In 2020, Ruth Negga was ranked number ten on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest actors; she has earned many nominations in her role as Mildred Loving in Loving; and started her career in 2004 with the film, Capital Letters.
In 2020, she was ranked number 10 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors. For her portrayal of Mildred Loving in Loving, 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, and she was nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award. Negga made her screen debut in the Irish film Capital Letters (2004), playing the lead role of Taiwo. 
