Ruth Negga
Biography
Ruth Negga was born in 1982 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She is an actress, known for World War Z (2013), The Samaritan (2012) and Breakfast on Pluto (2005).
45years old
Turns 46 on May 4in 174 days
- Born Addis Ababa
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 13
- Career span
- 18 years2005 to 2023
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First role
Ruth Negga's first screen appearance came in the Irish film Capital Letters, released in 2004, where she took on the lead part of Taiwo.
Big break
Neil Jordan, the director, saw Negga perform and then altered the script of Breakfast on Pluto so that she could be in the movie.
A role that slipped away
Negga shot scenes for Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave (2013), but the part she played was ultimately cut from the movie.
Beyond film
Negga did voice acting for the video game Dark Souls II, where she played the character Shanalotte, who is also known as "the Emerald Herald".
Ruth Negga movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Three actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Box office
What Ruth Negga's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.1 billion
8 of the 13 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 13 films: 8 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 2 streaming, short cinema run.
- 8Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 2Streaming, short cinema run
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$532M48.1% of the total
- 2$434M39.2% of the total
- 3$127M11.5% of the total
- 4$9.0M0.8% of the total
- 5$3.9M0.4% of the total
- 6$341K0.0% of the total
- 7$278K0.0% of the total
- 8$3K0.0% of the total
Awards
Two awards and honors.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2017 | OkayAfrica 100 Women | Won | |
| Ian Charleson Awards | Won | ||
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