Thandiwe Newton
Born November 06, 1972 (Age: 53)
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London, England, UK
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.
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.
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Filmography
Anaconda
2025
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as Claire Simons
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Age: 53
Mufasa: The Lion King
2024
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as Eshe (voice)
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Age: 52
God's Country
2022
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as Sandra Guidry
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Age: 49
Reminiscence
2021
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as Emily 'Watts' Sanders
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Age: 48
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
2019
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as Journalist
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Age: 46
Solo: A Star Wars Story
2018
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as Val
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Age: 45
Gringo
2018
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as Bonnie Soyinka
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Age: 45
Family Feud
2018
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as Joan
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Age: 45
Good Deeds
2012
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as Lindsey
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Age: 39
Retreat
2011
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as Kate
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Age: 38
For Colored Girls
2010
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as Tangie / Orange
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Age: 37
Vanishing on 7th Street
2010
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as Rosemary
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Age: 37
2012
2009
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as Laura Wilson
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Age: 36
W.
2008
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as Condoleezza Rice
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Age: 35
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
2008
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as Self
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Age: 35
RocknRolla
2008
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as Stella
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Age: 35
Run Fatboy Run
2007
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as Libby
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Age: 34
Norbit
2007
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as Kate Thomas
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Age: 34
The Pursuit of Happyness
2006
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as Linda
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Age: 34
The Interrogation of Leo and Lisa
2006
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as The Mona Lisa
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Age: 33
Crash
2005
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as Christine Thayer
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Age: 32
The Chronicles of Riddick
2004
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as Dame Vaako
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Age: 31
The Truth About Charlie
2002
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as Regina Lambert
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Age: 29
It Was an Accident
2000
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as Noreen Hurlock
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Age: 27
Mission: Impossible II
2000
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as Nyah Hall
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Age: 27
Beloved
1998
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as Beloved
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Age: 25
Besieged
1998
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as Shandurai
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Age: 25
In Your Dreams
1997
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as Clare
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Age: 25
Gridlock'd
1997
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as Cookie
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Age: 24
The Leading Man
1996
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as Hilary Rule
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Age: 24
Jefferson in Paris
1995
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as Sally Hemings
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Age: 22
Interview with the Vampire
1994
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as Yvette
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Age: 22
The Young Americans
1993
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as Rachael Stevens
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Age: 20
Pirate Prince
1991
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as Becky Newton
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Age: 19
Flirting
1991
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as Thandiwe Adjewa
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Age: 18