Thandie Newton

Melanie Thandiwe Newton OBE (/ˈtændi/; born 6 November 1972) is a British actress.^[2][3] She has performed in numerous British and American movies, including The Pursuit of Happyness and Mission: Impossible II. She was born in London to a black Zimbabwean mother and white British father. She grew up in Africa, London and Penzance.

Thandie Newton OBE
Newton at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	Melanie Thandiwe Newton (1972-11-06) 6 November 1972 (age 52) Westminster, London, England[1]
Alma mater	Downing College, Cambridge
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1991–present
Spouse	Ol Parker ​ (m. 1998)​
Children	3

Personal life

Newton says that director John Duigan made her have a relationship with him. She was sixteen years old and he was 39.^[4] The relationship lasted 6 years.

She married English writer/director/producer Ol Parker in 1998. The couple have two daughters: Ripley, born in 2000, and Nico, born in 2004. Her daughters are named after the character Ellen Ripley in the Alien movies and the singer Nico.

Newton has suffered from bulimia.^[5]

Newton is a Buddhist.^[6][7]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Flirting	Thandiwe Adjewa
1991	Pirate Prince	Becky Newton	Television film
1993	The Young Americans	Rachael Stevens
1994	Loaded	Zita
1994	Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles	Yvette
1995	Jefferson in Paris	Sally Hemings
1995	The Journey of August King	Annalees
1996	The Leading Man	Hilary Rule
1997	Gridlock'd	Barbara "Cookie" Cook
1997	In Your Dreams	Clare	Television film
1998	Besieged	Shandurai	Nominated – Black Reel Award for Best Actress
1998	Beloved	Beloved	Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture
2000	Mission: Impossible II	Nyah Nordoff-Hall	Nominated – Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Female - Newcomer Nominated – Empire Award for Best British Actress Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Nominated – Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actress
2000	It Was an Accident	Noreen Hurlock
2002	The Truth About Charlie	Regina Lambert	Nominated – Black Reel Award for Best Actress Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
2003	Shade	Tiffany
2004	The Chronicles of Riddick	Dame Vaako
2004	Crash	Christine	BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast Empire Award for Best Actress Hollywood Film Festival Award for Ensemble of the Year London Film Critics Circle Award for British Supporting Actress of the Year Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Satellite Award for Best Cast – Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble Cast Nominated – BET Award for Best Actress Nominated – Black Movie Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated – Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated – Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
2006	The Interrogation of Leo and Lisa	The Mona Lisa	Short film
2006	American Dad!	Makeva	"Camp Refoogee"
2006	The Pursuit of Happyness	Linda	Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
2007	Norbit	Kate Thomas
2007	Run Fatboy Run	Libby
2008	RocknRolla	Stella
2008	How to Lose Friends & Alienate People	Herself
2008	W.	Condoleezza Rice
2003–2009	ER	Makemba "Kem" Likasu
2009	2012	Laura Wilson
2010	Huge
2010	Vanishing on 7th Street	Rosemary
2010	For Colored Girls	Tangie	Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble Nominated – Black Reel Award for Best Actress
2011	Retreat	Kate
2012	Good Deeds	Lindsey Wakefield	completed