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Melanie Thandiwe Newton OBE (born 6 November 1972), formerly credited as Thandie Newton, is a British actress.
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).
Newton has received various awards, including an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and two Critics' Choice Awards, in addition to nominations for two Golden Globe Awards, a Saturn Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a British Academy Television Award for Best Actress. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to film and charity.
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Filmography
all 70
Movies 49
TV Shows 21
self 17
Voice 6
Producer 2
Narrator 2
Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023)
President (2023)
All the Old Knives (2022)
Human Resources (2022)
Reminiscence (2021)
Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema (2018)
Gringo (2018)
Big Mouth (2017)
Liyana (2017)
Westworld (2016)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
The Slap (2015)
Rogue (2013)
Line of Duty (2012)
Good Deeds (2012)
The Prophet (2011)
For Colored Girls (2010)
Huge (2010)
2012 (2009)
RuPaul's Drag Race (2009)
W. (2008)
Norbit (2007)
The Interrogation of Leo and Lisa (2006)
Crash (2005)
American Dad! (2005)
Shade (2003)
The Truth About Charlie (2002)
It Was an Accident (2000)
Beloved (1998)
Besieged (1998)
Gridlock'd (1997)
The Leading Man (1996)
Jefferson in Paris (1995)
ER (1994)
The Young Americans (1993)
Pirate Prince (1991)
Flirting (1991)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1972-11-06 (52 years old)
Birth NameMelanie Thandiwe Newton
Birth PlaceLondon, United Kingdom
Religionatheism
RelationshipsJohn Duigan (1988 - 1994)
SpouseOl Parker
ChildrenNico Parker
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known As탠디 뉴튼, Тэнди Ньютон, تندی نیوتن, Thandie Newton, 坦迪·牛顿, Тенді Ньютон
AwardsOkayAfrica 100 Women, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2010, London Film Critics' Circle, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award, Black Reel Awards, British Academy Film Awards, Black Reel Awards for Television, Screen Actors Guild Award, Empire Awards
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