Ruth E. Carter
Ruth E. Carter was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States on April 10th, 1960 and is the Fashion Designer. At the age of 64, Ruth E. Carter biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Ruth E. Carter (born April 10, 1960) is an American costume designer for film and television, with over 40 films to her credit, who has mastered the look of multiple periods and genres in envisioning the clothing and overall appearance of a character or performer.
During her near 30 year film career, Carter has been nominated three 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 film Black Panther (2018), for which she won the award and became the first African-American to win an Academy Award in that category.
That win was also the first Academy Award win for Marvel Studios.
Early life
Carter graduated from Hampton Institute, currently known as Hampton University, Virginia, in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree.
Career
Carter began her career as an intern in Springfield, Massachusetts, and the Santa Fe Opera. In 1986, she moved to Los Angeles. Carter met Spike Lee, who hired her for his second film, School Daze (1988), Mo' Better Blues (1990), and Malcolm X (1992). Carter has continued to work on Spike Lee's films, including Oldboy (2013), Da Sweet Blood of Jesus (2014), and Chi-Raq (2015).
Carter has worked on costumes for Spike Lee's films, as well as costume designers, Steven Spielberg and John Singleton, and actors from Denzel Washington to Josh Brolin, as well as actresses from Angela Bassett to Jane Fonda.
Carter is best known for her role in What's Love Got to Do with It (1993), Serenity (2005), Four Brothers (2012), Sparkle (2012), and Selma (2014) directed by Ava DuVernay.
Carter is currently designing costumes for the American television drama series Being Mary Jane, produced by Mara Brock Akil and starring Gabrielle Union.
Carter's most recent work was on the Afrofuturist superhero film Black Panther (2018), directed by Ryan Coogler. Many traditional African fabrics, including those of the Maasai and Ndebele people, were influenced by her costumes. She travelled to southern Africa to find aesthetic inspirations and was granted permission to incorporate traditional Lesotho designs into the film's costumes.
Carter appeared on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2021 as a actor in the film category.
She was the first Black woman to win the 'best costume design award' at the Academy of Motion.' The SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion+Film opened an exhibition later that evening (Atlanta, Georgia).
Awards and nominations
- 2002: American Black Film Festival, Career Achievement Award
- 2015: Essence, 2015 Black Women in Hollywood Award at the 8th Annual Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon
- 2019: Costume Designers Guild, Career Achievement Award
- 2019: Suffolk University, Honorary Degree - Doctor of Humane Letters
- 2020: SDFCS Awards, Best Costume Design, Dolemite Is My Name
- 2020: Satellite Awards, Best Costume Design, Dolemite Is My Name