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29 The Truth About Rutina Wesley |
Find out the truth about Rutina Wesley - an American actress best known for her role as Tara Thornton in the HBO series True Blood.
Rutina Wesley is 42 years old this year.
Her father is a famous tap dancer.
Her mother used to be a showgirl in Vegas.
Wesley studied at the Las Vegas Institute of International Studies, Performing and Visual Arts.
She studied dance at the Simba Arts Center and West Las Vegas.
She holds an undergraduate degree in Theater Performance from the University of Evansville.
She spent an entire summer at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.
She made her debut on Broadway in The Vertical Hour.
She also appeared in The Public Theater produced In Darfur.
In 2019, she had a role in the hit show The Walking Dead as Jocelyn, Michonne's former college friend.
She was intended to appear in Hitch, but her scene was edited in the final cut.
In 2007, she made her screen debut in How She Move.
Her character was inspired by John Travolta's performance on Saturday Night Fever.
Even after years of dancing lessons, Wesley went through a five-week dance practice session for How She Move.
For this role, she also undertook dialect training for a Jamaican role.
In 2007, she auditioned for the role of regular Tara Thornton on HBO's True Blood show.
She got the role, as she showed off the character's vulnerability.
Her audition scene shows Tara losing her job at Super Save-a-Bunch.
She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in True Blood.
Guest Wesley starred in The Cleveland Show as Yvette.
Her first voice acting role was Agent Kenwyn Jones in Generator Rex.
She will be starring in Left to Tell, a biopic about the Rwandan Genocide.
Wesley knew he wanted to be an actor when he was 7 years old.
Her grandmother hopes she will be a nurse
She usually waits and sets the table at a restaurant in Stratosphere's 50's, “Roxy's Diner”.
She married her partner, Jacob Fishel, in 2006.
She splits her time between Los Angeles and Astoria, Queens, New York.
She likes to sing karaoke and play baseball.
Her favorite show is So You Think You Can Dance?.
