Uma Thurman

A Russian rock band, Ne Nashego Mira, renamed itself UmaThurman (Уматурман), hoping to capitalize on her popularity. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood. She now resides in Hyde Park, New York. She was also nominated for a Golden Globe for her performance in the TV drama Right to Die (1988). In 2003, Thurman and Hawke split, and in 2004, the couple filed for divorce. In 1975, Raquel Welch won a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Actress in a Musical or Comedy for The Three Musketeers. Oprah...Uma." became a heavily repeated catch phrase over the next year, inciting various spinoffs. She is the mother of Damon Welch and actress Tahnee Welch.

As a result, "Uma...Oprah. She has been married to James Welch (1959)-(1962), publicist and agent; Patrick Curtis (who played the baby of Olivia de Havilland in Gone With The Wind) (1967)-(1972), writer; Andre Weinfeld (1980-1990); and Richard Palmer (1999). Thurman became a pop culture legend when, at an Oscar Awards ceremony, comedian David Letterman lampooned her name by pretending to introduce her to talk show host Oprah Winfrey (both were in the audience). She has also performed in a nightclub act in Las Vegas and has starred on Broadway in Woman of the Year and in Victor/Victoria, where she replaced Julie Andrews. On May 1, 1998, she married actor Ethan Hawke, whom she had met at the set of Gattaca, and gave birth to a daughter Maya Ray and later on, son Roan. She has also appeared in the night time soap opera CPW and made infomercials and exercise videos. Uma Thurman left her high school, Northfield Mount Hermon, at the age of 15 to pursue an acting career in New York City. In 1990 she married actor Gary Oldman but divorced him two years later. Her television appearances include the series The Hollywood Palace, the made for TV movies The Legend of Walks Far Woman and Right to Die, in which she turned in a stirring performance as a woman with Lou Gehrig's disease, and in the PBS series American Family, about a Mexican American family in East Los Angeles.

She shares her birthday with actress Michelle Pfeiffer, Daniel Day-Lewis and tennis player Andre Agassi. Her most memorable publicity still, where she was clad in a furry animal-skin bikini for One Million Years B.C., became a bestselling poster. Ethan Hawke's book For Karuna was dedicated to her. Despite box office disappointments, Welch became one of the leading sex symbols of the 1960s and 1970s. In Portuguese, her name means "one" and in Polynesian, it means "kiss". But the movie turned out to be a dismal failure. She wears size 11 in shoes. Her first real starring role was in Myra Breckinridge with the one and only Mae West in the cast.

She is a spokesmodel for cosmetics company Lancome which has shades of lipstick named after her. After her appearance as Lust incarnate in Bedazzled, she returned to the United States and appeared in a Western with James Stewart titled Bandolero!, which was followed by Lady in Cement with Frank Sinatra. Her height is 1.83m. On loan out to Hammer Studios in Britain, she starred in the remake of One Million Years B.C.. She has 3 brothers, named Ganden, Dechen and Mipam. She was then cast in the Sci-fi hit Fantastic Voyage. "Uma" is the name of a Hindu goddess of light and beauty. Welch's first starring role was in A Swingin' Summer, which led to a contract with 20th Century Fox.

Her Swedish mother, Nena, was briefly married to Timothy Leary (to whom she was introduced by Salvador Dalí) before marrying Uma's father, Robert Thurman, a professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist studies at Columbia University. She was cast in bit parts in a few films, including Roustabout starring Elvis Presley. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, she was given a Buddhist upbringing. She found a place in Los Angeles and started making the rounds of the movie studios. Uma Karuna Thurman (born April 29, 1970), is an American film actress. Instead, she moved back to California. Kiss Daddy Goodnight (1987). Her marriage broke up and she moved with her two children to Dallas, Texas, where she modeled for Neiman-Marcus and worked as a cocktail hostess, intending to move on to New York City from there.

Johnny Be Good (1988). Welch became a weather forecaster at a local San Diego television station. Because of her heavy schedule, she decided to leave college. Dangerous Liaisons (1988). In 1959, Raquel Welch played the title role in the famous Ramona Pageant, a yearly outdoor play at Hemet, California, which is based on the novel Ramona by Helen Hunt Jackson. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988). The following year she married a high school sweetheart, James Welch. Where the Heart Is (1990). After high school she entered San Diego State College on a theater arts scholarship.

