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name: "Rutina Wesley"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "21 December 1978"
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average_fi1m_score: 76
updated: "2026-09-17T02:18:21.641061+00:00"
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# Rutina Wesley

Actor. Born 21 December 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 December 1978, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
- **Active:** 2008–2013
- **Also known as:** روتینا وسلی

## Biography

Rutina Wesley is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Tara Thornton in the HBO series *True Blood* (2008–2014) and Nova Bordelon in the OWN series *Queen Sugar* (2016–2022). She has also appeared as Maria in the HBO series *The Last of Us* (2023).

Wesley was born on 21 December 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her father, Ivery Wheeler, is a professional tap dancer and her mother, Cassandra Wesley, was a showgirl. She attended the Las Vegas Academy of International Studies, Performing and Visual Arts, earned a BFA in Theatre Performance from the University of Evansville in 2001, and graduated from the Juilliard School in 2005. She made her Broadway debut in *The Vertical Hour* (2006).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Hannibal* (2013), Fi1m 81, as Reba McClane — [page](https://film.one/tv/hannibal-2013.md)
- *True Blood* (2008), Fi1m 71, as Tara Thornton — [page](https://film.one/tv/true-blood.md)

## Also known for

- *The Walking Dead* (2010), Jocelyn
- *Arrow* (2012), Liza Warner
- *13 Sins* (2014), Shelby
- *The Cleveland Show* (2009)
- *Numb3rs* (2005), Sarah / Jenny Calandro
- *The Perfect Guy* (2015), Alicia
- *Queen Sugar* (2016), Nova Bordelon
- *Monster High* (2022), Venus McFlytrap (voice)

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