is the Drug