Thandiwe Newton | |
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 Newton at San Diego Comic-Con, July 2019 | |
| Born | Melanie Thandiwe Newton 6 November 1972 Westminster, London, England |
| Other names | Thandie Newton |
| Education | Downing College, Cambridge (BA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3, including Nico and Ripley |
Melanie Thandiwe Newton OBE (/ˈtændiːweɪ/ TAN-dee-way;[1] born 6 November 1972), formerly credited as Thandie Newton (/ˈtændi/ TAN-dee), is a British actress. She has received various awards, including a Primetime Emmy Award, and a BAFTA Award, as well as nominations for two Golden Globe Awards. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to film and charity.[2]
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). She also voiced Mona in the Netflix adult animated sitcom Big Mouth (2019–present) and its spinoff Human Resources (2021–2023).
- ^ Gonda, Violet (24 June 2021). "The Hot Seat with Violet Gonda. Thandiwe Newton". YouTube. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "New Year Honours List 2019". The London Gazette. 29 December 2018. Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.