Thandie Newton

Melanie Thandiwe Newton  (; born 6 November 1972) is a British actress.Graydon, Nicola; "Thandie Newton on becoming Condoleezza Rice"  The Times (London), 7 September 2008Carty, Ciaran; "When Thandie met Condi"  Tribune.ie, 21 September 2008 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.

Personal life
Newton says that director John Duigan made her have a relationship with him. She was sixteen years old and he was 39. 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.Jessen, Monique; "Thandie Newton Reveals Battle with Bulimia"  People.com, Sunday 5 August 2007

Newton is a Buddhist.

Filmography
 Year Title Role Notes 1991  Flirting  Thandiwe Adjewa  1991  Pirate Prince  Becky Newton  Television film 1993    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    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 PictureNominated – Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture 2000  Mission: Impossible II  Nyah Nordoff-Hall  Nominated – Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Female - NewcomerNominated – Empire Award for Best British ActressNominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion PictureNominated – Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actress 2000  It Was an Accident  Noreen Hurlock  2002    Regina Lambert  Nominated – Black Reel Award for Best ActressNominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture 2003  Shade  Tiffany  2004    Dame Vaako  2004  Crash  Christine  BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting RoleBlack Reel Award for Best Ensemble Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best CastEmpire Award for Best ActressHollywood Film Festival Award for Ensemble of the YearLondon Film Critics Circle Award for British Supporting Actress of the YearPhoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best CastSatellite Award for Best Cast – Motion PictureScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureWashington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble CastNominated – BET Award for Best ActressNominated – Black Movie Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting RoleNominated – Black Reel Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated – Gotham Award for Best Ensemble CastNominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture 2006    The Mona Lisa  Short film 2006  American Dad!  Makeva  "Camp Refoogee" 2006    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 EnsembleNominated – Black Reel Award for Best Actress 2011  Retreat  Kate  2012  Good Deeds Lindsey Wakefield  completed

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