Biography
Ruth E. Carter (born April 10, 1960) is an American costume designer for film and television, with over 40 films to her credit. During her 30-year-plus film career, Carter has been nominated four times for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, for her work on Spike Lee's biographical film Malcolm X (1992), Steven Spielberg's historical drama film Amistad (1997), and her most recent work on Ryan Coogler's Marvel superhero films Black Panther (2018) and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). For her work on Black Panther, she won the award and became the first African-American to win an Academy Award in that category. She made further history by winning the same award for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which makes her the first Black woman to win multiple Oscars in any category. Carter also has a large exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of Art displaying more than 60 of her original garments while also showcasing her immersive process, historical research, and the attention to detail that imbues every project she brings to life.
Filmography
all 67
Movies 59
self 8
TV Shows 8
Blade (2025)
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2023)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda (2022)
Coming 2 America (2021)
Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
Tamron Hall (2019)
Above Suspicion (2019)
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us' (2018)
Black Panther (2018)
Marshall (2017)
Kidnap (2017)
Abstract: The Art of Design (2017)
Keeping Up with the Joneses (2016)
Roots (2016)
Chi-Raq (2015)
Selma (2014)
The Best of Me (2014)
Da Sweet Blood of Jesus (2014)
Cosmos (2014)
Oldboy (2013)
The Butler (2013)
Teen Beach Movie (2013)
Sparkle (2012)
Abduction (2011)
Black Dynamite (2009)
Bring It On: Fight to the Finish (2009)
Imagine That (2009)
Spread (2009)
Edith Head: Dressing the Master's Movies (2008)
Meet Dave (2008)
Thief (2006)
Serenity (2005)
Four Brothers (2005)
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' (2005)
Against the Ropes (2004)
Daddy Day Care (2003)
I Spy (2002)
Baby Boy (2001)
Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001)
Bamboozled (2000)
Shaft (2000)
Love & Basketball (2000)
Summer of Sam (1999)
How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
Amistad (1997)
B.A.P.S (1997)
Rosewood (1997)
The Great White Hype (1996)
Money Train (1995)
Clockers (1995)
Cobb (1994)
Crooklyn (1994)
Surviving the Game (1994)
The Meteor Man (1993)
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
Malcolm X (1992)
House Party 2 (1991)
Jungle Fever (1991)
The Five Heartbeats (1991)
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
Spike Lee & Company: Do It a Cappella (1990)
Seinfeld (1989)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
School Daze (1988)
The Oscars (1953)
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Known ForCostume & Make-Up
GenderFemale
Birthday1960-04-10 (64 years old)
Birth PlaceSpringfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsRuth Carter, Ruthe Carter
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Academy Award for Best Costume Design
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