Henry & June (1990). Among her titles were "Miss Photogenic," "Miss La Jolla," "Miss Contour," and "Miss San Diego." In 1957, she was named "Miss Fairest of the Fair" at the San Diego County Fair. Robin Hood (TV) (1991). She took dancing lessons as a child, and was winning beauty pageants by the time she was a teenager. Jennifer Eight (1992). The family moved to the suburb of La Jolla, where Raquel grew up. Final Analysis (1992). In 1942, Armand Tejada was transferred to San Diego, California.

Mad Dog and Glory (1993). Her father was an immigrant from Bolivia of Castilian Spanish extraction who was an aerospace engineer, and her mother an American of Irish descent. Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993). She was born Jo Raquel Tejada in Chicago, Illinois, the oldest of three children born to Armando Carlos Tejada and Josephine Sarah Hall. Pulp Fiction (1994).
. A Month by the Lake (1995). Raquel Welch is one of the most famous sex symbols of all time, and she is still considered one of the most beautiful women in the world.

Duke of Groove (1995). Raquel Welch (born September 5, 1940) is an American actress. The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996). Windham Vandermark. Beautiful Girls (1996). Mrs. You're Still Not Fooling Anybody (1997). Legally Blonde (2001) (MGM) ..

Gattaca (1997). Hortensia. Batman & Robin (1997). Tortilla Soup (2001) (Samuel Goldwyn Company) .. Les Misérables (1998). Jacqueline. The Avengers (1998). Folle d'elle (1998) (UGC-Fox Distribution) ..

Sweet and Lowdown (1999). Grace Kosik. Vatel (2000). Chairman of the Board (1998) (Trimark Pictures) .. The Golden Bowl (2000). Herself (uncredited). Tape (2001). The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994) (Paramount) ..

Chelsea Walls (2001). aka The Prince and the Pauper. Hysterical Blindness (2002). Edith .. 2 2004). Crossed Swords (1977) (Warner Bros.) .. 1 2003, Vol. aka Stunt Woman.

Kill Bill (Vol. Jane Gardner .. Paycheck (2003). L'Animal (1977) (Analysis Film Releasing Corp.) .. Be Cool (2005). Jennifer "Jugs". Mother, Jugs and Speed (1976) (20th Century Fox) ..

Queenie. The Wild Party (1975) (American International Pictures) .. Constance de Bonancieux. The Four Musketeers (1975) (20th Century Fox) ..

Constance de Bonancieux. The Three Musketeers (1973) (20th Century Fox) .. Alice. The Last of Sheila (1973) (Warner Bros.) ..

Magdalena. Bluebeard (1973) (Cinerama Releasing Corp.) .. Carr. K.C.

Kansas City Bomber (1973) (MGM) .. Eileen McHenry. Fuzz (1972) (United Artists) .. Hannie Caulder.

Hannie Caulder (1971) (Paramount Pictures) .. Elena. The Beloved (1970) (Joseph Brenner Assciates) .. Myra Breckinridge.

Myra Breckinridge (1970) (20th Century Fox) .. Priestess of the Whip. The Magic Christian (1969) (Commonwealth United Entertainment) .. Michele.

Flareup (1969) (MGM) .. Sarita. 100 Rifles (1969) (20th Century Fox) .. Kit Forrest.

Lady in Cement (1968) (20th Century Fox) .. Maria Stoner. Bandolero! (1968) (20th Century Fox) .. Juliana.

The Biggest Bundle of Them All (1967) (MGM) .. Lillian Lust. Bedazzled (1967) (20th Century Fox) .. Fathom Harvill.

Fathom (1967) (20th Century Fox) .. Nini. Le Plus vieux metier du monde (1967) (Goldstone Film Enterprises) .. Elena.

Le Fate (1966) (Royal Films International) .. aka Shoot Loud, Louder. Tania Montini .. Spara forte, piu forte, non capisco (1966) (Embassy Pictures) ..

Loana. One Million Years B.C. (1966) (20th Century Fox) .. Cora Peterson. Fantastic Voyage (1966) (20th Century Fox) ..

Jeri. A Swingin' Summer (1965) (United Screen Arts) .. Do Not Disturb (1965) (20th Century Fox) (uncredited). Call girl (uncredited).

A House Is Not A Home (1964) (Embassy Pictures) .. College girl with blue bow (uncredited). Roustabout (1964) (Paramount Pictures) ..