About

Known credits:
62
Birthday:
1960-04-10
Place of birth:
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Ruth E. Carter

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
2023 Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Actor Self 59
Average
2022 20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda Actor Self 59
Average
2018 Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us' Actor Herself 69
Fair
2008 Edith Head: Dressing the Master's Movies Actor Self 59
Average
2005 By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' Actor Self 59
Average

Costume & Make-Up
2025 Sinners Costume & Make-Up Costume Design N/A
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2022 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 70
Good
2021 Coming 2 America Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 63
Fair
2019 Dolemite Is My Name Costume & Make-Up Costume Designer 66
Fair
2019 Above Suspicion Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 58
Average
2018 Black Panther Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 73
Good
2017 Marshall Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 66
Fair
2017 Kidnap Costume & Make-Up Costume Designer 61
Fair
2016 Keeping Up with the Joneses Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 60
Fair
2016 Roots Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 69
Fair
2015 Chi-Raq Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 58
Average
2015 Da Sweet Blood of Jesus Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 58
Average
2014 Selma Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 71
Good
2014 The Best of Me Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 72
Good
2013 Oldboy Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 58
Average
2013 The Butler Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 71
Good
2013 Teen Beach Movie Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 65
Fair
2012 Sparkle Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 59
Average
2011 Abduction Costume & Make-Up Costume Designer 58
Average
2009 Black Dynamite Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 65
Fair
2009 Bring It On: Fight to the Finish Costume & Make-Up Costume Designer 63
Fair
2009 Imagine That Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 59
Average
2009 Spread Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 56
Average
2008 Meet Dave Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 54
Average
2005 Serenity Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 72
Good
2005 Four Brothers Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 66
Fair
2004 Against the Ropes Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 57
Average
2003 Daddy Day Care Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 59
Average
2002 I Spy Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 55
Average
2001 Baby Boy Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 63
Fair
2001 Dr. Dolittle 2 Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 54
Average
2000 Bamboozled Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 59
Average
2000 Shaft Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 59
Average
2000 Love & Basketball Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 65
Fair
1999 Summer of Sam Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 61
Fair
1998 How Stella Got Her Groove Back Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 59
Average
1997 Amistad Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 66
Fair
1997 B.A.P.S Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 58
Average
1997 Rosewood Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 60
Fair
1996 The Great White Hype Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 57
Average
1995 Money Train Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 58
Average
1995 Clockers Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 62
Fair
1994 Cobb Costume & Make-Up Costume Designer 59
Average
1994 Crooklyn Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 60
Fair
1994 Surviving the Game Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 59
Average
1993 The Meteor Man Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 58
Average
1993 What's Love Got to Do with It Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 63
Fair
1992 Malcolm X Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 71
Good
1991 House Party 2 Costume & Make-Up Costume Designer 57
Average
1991 Jungle Fever Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 60
Fair
1991 The Five Heartbeats Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 60
Fair
1990 Mo' Better Blues Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 60
Fair
1990 Spike Lee & Company: Do It a Cappella Costume & Make-Up Costume Designer 59
Average
1989 Do the Right Thing Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 72
Good
1988 I'm Gonna Git You Sucka Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 60
Fair
1988 School Daze Costume & Make-Up Costume Designer 58
Average
Blade Costume & Make-Up Costume Design N/A
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