Rutina Wesley
Rutina Wesley
Rutina Wesleyis an American film, stage, and television actress best known for her role as Tara Thornton on the HBO series True Blood...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth1 February 1979
CityLas Vegas, NV
CountryUnited States of America
maddening terms
It's really maddening out there for dark-skinned actresses in terms of the opportunities we get. There's just so much talent that is being overlooked.
scene vertical
I did my first Broadway play, 'The Vertical Hour,' in 2006, with Julianne Moore, who's always been one of my favorite actresses. My scene was with her, so it was nerve-racking.
somebody
It wouldn't be 'True Blood' if somebody didn't die.
work
That's an actor's dream to get something meaty and juicy and challenging to work on.
dancing high worked
I worked as a singing, dancing busgirl in high school.
music wide
I grew up with a wide range of music.
characters love move vessel work
I love to be a vessel through which characters can come through. And if I can move an audience with my work, then I've done my job.
ham ordering
I could be ordering ham at the deli, and someone will turn around and look at me and kind of stare. They'll just look at me like, 'I know I know your voice, and I know I know your face.'
line love
I used to love Jem and the Holograms. I think if they were doing a concert, I would stand in line to see Jem and the Holograms.
became good studied
When I studied at Juilliard, I did a lot of pushups and became this diesel machine. I was really big and was like, 'This is not a good look for an ingenue.'
car dragged driving fast five halfway hit houses lady mom running saw turned yelled
When I was 7, an old lady was driving too fast in my neighborhood and hit me with her car. I was running out of the house, and when I got halfway into the street, my mom saw the car and yelled for me to run back. As I turned around the car hit me, dragged me five houses down the road, and I fractured my collarbone.
age beats dre headphones turned
I always have my Beats by Dr. Dre headphones turned up high. I'll probably be deaf by age 50.
mattered tells
I've always loved who I loved, and it never mattered to me where they were from. That's how it should be: wherever your heart tells you to go, you go.
positive
When you're not working is when you have to stay positive and remind yourself that you're talented.