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Thandiwe Newton

Actor

Thandiwe Newton

Born November 6, 1972 in London, England, UK44 films

Melanie Thandiwe Newton OBE (born 6 November 1972), formerly credited as Thandie Newton, is a British actress.

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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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Essential films

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Interview with the Vampire poster7.4Interview with the Vampire1994Solo: A Star Wars Story poster6.6Solo: A Star Wars Story2018Crash poster7.2Crash2005Mufasa: The Lion King poster7.3Mufasa: The Lion King2024RocknRolla poster7.0RocknRolla20082012 poster5.920122009The Chronicles of Riddick poster6.6The Chronicles of Riddick2004Mission: Impossible II poster6.1Mission: Impossible II2000

Filmography

44 films as actor
  1. TBACry to Heaven
  2. 2025AnacondaClaire Simons
  3. 2024Mufasa: The Lion KingEshe (voice)
  4. 2023Chicken Run: Dawn of the NuggetGinger (voice)
  5. 2022God's CountrySandra Guidry
  6. 2022All the Old KnivesCelia Harrison
  7. 2021ReminiscenceEmily 'Watts' Sanders
  8. 2019The Death & Life of John F. DonovanJournalist
  9. 2018Solo: A Star Wars StoryVal
  10. 2018GringoBonnie Soyinka
  11. 2018Family FeudJoan
  12. 2013Half of a Yellow SunOlanna
  13. 2012Good DeedsLindsey
  14. 2011RetreatKate
  15. 2011The ProphetNarrator
  16. 2010For Colored GirlsTangie / Orange
  17. 2010Vanishing on 7th StreetRosemary
  18. 2010HugeKris
  19. 20092012Laura Wilson
  20. 2008W.Condoleezza Rice
  21. 2008RocknRollaStella
  22. 2007Run Fatboy RunLibby
  23. 2007Father and Son: On Screen and Off
  24. 2007NorbitKate Thomas
  25. 2006The Pursuit of HappynessLinda
  26. 2006The Interrogation of Leo and LisaThe Mona Lisa
  27. 2005CrashChristine Thayer
  28. 2004The Chronicles of RiddickDame Vaako
  29. 2003ShadeTiffany
  30. 2002The Truth About CharlieRegina Lambert
  31. 2000It Was an AccidentNoreen Hurlock
  32. 2000Mission: Impossible IINyah Hall
  33. 1998BelovedBeloved
  34. 1998BesiegedShandurai
  35. 1997In Your DreamsClare
  36. 1997Gridlock'dCookie
  37. 1996The Leading ManHilary Rule
  38. 1995The Journey of August KingAnnalees
  39. 1995Jefferson in ParisSally Hemings
  40. 1994Interview with the VampireYvette
  41. 1994LoadedZita
  42. 1993The Young AmericansRachael Stevens
  43. 1991Pirate PrinceBecky Newton
  44. 1991FlirtingThandiwe Adjewa