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 Vi...
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How She Move
As Raya Green
California Winter
As Marcy Sanchez
Last Looks
As Sister
13 Sins
As Shelby
The Perfect Guy
As Alicia
Last Weekend
As Nora Finley-Perkins
Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon
As Self
Stucco
As Officer
True Blood. A Farewell to Bon Temps
As Self
Outsiders
As Ramila
Red Clay
Hannibal: Reimagining Red Dragon
As Self
True Blood
As Tara Thornton
The Cleveland Show
Arrow
As Liza Warner
Hannibal
As Reba McClane
Queen Sugar
As Nova Bordelon
Halloween Wars
As Self - Guest Judge
The Walking Dead
As Jocelyn
The Last of Us
As Maria
Monster High
As Venus McFlytrap (voice)
