Thandiwe Newton
- Actress
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Thandiwe Newton was born in London. She is the daughter
of Zimbabwean mother Nyasha, a health-care worker from
the Shona tribe, and British father Nick Newton, who worked
as a lab technician. She lived in Zambia until political unrest
caused her family to move back to the UK, where she lived in
Cornwall (in southwest Britain) until she was 11 and enrolled in
London's Art Educational School to study modern dance until
a back injury forced her to quit dancing. This led to her auditioning
for films. Her first role was in
John Duigan's
Flirting (1991). She then moved to Los
Angeles, California to pursue acting. When her British accent limited
the amount of work she was getting, she returned to Britain, studied
at Cambridge University, and earned a degree in anthropology.
Between semesters she continued acting and became noticed in in-
demand for future film roles.
