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Thandie Newton is the daughter of a Rhodesian (now Zimbabwean) mother from the Shona people and a British father. She lived in Zambia until political unrest caused her family to move back to the UK. She then lived in Cornwall in the southwest of Britain until the age of 11. At that time she enrolled in London's Art Educational School... See full bio »

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Thandiwe Ajdewa Newton
in London, England, UK
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2013 Half of a Yellow Sun (post-production)
Olanna
 
2013 Rogue (TV series)
Grace / Grace Travis
– Killing Grace (2013) … Grace
– Chasing the Dragon (2013) … Grace
– A House Is Not a Home (2013) … Grace
– Rumpus (2013) … Grace
– The Second Amendment (2013) … Grace
See all 10 episodes »
 
2012 Good Deeds
Lindsey Wakefield
 
2011/I Retreat
Kate
 
2010 For Colored Girls
Tangie / Orange
 
2010 Vanishing on 7th Street
Rosemary
 
2010 Huge
Kris
 
2009/I 2012
Laura Wilson
 
2003-2009 ER (TV series)
Makemba 'Kem' Likasu
– And in the End... (2009) … Makemba 'Kem' Likasu
– Carter est Amoureux (2005) … Makemba 'Kem' Likasu
– Refusal of Care (2005) … Makemba 'Kem' Likasu (voice) (uncredited)
– Twas the Night (2004) … Makemba 'Kem' Likasu (voice) (uncredited)
– Damaged (2004) … Makemba 'Kem' Likasu (voice) (uncredited)
See all 14 episodes »
 
2008/I W.
Condoleezza Rice
 
2008 RocknRolla
Stella
 
2007 Run, Fatboy, Run
Libby
 
2007 Norbit
Kate Thomas
 
2006 The Pursuit of Happyness
Linda
 
2006 American Dad! (TV series)
Makeva
– Camp Refoogee (2006) … Makeva (voice)
 
2006 The Interrogation of Leo and Lisa (short)
The Mona Lisa
 
2004/I Crash
Christine Thayer
 
2004 The Chronicles of Riddick
Dame Vaako
 
2003 Shade
Tiffany
 
2002 The Truth About Charlie
Regina Lambert
 
2000 It Was an Accident
Noreen Hurlock
 
2000 Mission: Impossible II
Nyah Nordoff-Hall
 
1998 Beloved
Beloved
 
1998 Besieged
Shandurai
 
1997 Gridlock'd
Barbara 'Cookie' Cook
 
1996 The Leading Man
Hilary Rule
 
1996 In Your Dreams (TV movie)
Clare
 
1995 The Journey of August King
Annalees
 
1995 Jefferson in Paris
Sally Hemings
 
1994 Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
Yvette
 
1994 Loaded
Zita
 
1993 The Young Americans
Rachael Stevens
 
1991 Pirate Prince (TV movie)
Becky Newton
 
1991 Flirting
Thandiwe Adjewa
 
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2012 Good Deeds (performer: "How Do You Want it?")
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2005 Imagine Me & You (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (53 titles)
2013 Good Day L.A. (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 2 April 2013 (2013) … Herself
 
2013 Chelsea Lately (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode #7.48 (2013) … Herself - Guest
 
2005-2013 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 27 March 2013 (2013) … Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 5 January 2006 (2006) … Herself
– Episode dated 3 October 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2013 Conan (TV series)
Herself
– I Just Called to Say I Love Wheat Thins (2013) … Herself
 
2012-2013 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode #1.899 (2013) … Herself - Guest
– Episode #1.603 (2012) … Herself - Guest
 
2013 Big Morning Buzz Live with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Herself
– Thandie Newton/Katie Lee (2013) … Herself
 
2012 ES.TV HD (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 24 February 2012 (2012) … Herself - Guest
 
2012 The Talk (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 15 February 2012 (2012) … Herself - Guest
 
2011 The Prophet (documentary)
Narrator
 
2010 Shooting Stars (TV series)
Herself
– Christmas Special 2010 (2010) … Herself
 
2010 Film Fiend (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– For Colored Girls (2010) … Herself - Guest
 
2006-2010 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #9.31 (2010) … Herself
– Episode #4.362 (2006) … Herself
 
2010 Roland Emmerich: Master of the Modern Epic (video short)
Herself
 
2009 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 28 November 2009 (2009) … Herself
– Episode dated 14 November 2009 (2009) … Herself
 
2009 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
2009 Blokes, Birds and Backenders (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2008 The Graham Norton Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #4.4 (2008) … Herself
 
2008 Rachael Ray (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.36 (2008) … Herself
 
2005-2008 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #5.30 (2008) … Herself
– Episode #4.233 (2008) … Herself
– Episode #3.98 (2007) … Herself
– Episode #1.66 (2005) … Herself
 
2008 How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Herself
 
2008 Xposé (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.240 (2008) … Herself
 
2008 A Taste of My Life (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Thandie Newton (2008) … Herself
 
2008 The View (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 21 March 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2008 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV documentary)
Herself - Presenter
 
2007 Live Earth (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2007 Father and Son: On Screen and Off (video short)
Herself
 
2007 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #12.1 (2007) … Herself
 
2007 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2007 The 100 Best Black Movies (Ever) (documentary)
Herself
 
2007 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Norbit (2007) … Herself
 
2007 Moving Image Salutes Will Smith (TV movie)
Herself
 
2007 This Morning (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 8 January 2007 (2007) … Herself
 
2007 Weekend Sunrise (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 7 January 2007 (2007) … Herself
 
2006 Screen Nation Television and Film Awards 2006 (TV movie)
Herself - award winner
 
2006 2006 BET Awards Nominations Live (TV movie)
Herself
 
2006 Parkinson (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 1 April 2006 (2006) … Herself
 
2006 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2006 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2005 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 6 October 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2005 'Crash' Featurette (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2004 Sci-Fi Channel: The Lowdown - The Chronicles of Riddick (TV documentary)
Dame Vaako
 
2003 The Truth About 'The Truth About Charlie' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2003 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2002 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
2001 Brit Awards 2001 (TV special)
Herself
 
2001 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2000 Behind the Mission: The Making of 'M:I-2' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2000 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Herself
– Thandie Newton (2000) … Herself
 
2000 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 25 May 2000 (2000) … Herself
 
2000 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1999 The Directors (TV series documentary)
Herself
– The Films of Jonathan Demme … Herself
 
1996 Brit Awards 1996 (TV special)
Herself - Audience Member (uncredited)
 
1991 The Word (TV series)
– Episode #2.2 (1991)
 
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2012 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
 
2012 Chelsea Lately (TV series)
 
2010 Live from Studio Five (TV series)
 
2008 The Graham Norton Show (TV series)
 
2006 Premio Donostia a Matt Dillon (TV movie)
Christine Thayer (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

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Height:

5' 3" (1.60 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I use the film industry as a pleasure for work and that kind of thing and it's not a pursuit to make me feel happy in my life. See more »

Trivia:

In July 2011, in a speech at the TEDGlobal 2011 Conference, Newton disclosed that earlier in her career, she struggled with the eating disorder bulimia. See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio