Uma Thurman

For the song about the actress by Fall Out Boy, see Uma Thurman (song).

Uma Thurman
Thurman in 2014
Born
Uma Karuna Thurman

(1970-04-29) April 29, 1970 (age 54)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active1985–present
WorksFull list
Spouses
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    (m. 1990; div. 1992)​
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    (m. 1998; div. 2005)​
Partner(s)Arpad Busson
(2007–2009, 2011–2014)
Children3, including Maya and Levon Hawke
Parents

Uma Karuna Thurman (born April 29, 1970) is an American actress. She has performed in a variety of films, from romantic comedies and dramas to science fiction and action films. Following her appearances on the December 1985 and May 1986 covers of British Vogue, Thurman starred in Dangerous Liaisons (1988). She rose to international prominence with her performance as Mia Wallace in Quentin Tarantino's 1994 film Pulp Fiction,[1] for which she was nominated for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actress. Often hailed as Tarantino's muse,[2] she reunited with the director to play the main role in Kill Bill: Volume 1 and 2 (2003, 2004),[3] which brought her a BAFTA Award nomination and two additional Golden Globe Award nominations.[4][5]

Established as a Hollywood actress,[6] Thurman's other notable films include Henry & June (1990), The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996), Batman & Robin (1997), Gattaca (1997), Les Misérables (1998), Paycheck (2003), The Producers (2005), My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006), Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010), Lars von Trier's Nymphomaniac (2013),[7] The House That Jack Built (2018), and Hollywood Stargirl (2022).[8] In 2011, she was a member of the jury for the main competition at the 64th Cannes Film Festival,[9] and in 2017, she was named president of the 70th edition's "Un Certain Regard" jury. Thurman made her Broadway debut in The Parisian Woman (2017–2018).

Thurman won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Film for her performance in the made-for-HBO film Hysterical Blindness (2002) and received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her five-episode role in the NBC musical series Smash (2012).[10] She also starred in the miniseries The Slap (2015) and the series Imposters (2017–2018), Chambers (2019) and Super Pumped (2022).

  1. ^ Seal, Mark. "The Making of Pulp Fiction: Quentin Tarantino's and the Cast's Retelling". Vanity Fair. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "Quentin Tarantino and Uma Thurman: A Magnificent Obsession". Rolling Stone. May 16, 2004. Archived from the original on February 27, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  3. ^ "Uma Thurman is bloody muse for Tarantino's 'Kill Bill' films | chronicle.augusta.com". chronicle.augusta.com. Associated Press. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  4. ^ "Film in 2004 - BAFTA Awards". BAFTA Awards. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  5. ^ "Uma Thurman". goldenglobes.com. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  6. ^ "Who Makes How Much". New York. September 16, 2005. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Collin, Robbie (May 15, 2018). "The House That Jack Built review: Lars von Trier shocks Cannes with a portrait of the artist as serial killer". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
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  10. ^ Jones, Kenneth (July 19, 2012). "Uma Thurman's 'Smash' Turn Is Emmy-Nominated, So Is Choreography and Music; Jim Parsons, Denis O'Hare, Tonys Also Honored". Playbill. Retrieved February 5, 2018.