Ruth E. Carter

Birthday:

04/10/1960

Place of birth:

Springfield, Massachusetts, USA:

Biography:

Ruth E. Carter (born April 10, 1960) is an American costume designer for film and television, with over 40 films to her credit. During her 30-year-plus film career, Carter has been nominated four times for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, for her work on Spike Lee's biographical film Malcolm X (1992), Steven Spielberg's historical drama film Amistad (1997), and her most recent work on Ryan Coogler's Marvel superhero films Black Panther (2018) and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). For her work on Black Panther, she won the award and became the first African-American to win an Academy Award in that category. She made further history by winning the same award for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which makes her the first Black woman to win multiple Oscars in any category. Carter also has a large exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of Art displaying more than 60 of her original garments while also showcasing her immersive process, historical research, and the attention to detail that imbues every project she brings to life.



Credits

Blade (2025)
Costume Design
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
Costume Design
Coming 2 America (2021)
Costume Design
Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
Costume Designer
Above Suspicion (2019)
Costume Design
Black Panther (2018)
Costume Design
Marshall (2017)
Costume Design
Kidnap (2017)
Costume Design
Keeping Up with the Joneses (2016)
Costume Design
Chi-Raq (2015)
Costume Design
Selma (2014)
Costume Design
The Best of Me (2014)
Costume Design
Da Sweet Blood of Jesus (2014)
Costume Design
Oldboy (2013)
Costume Design
The Butler (2013)
Costume Design
Teen Beach Movie (2013)
Costume Design
Sparkle (2012)
Costume Design
Abduction (2011)
Costume Designer
Black Dynamite (2009)
Costume Design
Bring It On: Fight to the Finish (2009)
Costume Designer
Imagine That (2009)
Costume Design
Spread (2009)
Costume Design
Meet Dave (2008)
Costume Design
Serenity (2005)
Costume Design
Four Brothers (2005)
Costume Design
Against the Ropes (2004)
Costume Design
Daddy Day Care (2003)
Costume Design
I Spy (2002)
Costume Design
Baby Boy (2001)
Costume Design
Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001)
Costume Design
Bamboozled (2000)
Costume Design
Shaft (2000)
Costume Design
Love & Basketball (2000)
Costume Design
Summer of Sam (1999)
Costume Design
How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
Costume Design
Amistad (1997)
Costume Design
B.A.P.S (1997)
Costume Design
Rosewood (1997)
Costume Design
The Great White Hype (1996)
Costume Design
Money Train (1995)
Costume Design
Clockers (1995)
Costume Design
Cobb (1994)
Costume Designer
Crooklyn (1994)
Costume Design
Surviving the Game (1994)
Costume Design
The Meteor Man (1993)
Costume Design
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
Costume Design
Malcolm X (1992)
Costume Design
House Party 2 (1991)
Costume Design
Jungle Fever (1991)
Costume Design
The Five Heartbeats (1991)
Costume Design
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
Costume Design
Spike Lee & Company: Do It a Cappella (1990)
Costume Designer
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Costume Design
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
Costume Design
School Daze (1988)
Costume Designer