Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actress, Drama Series (for verk: Queen Sugar, tema for: Black Reel Awards of 2017) Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actress, Drama Series (for verk: Queen Sugar, tema for: Black Reel Awards of 2018) Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actress, Drama Series (for verk: Queen Sugar, tema for: Black Reel Awards of 2019)
Rutinas mor, Cassandra Wesley, var en showdanser og hennes far, Ivery Wheeler en stepper og musiker. Wesley selv har en bachelorgrad fra The Juilliard School i New York, i dramaavdelingen, hvor hun gikk ut i 2005. Wesley er gift med skuespilleren Jacob Fishel.