Ruth E. Carter

Costume Designer

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.

Born: April 10, 1960 (Age 64) in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' Movie	6.7	Actress	Self	2005
Edith Head: Dressing the Master's Movies Movie	7.3	Actress	Self	2008
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7.2	Actress	Self	2023
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda Movie	6.5	Actress	Self	2022
Abstract: The Art of Design TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	8.2	Actress	Self 1 Episode	2017-2019
The Oscars TV Show	7	Actress	Self 2 Episodes	1953
To Tell the Truth TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	6.4	Actress	Self - Costume Designer for Black Panther 1 Episode	2016-2022
Tamron Hall TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	4.3	Actress	Self - Guest 1 Episode	2019-2024
They've Gotta Have Us Limited Series	7.7	Actress	Herself 3 Episodes	2018-2018
Abduction Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	5.3	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Designer	2011
Above Suspicion Movie Available on 3 streaming services.	5.9	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	2019
Against the Ropes Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	5.2	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	2004
Amistad Movie Available on 4 streaming services.	7.4	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	1997
B.A.P.S. Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	5	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	1997
Baby Boy Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	6.7	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	2001
Bamboozled Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	6.8	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	2000
Black Dynamite Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7.6	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	2009
Black Panther Movie Available on 4 streaming services.	7.5	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	2018
Chi-Raq Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	5.8	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	2015
Clockers Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	7	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	1995
Cobb Movie	6.2	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Designer	1994
Crooklyn Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7.2	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	1994
Da Sweet Blood of Jesus Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	4.7	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	2014
Daddy Day Care Movie Available on 3 streaming services.	5.7	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	2003
Do the Right Thing Movie Available on 4 streaming services.	8	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	1989
Dr. Dolittle 2 Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	4.6	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	2001
Four Brothers Movie Available on 3 streaming services.	7	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	2005
House Party 2 Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	5.5	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	1991
How Stella Got Her Groove Back Movie Available on 13 streaming services.	5.9	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	1998
I Spy Movie	5.2	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	2002
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka Movie Available on 4 streaming services.	6.7	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	1988
Imagine That Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	5.4	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	2009
Jungle Fever Movie	6.5	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	1991
Keeping Up with the Joneses Movie	5.7	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	2016
Kidnap Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	6.1	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design, Costume Designer	2017
The Butler Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	7.4	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	2013
Love & Basketball Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7.4	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	2000
Malcolm X Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	7.9	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	1992
Marshall Movie	7.5	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	2017
Meet Dave Movie Available on 14 streaming services.	4.9	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	2008
Mo' Better Blues Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	6.8	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	1990
Money Train Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	5.5	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	1995
Oldboy Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	5.6	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	2013
Rosewood Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	7.4	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	1997
School Daze Movie	6.3	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Designer	1988
Selma Movie Available on 4 streaming services.	7.7	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	2014
Serenity Movie	8	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	2005
Shaft Movie Available on 4 streaming services.	5.8	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	2000
Sparkle Movie Available on 14 streaming services.	5.9	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	2012
Spread Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	5.6	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	2009
Summer of Sam Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	6.5	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	1999
Surviving the Game Movie	6	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	1994
The Best of Me Movie Available on 4 streaming services.	6.9	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	2014
The Five Heartbeats Movie	7.7	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	1991
The Great White Hype Movie	5.3	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	1996
The Meteor Man Movie	5.1	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	1993
What's Love Got to Do with It Movie	7.5	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	1993
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	6.9	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	2022
Dolemite Is My Name Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	7.4	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Designer	2019
Coming 2 America Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	5.4	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	2021
Blade Movie		Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	2025
Spike Lee & Company: Do It a Cappella Movie	8.3	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Designer	1990
Bring It On: Fight to the Finish Movie Available on 3 streaming services.	5.3	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Designer	2009
Untitled Vampire Project Movie		Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design
Seinfeld TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	9	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design 1 Episode	1989-1998
Teen Beach Movie Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	6.2	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	2013
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey Limited Series Available on 1 streaming services.	9	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Designer 7 Episodes	2014-2014
Roots Limited Series Available on 3 streaming services.	7.7	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design 4 Episodes	2016-2016
Thief Limited Series	7.2	Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design 5 Episodes	2006-2006
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