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Thandiwe Newton (previously credited as Thandie Newton) is a popular British actress who has won various awards, such as a Primetime Emmy Award and a British Academy Film Award, in addition to nominations for two Golden Globe Awards. She became appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2019 New Year Honours due to her services to film and charity.
Thandiwe is noted for starring roles like 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), for which she won a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, 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), as well as Val in Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018).
Since 2016, Thandiwe has played a sentient android, the madam Maeve Millay, in the HBO science fiction-western series Westworld, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and two Critics Choice Awards, and nominations for a Golden Globe Award, Saturn Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2017, Thandiwe portrayed DCI Roz Huntley in the BBC drama series Line of Duty, which received her a nomination for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress.
Thandiwe Newton Age
Thandiwe was born on November 6, 1972, in Westminster, United Kingdom. She is 51 years old. Thandiwe celebrates her birthday on November 6, every year.
Thandiwe Newton Height
She is a woman of average stature. Thandiwe stands at a height of 5 ft 5 in ( Approx 1.65m ).
Thandiwe Newton Parents
She was born in Westminster, to Nyasha Jombe, a Zimbabwean member of a Shona chieftaincy family, and Nick Newton, an English laboratory technician, and artist. Thandiwe’s family had been living in Zambia and afterward returned there, where her younger brother was born. Thandiwe’s birthplace has been incorrectly reported to be Zambia in some sources, but she has confirmed in interviews that she was born in London. When Thandiwe was three years old, the family returned to the United Kingdom, settling in Penzance, Cornwall, so her dad could help run his family’s antiques business.
Thandiwe Newton Husband
Thandiwe was married to Ol Parker an English writer, director, and producer. The two married in 1988. Thandiwe and Parker have three children: two daughters, Nico, and Ripley, and a son Booker Jombe Parker born in 2014.
Thandiwe Newton Daughter
She has daughters, Nico, and Ripley. Thandiwe’s daughter Nico Parker is an actress who made her film debut as Milly Farrier in the Walt Disney Pictures film Dumbo (2019), directed by Tim Burton.
Thandiwe Newton Son
She has a son Booker Jombe Parker born in 2014.
Thandiwe Newton Education
She went to St Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School. Thandiwe studied dance at the Tring Park School for the Performing Arts. Between 1992 and 1995, Thandiwe studied at Downing College, Cambridge, where she earned a degree in social anthropology.
Thandiwe Newton Movies
– Flirting (1991) as Thandiwe Adjewa
– The Young Americans (1993) as Rachael Stevens
– Jefferson in Paris (1995) as Sally Hemings
– The Journey of August King (1995) as Annalees Williamsburg
– Mission: Impossible 2 (2000) as Nyah Nordoff-Hall
– It Was an Accident (2000) as Noreen Hurlock
– The Truth About Charlie (2002) as Regina Lambert
– Crash (2004) as Christine Thayer
– Run Fatboy Run (2007) as Libby
– Retreat (2011) as Kate Kennedy
– Good Deeds (2012) as Lindsey Wakefield
– Reminiscence (2021) as Emily “Watts” Sanders
– God’s Country (2022) as Sandra Guidry
– Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023) as Ginger
Thandiwe Newton Westworld
In 2016, Thandiwe started portraying Maeve Millay in the HBO science fiction drama series Westworld, for which she received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, among other accolades. However, in November 2022, it was reported that HBO canceled the series, with the series later being removed from HBO Max the next month.
Thandiwe Newton Tom Cruise
She portrayed the slave “Yvette” in the Brad Pitt/Tom Cruise film Interview with the Vampire (1994). Interview with the Vampire focuses on Lestat (Cruise) and Louis (Pitt), beginning with Louis’s transformation into a vampire by Lestat in 1791.
Thandiwe Newton Net Worth
Thandiwe gets her wealth from her work as an actress who has won various awards, such as a Primetime Emmy Award and a British Academy Film Award. Therefore, Thandiwe has accumulated a decent fortune over the years. Thandiwe’s estimated net worth is $14 million.
How Tall Is Thandiwe Newton
Thandiwe is a woman of average stature who stands at a height of 5 ft 5 in ( Approx 1.65m ).
How Old Is Thandiwe Newton
Thandiwe is a 51-year-old who was born on November 6, 1972, in Westminster, United Kingdom.
Who Is Thandiwe Newton
Thandiwe is an actress who has won various awards, such as a Primetime Emmy Award and a British Academy Film Award, in addition to nominations for two Golden Globe Awards. She became appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2019 New Year Honours due to her services to film and charity.
Thandiwe Newton Social Media Handles
Instagram – thandiwenewton
Twitter – @ThandiweNewton