Thandiwe Newton
Known for

Acting

Credits

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Gender

Woman

Birthday

6 Nov 1972 (51)

Place of birth

London, England, UK

Also known as
탠디 뉴튼
Тэнди Ньютон
تندی نیوتن
Thandie Newton
坦迪·牛顿
Тенді Ньютон

Thandiwe Newton

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Thandiwe Newton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2024Mufasa: The Lion KingEshe (voice)
2023Chicken Run: Dawn of the NuggetGinger (voice)
2022WednesdayDr Fairburn
2022All the Old KnivesCelia Harrison
2022Human ResourcesMona (voice)
2022God's CountrySandra Guidry
2021ReminiscenceEmily 'Watts' Sanders
2020Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent TimesSelf
2019The Death & Life of John F. DonovanAudrey Newhouse
2018Solo: A Star Wars StoryVal
2018GringoBonnie Soyinka
2018Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through CinemaNarrator (voice)
2018The Big Narstie ShowSelf
2017Big MouthMona (voice)
2017Bill Cosby: Fall of an American IconSelf - Narrator (voice)
2016WestworldMaeve Millay
2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf
2015The Late Late Show with James CordenSelf - Guest
2015The SlapAisha
2015Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelf
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelf
2014Off Camera with Sam JonesSelf
2013RogueGrace Travis
2013Half of a Yellow SunOlanna
2012Line of DutyDCI Roz Huntley
2012Good DeedsLindsey
2011RetreatKate
2011The ProphetNarrator
2010Vanishing on 7th StreetRosemary
2010For Colored GirlsTangie / Orange
2010HugeKris
2010The End of the World: The Actor's PerspectiveSelf
20102012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern EpicSelf
20092012Laura Wilson
2009RuPaul's Drag RaceSelf - Special Guest
2009RuPaul's Drag RaceSelf - Judge
2008RocknRollaStella
2008How to Lose Friends & Alienate PeopleSelf
2008W.Condoleezza Rice
2007NorbitKate Thomas
2007Run Fatboy RunLibby
2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf
2007Making Pursuit: An Italian Take on the American DreamSelf
2007Father and Son: On Screen and Off
2006The Pursuit of HappynessLinda
2006The Interrogation of Leo and LisaThe Mona Lisa
2005CrashChristine Thayer
2005American Dad!Makeva (voice)
2005The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSelf
2004The Chronicles of RiddickDame Vaako
2003ShadeTiffany
2002The Truth About CharlieRegina Lambert
2000Mission: Impossible IINyah Hall
2000It Was an AccidentNoreen Hurlock
1998BelovedBeloved
1998BesiegedShandurai
1997Gridlock'dBarbara 'Cookie' Cook
1997In Your DreamsClare
1996The Daily ShowSelf
1996The Leading ManHilary Rule
1995Jefferson in ParisSally Hemings
1995The Journey of August KingAnnalees
1994Interview with the VampireYvette
1994ERMakemba 'Kem' Likasu
1994LoadedZita
1993The Young AmericansRachael Stevens
1991FlirtingThandiwe Adjewa
1991Pirate PrinceBecky Newton
Credits
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2023PresidentExecutive Producer
2017LiyanaExecutive Producer