*Rutina Wesley (“True Blood”) has been cast as a series regular role in the new original series “Queen Sugar,” from “Selma” director Ava DuVernay for OWN. “Queen Sugar” follows the lives and loves of ...

She’s still best known as Tara on HBO’s “True Blood,” but Rutina Wesley is a Juilliard-trained theater actor who is returning to television with “Queen Sugar” on OWN, working with Ava DuVernay.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Life is about to get a whole lot sweeter for True Blood‘s Rutina Wesley. The actress has landed a starring role in Queen Sugar, ...

Rutina Wesley has landed the lead role on new OWN series “Queen Sugar,” TheWrap has learned. The series hails from “Selma” director Ava DuVernay and will also feature Oprah Winfrey in a recurring role ...

It’s been almost two years since HBO’s True Blood aired its series finale, but Rutina Wesley is still a familiar face to many people. Now Wesley has been tapped to star in Ava DuVernay’s upcoming OWN ...

Actress Rutina Wesley discusses her new show "Queen Sugar" premiering on Oprah Winfrey’s OWN Network and directed by "Selma" Director Ava DuVernay on Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero.