Ruth Negga | Episode 26

In this episode of the Don’t Know Her? podcast we are back to chat about another performer that we adore that also ought to have a lot more adoration and opportunities sent their way. This time we commemorate two special dates in the calendar with one extra-special actor to talk about; the luminous Ruth Negga. This Irish goddess lets us both celebrate St. Patrick’s Day (on which date this episode drops) and mark the upcoming 94th Academy Awards ceremony. Why Ruth Negga to mark this year’s Oscars we hear you ask….well let us tell you. We feel her mesmerising performance in Passing is comfortably the best not included on the ballots this year, so if the Oscars won’t celebrate her, we will! Beyond Rebecca Hall’s Passing, we also discuss the film that has garnered her an Oscar nom so far; Jeff Nichols’ terrific Loving. Alongside these gems we dive into some other of the more significant entries in her filmography with Breakfast On Pluto, Ad Astra, and Iona. Following this we see Michael take on a quiz to test his Irishness before we cast our eyes to the future and dream of the film roles we’d love to see this wildly talented performer scoop up. We hope you enjoy this episode and that if you haven’t already you’ll join us on social media. Follow @dontknow_her on Twitter and Instagram to keep updated on upcoming episodes and to have your say on future episodes.