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Rutina Wesley
Acting
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 the West Las Vegas Arts Center. While at the Las Vegas Academy, Wesley missed some auditions for col…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Red Clay
Outsiders
as Ramila
Stucco
as Officer
Last Looks
as Sister
The Perfect Guy
as Alicia
California Winter
as Marcy Sanchez
Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon
as Self
13 Sins
as Shelby
Last Weekend
as Nora Finley-Perkins
True Blood. A Farewell to Bon Temps
as Self
TV Shows
The Last of Us
as Maria · 5 ep.
Monster High
as Venus McFlytrap (voice) · 1 ep.
Queen Sugar
as Nova Bordelon · 88 ep.
Hannibal
as Reba McClane · 5 ep.
Arrow
as Liza Warner · 2 ep.
Halloween Wars
as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep.
The Walking Dead
as Jocelyn · 1 ep.
The Cleveland Show
1 ep.
True Blood
as Tara Thornton · 80 ep.
Numb3rs
as Sarah / Jenny Calandro · 1 ep.