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.

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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-'''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]]''. She was recently nominated for “Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series” at the 2018 Emmy's for her acting in Westworld.
 == Trivia ==
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 * 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.