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Thandiwe Newton

Born: 1972

Biography

Melanie Thandiwe Newton OBE (born 6 November 1972), formerly credited as Thandie Newton, is a British actress. Newton is known for starring roles such as the title character in Beloved (1998), Nyah Nordoff-Hall in Mission: Impossible 2 (2000), Tiffany in Shade (2003), Dame Vaako in The Chronicles of Riddick (2004), Christine in Crash (2004), Linda in The Pursuit of Happyness (2006), Libby in Run Fatboy Run (2007), Stella in RockNRolla (2008), Condoleezza Rice in W. (2008), Laura Wilson in 2012 (2009), Tangie Adrose in For Colored Girls (2010), Maeve Millay in Westworld (2016–2022), Roz Huntley in Line of Duty (2017), and Val in Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018). Newton has received various awards, including an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and two Critics' Choice Awards, in addition to nominations for two Golden Globe Awards, a Saturn Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a British Academy Television Award for Best Actress. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to film and charity. Description above from the Wikipedia article Thandiwe Newton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For Acting
Gender Female
Place of Birth London, England, UK

Resources

Movies

Mission: Impossible II

Nyah Hall in Mission: Impossible II

The Pursuit of Happyness

Linda in The Pursuit of Happyness

Interview with the Vampire

Yvette in Interview with the Vampire

Crash

Christine Thayer in Crash

W.

Condoleezza Rice in W.

The Chronicles of Riddick

Dame Vaako in The Chronicles of Riddick

God's Country

Sandra Guidry in God's Country

Flirting

Thandiwe Adjewa in Flirting

Run Fatboy Run

Libby in Run Fatboy Run

The Young Americans

Rachael Stevens in The Young Americans

Norbit

Kate Thomas in Norbit

Gridlock'd

Barbara 'Cookie' Cook in Gridlock'd

The Truth About Charlie

Regina Lambert in The Truth About Charlie

RocknRolla

Stella in RocknRolla

2012

Laura Wilson in 2012

Shade

Tiffany in Shade

Vanishing on 7th Street

Rosemary in Vanishing on 7th Street

The Journey of August King

Annalees in The Journey of August King

Good Deeds

Lindsey in Good Deeds

For Colored Girls

Tangie / Orange in For Colored Girls

Besieged

Shandurai in Besieged

The Leading Man

Hilary Rule in The Leading Man

Beloved

Beloved in Beloved

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

Ginger (voice) in Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

Loaded

Zita in Loaded

Retreat

Kate in Retreat

Half of a Yellow Sun

Olanna in Half of a Yellow Sun

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

Self in How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

It Was an Accident

Noreen Hurlock in It Was an Accident

Jefferson in Paris

Sally Hemings in Jefferson in Paris

Pirate Prince

Becky Newton in Pirate Prince

Mufasa: The Lion King

Eshe (voice) in Mufasa: The Lion King

Huge

Kris in Huge

Gringo

Bonnie Soyinka in Gringo

The Death & Life of John F. Donovan

Audrey Newhouse in The Death & Life of John F. Donovan

In Your Dreams

Clare in In Your Dreams

Solo: A Star Wars Story

Val in Solo: A Star Wars Story

The Prophet

Narrator in The Prophet

Bill Cosby: Fall of an American Icon

Self - Narrator (voice) in Bill Cosby: Fall of an American Icon

Reminiscence

Emily 'Watts' Sanders in Reminiscence

2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

Self in 2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

The Interrogation of Leo and Lisa

The Mona Lisa in The Interrogation of Leo and Lisa

The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

Self in The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

Making Pursuit: An Italian Take on the American Dream

Self in Making Pursuit: An Italian Take on the American Dream

Father and Son: On Screen and Off

in Father and Son: On Screen and Off

All the Old Knives

Celia Harrison in All the Old Knives

Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times

Self in Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times

TV Shows