Thandie NewtonThandie Newton (born November 6, 1972) is a British actress. Thandiwe Newton was born of a Zimbabwean mother and an English father. She was raised in Zambia and Cornwall, England. She was educated at Downing College, Cambridge. Her mother is a princess of the Shona tribe. Newton made her film début in Flirting (1991) and gained international recognition opposite Nick Nolte in the film Jefferson in Paris that led to her being cast in 1998's Beloved, (alongside Danny Glover and Oprah Winfrey), where she played the title character. She was also in the movie Mission: Impossible II as Nya Hall, the love interest of Tom Cruise's character Ethan Hunt and was signed to appear in the film version of Charlie's Angels but when the Mission: Impossible film went over schedule she lost the other part. Newton recently plays Kem, the love interest of Dr. John Carter, on the American television series ER, and also appeared in The Chronicles of Riddick. Newton married film writer Oliver Parker in 1998. The couple has a daughter, Ripley, born in 2000. This page about Thandie Newton includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Thandie Newton News stories about Thandie Newton External links for Thandie Newton Videos for Thandie Newton Wikis about Thandie Newton Discussion Groups about Thandie Newton Blogs about Thandie Newton Images of Thandie Newton |
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The couple has a daughter, Ripley, born in 2000. Fields and Me (1976) and Charlotta Steele in The Electric Horseman (1979), but her career grew bumpy when she appeared in such movies as Can't Stop the Music (1980), for which she was nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst Actress. Newton married film writer Oliver Parker in 1998. C. John Carter, on the American television series ER, and also appeared in The Chronicles of Riddick. She had further good roles playing Carlotta Monti in W. Newton recently plays Kem, the love interest of Dr. She was also nominated for the 1979 Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress playing Eve Teschmacher in Superman (1978). She was also in the movie Mission: Impossible II as Nya Hall, the love interest of Tom Cruise's character Ethan Hunt and was signed to appear in the film version of Charlie's Angels but when the Mission: Impossible film went over schedule she lost the other part. In 1975, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for playing Honey Bruce in Lenny (1974), for which she was also nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama. Newton made her film début in Flirting (1991) and gained international recognition opposite Nick Nolte in the film Jefferson in Paris that led to her being cast in 1998's Beloved, (alongside Danny Glover and Oprah Winfrey), where she played the title character. She made her motion picture debut with an uncredited part in Diamonds Are Forever (1971), then played the soft-core porn actress Montana Wildhack in Slaughterhouse-Five (1972). Her mother is a princess of the Shona tribe. Perrine began her career as a Las Vegas showgirl. She was educated at Downing College, Cambridge. Born in Galveston, Texas, her father was a military officer and they traveled from base to base throughout the world. She was raised in Zambia and Cornwall, England. Valerie Perrine (born September 3, 1943) is an American actress. Thandiwe Newton was born of a Zimbabwean mother and an English father. Thandie Newton (born November 6, 1972) is a British actress. |