Rutina Wesley
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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 and Nova Bordelon on OWN’s Queen Sugar. Wesley was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her father, Ivery Wheeler, is a professional tap dancer, and her mother, Cassandra Wesley, was a showgirl. She attended high school at the Las Vegas Academy of International Studies, Performing and Visual Arts. She studied dance at Simba Studios and ...
Known For
Filmography
Red Clay
2025
The Last of Us
2023
as Maria
Outsiders
2022
as Ramila
Monster High
2022
as Venus McFlytrap (voice)
Reasonable Doubt
2022
as Desiree Grant
Stucco
2019
as Officer
Last Looks
2017
as Sister
Queen Sugar
2016
as Nova Bordelon
California Winter
2015
as Marcy Sanchez
The Perfect Guy
2015
as Alicia
Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon
2015
as Self
13 Sins
2014
as Shelby
Last Weekend
2014
as Nora Finley-Perkins
True Blood. A Farewell to Bon Temps
2014
as Self
Hannibal
2013
as Reba McClane
Arrow
2012
as Liza Warner
Halloween Wars
2011
as Self - Guest Judge
The Walking Dead
2010
as Jocelyn
The Cleveland Show
2009
How She Move
2008
as Raya Green
True Blood
2008
as Tara Thornton
Numb3rs
2005
as Sarah / Jenny Calandro