Rutina Wesley: Biography in Details

Who is Rutina Wesley?

Rutina Wesley is an American actress, best known for portraying the role of Tara Thornton in an American fantasy horror drama television series True Blood and Nova Bordelon on OWN’s Queen Sugar. She is also known for appearing in The Cleveland Show, Last Weekend, The Perfect Guy, and The Cleveland Show.

How old is Rutina Wesley? Education

Rutina Wesley was born on December 21, 1978, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. As of 2025, she is 46 years old. She holds American nationality and his ethnicity is African. Similarly, her birth sign is Sagittarius.

She was born to her father, Ivery Wheeler, a professional tap dancer; her mother, Cassandra Wesley, was a showgirl. Speaking about her educational background, she went to the Las Vegas Academy of International Studies, Performing and Visual Arts. She also learned dance at Simba Studios and the West Las Vegas Arts Center.

While studying at the Las Vegas Academy, Wesley missed some college program auditions. She eventually chose to go to the University of Evansville in Indiana. In 2001, she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Performance. After that, her grandmother suggested that she do a nursing course to have a practical fallback job. However, she insisted on pursuing her artistic education. She joined the Juilliard School in 2001 and graduated in May 2005 (Group 34).

Net Worth and Salary

Rutina’s estimated net worth is $4 million as of 2025, and she has not disclosed any details about her income or salary. Her primary source of income is her acting, which includes roles in films, television shows, and short films.

Career and Professional Life

Talking about her career, she was cast in David Hare’s Broadway play The Vertical Hour in December 2006. She also made her appearance in 2007’s The Public Theater production of In Darfur by playwright Winter Miller, co-starring Heather Raffo and Aaron Lohr, among others.

She also played a small role in the 2005 film Hitch, which was edited out in the final cut. In 2007, she made her first screen appearance by playing the main character in the film How She Move, by British director Ian Iqbal Rashid.

In 2007, Wesley auditioned for the role of Tara Thornton in the HBO series True Blood and landed the part. Creator Alan Ball chose her because she was the first to reveal Tara’s vulnerable side.

In 2015, she played the role of Reba McClane, “a blind woman who enters into a relationship with Francis Dolarhyde (Richard Armitage) on the NBC drama series Hannibal. She also made her appearance as Liza Warner in the fourth season of Arrow.

Her other television series credits include:

• Queen Sugaras Nova Bordelon
• The Walking Dead as Jocelyn
• DMZ as Athena
• The Last of Us as Maria
• Monster High as Venus McFlytrap (voice)

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

Rutina is a gorgeous woman with natural beauty. She is a height of 5 feet 5 inches and weighs around 57kg. Similarly, she has stunning black hair and brown colour eyes. Her other body measurements including waist-bust-hip size dress size and shoe size is under review.

Social Media: Instagram and Twitter

Rutina is quite active on social sites and manages her fan following. On her Instagram, she has 275k followers with her verified account under her username @rutina_wesley. Similarly, she holds more than 224k followers on Facebook. Since June 2012, she has been active on Twitter and has 264 followers.

Rumours and Controversy

There is no record of Rutina Wesley being involved in any rumours and buzzes. Owing to her long professional career, she has not been indulged in any part of controversy yet. She has maintained a clean image and low profile.

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