Hottest Pictures Of Rutina Wesley. The American actress Rutina Wesley is famous for her role as Nova Bordelon in the television series Queen Sugar and Tara Thornton in the television series True Blood. She was born on 21st December in 1979 in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the U.S. Her mother is Cassandra Wesley, and her father is Ivery Wheeler.
Rutina took her training in dance from Simba Studios and the West Las Vegas Arts Center. In 2001, she earned her bachelor’s degree in theatre. Rutina also attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Her acting career started in 2006 with the Broadway play The Vertical Hour.
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The following year, she appeared in the production of In Darfur. Rutina made her debut on the big screen in 2007 with the film How She Moves as Raya Green. In 2012, she played Marcy Sanchez’s role in the film California Winter. The year 2014 saw her performance as Nora Finley-Perkins in the film Last Weekend.
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The following year, Rutina was cast as Alicia in The Perfect Guy. She made her debut on television in 2008 with the television series Numb3rs. Rutina gained immense fame for playing Tara Thornton’s role in the series True Blood. The actress was attached to the series from 2008-2014.
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In 2009, she lent her voice as Yvette in the series The Cleveland Show. In the series Generator Rex, Rutina provided her voice as Agent Kenwyn Jones in 2011. In 2015, she played Reba McClane’s role in Hannibal. Rutina also went on to star as Liza Warner in Arrow in 2015.
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Since 2016, she is playing Nova Bordelon’s role in the series Queen Sugar for which she became very famous. In 2019, she appeared as Jocelyn in The Walking Dead. From 2005-2013, she was married to the actor Jacob Fishel. Rutina also was in a relationship with Shonda from 2017-2019. She won the Satellite Award, Black Reel Award, etc.