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Rutina Wesley

Rutina Wesley
Appearances
Season(s)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
First seen
Last seen
Appeared in
75 episodes (see below)
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Date of birth
December 21, 1978 (1978-12-21) (age 45)
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Place of birth
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
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Rutina Wesley is an American film, stage, and TV actress best known for her role as Tara Thornton on the HBO original series True Blood. She was part of the initial starring cast and remained a starring cast member up until her untimely demise in the series' seventh, and final, season.

Biography[]

In December 2006, Wesley starred in David Hare's Broadway play The Vertical Hour, directed by Sam Mendes, alongside Julianne Moore and Bill Nighy. In 2007 Wesley also appeared in The Public Theatre production of In Darfur by playwright Winter Miller, co-starring Heather Raffo, Aaron Lohr among others.

Wesley had a minor role in 2005 film Hitch, which was edited in the final cut. However, she made her on screen debut in the lead role in 2007 film How She Move, from British director Ian Iqbal Rashid. The character Raya Green, who enters a step dancing competition to secure funds for her education, was inspired from Tony Manero, portrayed by John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever. Prior to the shooting of the film, Wesley underwent a five-week dance rehearsal period.

Portraying a woman of Jamaican descent, she also took dialect coaching for the role. Wesley auditioned for the role Tara Thornton in the HBO series True Blood in 2007 and secured the part after creator Alan Ball chose her because "[she] was the first person who showed [Tara's] vulnerable side". She has also filmed "California Winter", which is set to release in 2011.

Rutina Wesley was born December 21, 1978. Wesley divides her time living in Los Angeles and Astoria, Queens. She is married to Jacob Fishel, an actor back in 2005. Wesley filed for divorce on Augest 16th to end her eight-year marriage and cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason. She later became engaged to a chef named Shonda, a woman who's from New Orelans, but the couple later broke up. However, this confirms that like Tara she is LGBT+ (Wesley has not used any labels so far).

Filmography[]

Film[]

Television[]

Accolades[]

  • Nominated with the rest of the cast for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series (season 1)
  • Nominated for the Scream Award for Best Supporting Actress (season 1)

Images[]

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Appearances[]

Season one appearances
"Strange Love" "The First Taste" "Mine" "Escape from Dragon House"
"Sparks Fly Out" "Cold Ground" "Burning House of Love" "The Fourth Man in the Fire"
"Plaisir D'Amour" "I Don't Wanna Know" "To Love Is to Bury" "You'll Be the Death of Me"
Season two appearances
"Nothing but the Blood" "Keep This Party Going" "Scratches" "Shake and Fingerpop"
"Never Let Me Go" "Hard-Hearted Hannah" "Release Me" "Timebomb"
"I Will Rise Up" "New World in My View" "Frenzy" "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'"
Season three appearances
"Bad Blood" "Beautifully Broken" "It Hurts Me Too" "9 Crimes"
"Trouble" "I Got a Right to Sing the Blues" "Hitting the Ground" "Night on the Sun"
"Everything Is Broken" "I Smell a Rat" "Fresh Blood" "Evil is Going On"
Season four appearances
"She's Not There" "You Smell Like Dinner" "If You Love Me, Why Am I Dyin'?" "I'm Alive and on Fire"
"Me and the Devil" "I Wish I Was the Moon" "Cold Grey Light of Dawn" "Spellbound"
"Let's Get Out of Here" "Burning Down the House" "Soul of Fire" "And When I Die"
Season five appearances
"Turn! Turn! Turn!" "Authority Always Wins" "Whatever I Am, You Made Me" "We’ll Meet Again"
"Let's Boot and Rally" "Hopeless" "In the Beginning" "Somebody That I Used to Know"
"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" "Gone, Gone, Gone" "Sunset" "Save Yourself"
Season six appearances
"Who Are You, Really?" "The Sun" "You're No Good" "At Last"
"F**k the Pain Away" "Don't You Feel Me" "In the Evening" "Dead Meat"
"Life Matters" "Radioactive"
Season seven appearances
"Jesus Gonna Be Here" "I Found You" "Fire in the Hole" "Death is Not the End"
"Lost Cause" "Karma" "May be the Last Time" "Almost Home"
"Love is to Die" "Thank you"


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