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Thandiwe Newton

Thandiwe Newton

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1972-11-06

Birth Place

London, England, UK

Movies and TV shows :

2012

2012

2009

5.8

Movie
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

2010

7.0

Movie
All the Old Knives

All the Old Knives

2022

6.0

Movie
poster

American Dad!

2005

7.0

TV
Beloved

Beloved

1998

5.7

Movie
Besieged

Besieged

1998

6.7

Movie
poster

Big Mouth

2017

7.7

TV
Bill Cosby: Fall of an American Icon

Bill Cosby: Fall of an American Icon

2017

10.0

Movie
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

2023

7.0

Movie
poster

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

2015

5.7

TV
Crash

Crash

2005

7.2

Movie
poster

ER

1994

7.8

TV
Family Feud

Family Feud

2018

0.0

Movie
Father and Son: On Screen and Off

Father and Son: On Screen and Off

2007

6.0

Movie
Flirting

Flirting

1991

6.8

Movie
For Colored Girls

For Colored Girls

2010

6.7

Movie
God's Country

God's Country

2022

5.7

Movie
Good Deeds

Good Deeds

2012

6.2

Movie
Gridlock'd

Gridlock'd

1997

6.6

Movie
Gringo

Gringo

2018

5.9

Movie
Half of a Yellow Sun

Half of a Yellow Sun

2013

5.0

Movie
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

2008

6.0

Movie
Huge

Huge

2010

5.6

Movie
poster

Human Resources

2022

6.6

TV
In Your Dreams

In Your Dreams

1997

5.5

Movie
Interview with the Vampire

Interview with the Vampire

1994

7.4

Movie
It Was an Accident

It Was an Accident

2000

7.0

Movie
Jefferson in Paris

Jefferson in Paris

1995

5.1

Movie
poster

Line of Duty

2012

8.3

TV
Loaded

Loaded

1994

3.9

Movie
Making Pursuit: An Italian Take on the American Dream

Making Pursuit: An Italian Take on the American Dream

2007

9.0

Movie
Mission: Impossible II

Mission: Impossible II

2000

6.1

Movie
Mufasa: The Lion King

Mufasa: The Lion King

2024

7.0

Movie
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times

Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times

2020

10.0

Movie
Norbit

Norbit

2007

5.7

Movie
poster

Off Camera with Sam Jones

2014

4.0

TV
Pirate Prince

Pirate Prince

1991

10.0

Movie
Reminiscence

Reminiscence

2021

6.6

Movie
Retreat

Retreat

2011

5.6

Movie
RocknRolla

RocknRolla

2008

7.0

Movie
poster

Rogue

2013

6.9

TV
Run Fatboy Run

Run Fatboy Run

2007

6.2

Movie
poster

RuPaul's Drag Race

2009

7.5

TV
Shade

Shade

2003

6.2

Movie
Solo: A Star Wars Story

Solo: A Star Wars Story

2018

6.6

Movie
poster

The Big Narstie Show

2018

3.5

TV
The Chronicles of Riddick

The Chronicles of Riddick

2004

6.5

Movie
poster

The Daily Show

1996

6.4

TV
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan

The Death & Life of John F. Donovan

2019

6.9

Movie
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

2010

7.8

Movie
poster

The Graham Norton Show

2007

7.2

TV
The Interrogation of Leo and Lisa

The Interrogation of Leo and Lisa

2006

10.0

Movie
The Journey of August King

The Journey of August King

1995

6.7

Movie
poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

2005

6.8

TV
poster

The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015

5.4

TV
poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

6.6

TV
The Leading Man

The Leading Man

1996

5.2

Movie
The Prophet

The Prophet

2011

7.8

Movie
The Pursuit of Happyness

The Pursuit of Happyness

2006

7.9

Movie
poster

The Slap

2015

6.1

TV
poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

5.8

TV
The Truth About Charlie

The Truth About Charlie

2002

4.8

Movie
The Young Americans

The Young Americans

1993

5.8

Movie
Vanishing on 7th Street

Vanishing on 7th Street

2010

5.3

Movie
poster

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014

4.4

TV
W.

W.

2008

6.2

Movie
poster

Westworld

2016

8.0

TV
poster

Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema

2018

7.4

TV