Ruth E. Carter

Ruth E. Carter

Born: April 10, 1960
in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
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.

Movies for Ruth E. Carter...

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Title: Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Character: Self
Released: February 8, 2023
Type: Movie
Follow the production of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” as the cast and crew take on the incredible challenge of remembering T’Challa with a chapter befitting the late king. Through intimate behind-the-scenes footage and interviews, watch Shuri take on the mantel of Wakanda’s hero and face a new foe from the ocean’s depths in Namor.
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20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda
Title: 20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda
Character: Self
Released: November 4, 2022
Type: Movie
Exploring the evolution of Black Panther from the comic emerging in the 1960s to the film the world fell in love with in 2018; director Ryan Coogler; Whoopi Goldberg interviews Chadwick Boseman's widow, Simone Ledward Boseman.
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Title: Tamron Hall
Character: Herself - Guest
Released: September 9, 2019
Type: TV
Former news host and journalist Tamron Hall discusses all things topical and engages those she interviews in thorough meaningful and entertaining conversations.
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Title: Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
Character: Herself
Released: October 13, 2018
Type: TV
A unique portrait of how art and activism for black people in film are indivisible from race and cinema.
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Title: Abstract: The Art of Design
Character: Self
Released: February 10, 2017
Type: TV
Step inside the minds of the most innovative designers in a variety of disciplines and learn how design impacts every aspect of life.
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Title: To Tell the Truth
Character: Self - Costume Designer for Black Panther
Released: June 14, 2016
Type: TV
A modern reimagination of the classic game show. In each round, a celebrity panel will be presented with three people who all claim to be the same person with the same incredible talent, job or achievement. One is sworn to tell the truth while the others are not.
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Edith Head: Dressing the Master's Movies
Title: Edith Head: Dressing the Master's Movies
Character: Self
Released: October 7, 2008
Type: Movie
For over five decades, Edith Head's costumes helped define not only the style of Hollywood movies, but fashion itself. This documentary examines this celebrated costume designer's long and productive collaboration with Alfred Hitchcock on such films as Vertigo, Rear Window and The Birds.
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By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
Title: By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
Character: Self
Released: February 8, 2005
Type: Movie
A short documentary about the making of Spike Lee's biopic, "Malcolm X."
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Title: The Oscars
Character: Self
Released: March 19, 1953
Type: TV
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.