Changes: Thandiwe Newton

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Thandie Newton (born Thandiwe Melanie Newton) is an English actress most known for her roles in The Pursuit of Happyness, Mission: Impossible II, Crash, and more. She plays Maeve Millay in HBO's Westworld. Newton was awarded the 2018 Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her performance.

Other roles

Thandiwe Adjewa in Flirting
Rachael Steven in The Young Americans
Sally Hemings in Jefferson in Paris
Hilary Rule in The Leading Man
Nyah Nordoff-Hall in Mission: Impossible II
Noreen Hurlock in It Was an Accident
Regina Lambert in The Truth About Charlie
Makemba Likasu in ER
Dame Vaako in The Chronicles of Riddick
Christine Thayer in Crash
Linda Gardner in The Pursuit of Happyness
Kate Thomas in Norbit
Condoleezza Rice in W.
Laura Wilson in 2012
Lindsey Wakefield in Good Deeds
Grace Travis in Rogue
Roz Huntley in Line of Duty
Bonnie Soyinka in Gringo
Val in Solo: A Star Wars Story
Audrey Newhouse in The Death and Life of John F. Donovan

Trivia

Courtesy of IMDB

A delayed shoot for Mission: Impossible II (2000) caused Thandie to turn down one of the lead roles in Charlie's Angels (2000). Lucy Liu was cast instead.
One of her fondest memories is watching her mother get dressed in her traditional African garb because it taught her black pride.
Raised in Penzance, Cornwall, England.
Ranked #48 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" (2002)
Graduated with a 2:1 in social anthropology from Downing college, Cambridge.
She named her daughter Ripley after the character played by Sigourney Weaver in Alien (1979).
Her younger daughter was named for German-born singer Nico, member of the legendary rock group The Velvet Underground.
Her full first name, Thandiwe which means "beloved." is pronounced tan-DEE-way.
Delivered both of her daughters naturally via a birthing pool.
In July 2011, in a speech at the TEDGlobal 2011 Conference, Newton disclosed that earlier in her career, she struggled with the eating disorder bulimia.
Daughter of Nick Newton and Nyasha Newton and sister of Jamie Newton.
Gave birth to her 1st child at age 27, a daughter Ripley Parker on 17 September 2000. Child's father is her husband, Ol Parker.
Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 32, a daughter Nico Parker in mid December 2004. Child's father is her husband, Ol Parker.
Was 2 months pregnant with her daughter Nico when she completed filming Crash (2004).
Returned to work 8 months after giving birth to her daughter Nico to begin filming The Pursuit of Happyness (2006).
Gave birth to her 3rd child at age 41, a son Booker Jombe Parker on March 3, 2014. Child's father is her husband, Ol Parker.
Was 6 months pregnant with her son Booker when she completed filming the 2nd season of Rogue (2013).
According to Thandie, her mother is a Princess of the Shona Tribe.
Returned to work 5 months after giving birth to her son Booker to begin filming Westworld (2016).

External links

Thandie Newton at the Internet Movie Database
Thandie Newton at the Twitter Website

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+|aka = Melanie Thandiwe Newton
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+|images = [[:Category:Images of {{PAGENAME}}|Images]]
-|role        = [[Maeve Millay]]
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+|height = 5' 3" (1.6 m)
+}}'''Thandie Newton''' (born Thandiwe Melanie Newton) is an English actress most known for her roles in ''The Pursuit of Happyness'', ''Mission: Impossible II'', ''Crash'', and more. She plays [[Maeve Millay]] in HBO's ''[[Westworld (TV Series)|Westworld]]''. Newton was awarded the 2018 Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her performance.
-|imdb        =
-|website     =
+== Other roles ==
-|facebook    =
+* Thandiwe Adjewa in '''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101898/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_43 Flirting]'''
-|myspace     =
+* Rachael Steven in '''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108633/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_41 The Young Americans]'''
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+* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Hemings Sally Hemings] in '''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113463/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_38 Jefferson in Paris]'''
-|twitter     =
+* Hilary Rule in '''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116845/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_35 The Leading Man]'''
-|images      = [[:Category:Images of {{PAGENAME}}|Images]]
+* [https://missionimpossible.wikia.com/wiki/Nyah_Nordoff-Hall Nyah Nordoff-Hall] in '''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120755/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_31 Mission: Impossible II]'''
-}}
+* Noreen Hurlock in '''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0233954/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_30 It Was an Accident]'''
-Thandie Newton (born Thandiwe Melanie Newton) is an English actress most known for her roles in ''The Pursuit of Happyness'', ''Mission: Impossible II'', ''Crash'', and more. She plays [[Maeve Millay]] in HBO's ''[[Westworld (TV Series)|Westworld]]''.
+* Regina Lambert in '''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0270707/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_29 The Truth About Charlie]'''
+* Makemba Likasu in '''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108757/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_16 ER]'''
+* Dame Vaako in '''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0296572/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_27 The Chronicles of Riddick]'''
+* Christine Thayer in '''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0375679/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_26 Crash]'''
+* Linda Gardner in '''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454921/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_22 The Pursuit of Happyness]'''
+* Kate Thomas in '''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0477051/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_21 Norbit]'''
+* Condoleezza Rice in '''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1175491/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_17 W.]'''
+*[https://2012movie.wikia.com/wiki/Laura_Wilson Laura Wilson] in '''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1190080/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_15 2012]'''
+*Lindsey Wakefield in '''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1885265/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_10 Good Deeds]'''
+*Grace Travis in '''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2397255/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_7 Rogue]'''
+*Roz Huntley in '''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2303687/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_6 Line of Duty]'''
+*Bonnie Soyinka in '''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3721964/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_4 Gringo]'''
+*[https://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Val Val] in '''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3778644/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_3 Solo: A Star Wars Story]'''
+*Audrey Newhouse in '''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4042818/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_1 The Death and Life of John F. Donovan]'''
 == Trivia ==
-<small>from IMDB, thank you</small>
+<small>Courtesy of IMDB</small>
 * A delayed shoot for Mission: Impossible II (2000) caused Thandie to turn down one of the lead roles in Charlie's Angels (2000). Lucy Liu was cast instead.
 * One of her fondest memories is watching her mother get dressed in her traditional African garb because it taught her black pride.
 * Raised in Penzance, Cornwall, England.
 * Ranked #48 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" (2002)
-* Graduated with a 2:1 (otherwise known as "an undergraduate degree with 2nd Class Honours, Upper Division")in Anthropology from Cambridge University.
+* Graduated with a 2:1 in social anthropology from Downing college, Cambridge.
 * She named her daughter Ripley after the character played by Sigourney Weaver in Alien (1979).
 * Her younger daughter was named for German-born singer Nico, member of the legendary rock group The Velvet Underground.
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 ==External links==
 *{{IMDb name|0628601|Thandie Newton}}
+*{{Twitter address|@thandienewton|Thandie Newton}}
+[[fr:Thandie Newton]]
+[[es:Thandie Newton]]
 [[Category:Cast]]