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Ruth E. Carter

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1960Born, Springfield

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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 was nominated for a fifth time for her work in Coogler's Sinners (2025), breaking the record for…

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Known for

Black PantherCostume Design

Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverCostume Design

SinnersCostume Design

SerenityCostume Design

The ButlerCostume Design

Filmography

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2028Black Panther 3Costume DesignMovie

2027The Thomas Crown AffairCostume DesignMovie

2027SnoopCostume DesignMovie

2025The PickupCostume DesignMovie

2025SinnersCostume DesignMovie

2022Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverCostume DesignMovie

2021Coming 2 AmericaCostume DesignMovie

2019Dolemite Is My NameCostume DesignerMovie

2019Above SuspicionCostume DesignMovie

2018Black PantherCostume DesignMovie

2017MarshallCostume DesignMovie

2017KidnapCostume DesignerMovie

2016Keeping Up with the JonesesCostume DesignMovie

2016RootsCostume Design · 4 episodesShow

2015Chi-RaqCostume DesignMovie

2015Da Sweet Blood of JesusCostume DesignMovie

2014SelmaCostume DesignMovie

2014The Best of MeCostume DesignMovie

2014CosmosCostume Designer · 7 episodesShow

2013OldboyCostume DesignMovie

2013The ButlerCostume DesignMovie

2013Teen Beach MovieCostume DesignMovie

2012SparkleCostume DesignMovie

2011AbductionCostume DesignerMovie

2010Frankie & AliceCostume DesignMovie

2009Black DynamiteCostume DesignMovie

2009Bring It On: Fight to the FinishCostume DesignerMovie

2009Imagine ThatCostume DesignMovie

2009SpreadCostume DesignMovie

2008Meet DaveCostume DesignMovie

2006ThiefCostume Design · 5 episodesShow

2005SerenityCostume DesignMovie

2005Four BrothersCostume DesignMovie

2004Against the RopesCostume DesignerMovie

2003Daddy Day CareCostume DesignMovie

2002I SpyCostume DesignMovie

2001Baby BoyCostume DesignMovie

2001Dr. Dolittle 2Costume DesignMovie

2000BamboozledCostume DesignMovie

2000ShaftCostume DesignMovie

2000Love & BasketballCostume DesignMovie

1999Summer of SamCostume DesignMovie

1998How Stella Got Her Groove BackCostume DesignMovie

1997AmistadCostume DesignMovie

1997B.A.P.SCostume DesignMovie

1997RosewoodCostume DesignMovie

1996The Great White HypeCostume DesignMovie

1995Money TrainCostume DesignMovie

1995ClockersCostume DesignMovie

1994CobbCostume DesignerMovie

1994CrooklynCostume DesignMovie

1994Surviving the GameCostume DesignMovie

1993The Meteor ManCostume DesignMovie

1993What's Love Got to Do with ItCostume DesignMovie

1992Malcolm XCostume DesignMovie

1991House Party 2Costume DesignerMovie

1991Jungle FeverCostume DesignMovie

1991The Five HeartbeatsCostume DesignMovie

1990Mo' Better BluesCostume DesignMovie

1990Spike & Co. Do It a-CappellaCostume DesignerMovie

1989SeinfeldCostume Design · 1 episodeShow

1989Do the Right ThingCostume DesignMovie

1988I'm Gonna Git You SuckaCostume DesignMovie

1988School DazeCostume DesignerMovie

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