Ruth E. Carter

Costume & Make-Up

Biography

Ruth E. Carter (born April 10, 1960) is an American costume designer for film and television. She is best known for her collaborations with Spike Lee, John Singleton, and Ryan Coogler. During her film career, Carter has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, for her work on Lee's biographical film Malcolm X (1992), Steven Spielberg's historical drama film Amistad (1997), and won twice for Coogler's Marvel superhero films Black Panther (2018) and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022); becoming the first African-American to win and be nominated for Best Costume Design. She...

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Ruth E. Carter

Biography

Known For

Seinfeld

Sinners

Tamron Hall

The Oscars

Cosmos

Black Panther

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

To Tell the Truth

The Pickup

Oldboy

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda

Tamron Hall

Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'

Abstract: The Art of Design

To Tell the Truth

Edith Head: Dressing the Master's Movies

By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'

The Oscars