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Thandiwe Newton

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1972-11-06 (51 years old)

Biography

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 3

Narrator 3

Thandiwe Newton

Biography

Filmography

all 70

Movies 49

TV Shows 21

self 17

Voice 3

Narrator 3

Producer 2

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023)

President (2023)

God's Country (2022)

All the Old Knives (2022)

Human Resources (2022)

Reminiscence (2021)

Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times (2020)

Kermode and Mayo’s Home Entertainment Service (2020)

The Death & Life of John F. Donovan (2019)

Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema (2018)

The Big Narstie Show (2018)

Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

Gringo (2018)

Big Mouth (2017)

Liyana (2017)

Bill Cosby: Fall of an American Icon (2017)

Westworld (2016)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015)

The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)

The Slap (2015)

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)

Off Camera with Sam Jones (2014)

Half of a Yellow Sun (2013)

Rogue (2013)

Line of Duty (2012)

Good Deeds (2012)

Retreat (2011)

BBC Radio 1's Longest Show Ever (2011)

The Prophet (2011)

For Colored Girls (2010)

Vanishing on 7th Street (2010)

Huge (2010)

The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective (2010)

2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic (2010)

2012 (2009)

RuPaul's Drag Race (2009)

W. (2008)

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)

RocknRolla (2008)

Run, Fatboy, Run (2007)

Father and Son: On Screen and Off (2007)

Making Pursuit: An Italian Take on the American Dream (2007)

The Graham Norton Show (2007)

Norbit (2007)

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

The Interrogation of Leo and Lisa (2006)

Crash (2005)

American Dad! (2005)

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)

The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)

Shade (2003)

The Truth About Charlie (2002)

It Was an Accident (2000)

Mission: Impossible II (2000)

Beloved (1998)

Besieged (1998)

In Your Dreams (1997)

Gridlock'd (1997)

The Leading Man (1996)

The Daily Show (1996)

The Journey of August King (1995)

Jefferson in Paris (1995)

Interview with the Vampire (1994)

ER (1994)

Loaded (1994)

The Young Americans (1993)

Pirate Prince (1991)

Flirting (1991)

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1972-11-06 (51 years old)

Birth Name
Melanie Thandiwe Newton

Birth Place
London, United Kingdom

Religion
atheism

Relationships
John Duigan (1988-01-01 - 1994-01-01)

Spouse
Ol Parker

Children
Nico Parker

Citizenships
United Kingdom

Also Known As
탠디 뉴튼, Тэнди Ньютон, تندی نیوتن, Thandie Newton, 坦迪·牛顿, Тенді Ньютон