Rutina Wesley (born February 1, 1979) is an American film, stage, and television actress best known for her role as Tara Thornton on the HBO series True Blood. Read full biography of Rutina Wesley →
If I'm going to be honest with you, when I trained at school, I feel like I was training to be a chameleon. I want to be that versatile actor who... →
I'm a sneaker head. You'll find more sneakers than heels in my closet.
When you're not working is when you have to stay positive and remind yourself that you're talented.
I think that as a young lady, you start off not knowing what you want to do, and then you kinda arrive at yourself by the time you're 17 or 18... →
I'm all about the crossover. The role doesn't necessarily have to be white or Latina or black. It could be anything. But it's hard in... →
When I was 7, an old lady was driving too fast in my neighborhood and hit me with her car. I was running out of the house, and when I got halfway... →
At Julliard, they don't teach you where to move your face for the camera, you know?
Comic-Con is so much fun.
Dance is in my background.
Doing a play is so fulfilling. Words cannot describe how I feel when I finish doing a play.
Every morning, I'm visited by hummingbirds. I think it's nice, but maybe they're planning an attack?
Fiona Shaw is one of my idols. She's phenomenatastic. I just make up a word for her - that's how much I love her.
For me, I have this tough exterior and these Angela Bassett arms, and people think, 'Oh, my God, Rutina's tough.'
Rutina Wesley (born February 1, 1979) is an American film, stage, and television actress best known for her role as Tara Thornton on the HBO series True Blood.