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NAME:
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Thandie Newton |
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PROFILE:
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Name: Thandie Newton
Birth Name: Thandiwe Newton
Height: 5' 2"
Sex: F
Nationality: American
Birth Date: November 6, 1972
Birth Place: Zambia
Profession: actress
Education: London's Art Educational School (majored in Modern Dance)
Cambridge (received a degree in anthropology)
Husband/Wife: Oliver Parker II (writer, director; born in 1969; married on July 11, 1998)
Father: Nick Newton (english)
Mother: Nyasha (Zimbabwean, a princess of the Shona tribe)
Brother: James
Daughter: Ripley (born September 17, 2000; in London)
Claim to fame: as Nyah Nordoff-Hall in John Woo' Mission Impossible II (2000)
Contact: Click here
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- Was dubbed the queen of practical jokes by actor-turned-director David Schwimmer on the set of RUN FAT BOY RUN. (2007)
- Admitted she battled with bulimia when she was younger.
- Has been cast in Guy Ritchie’s new movie ROCKNROLLA. (June 26, 2007)
- Said she learnt on-screen kissing from her MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 2 co-star Tom Cruise, who gave her lessons on lip locking while shooting the film. Newton confesses that her kissing was 'overenthusiastic' and Cruise had to take her aside to show her how to do it professionally. (March 27, 2007)
- Was so scared she'd lose her BAFTA Best Supporting Actress prize at the London ceremony, she trusted a cloakroom attendant to guard it for her. She feared alcohol and the emotion of the event would cause her to misplace the coveted gong. (February 23, 2006)
- Denies reports she is set to become the next James Bond girl opposite Daniel Craig in CASINO ROYAL. (February 14, 2006)
- Has been confirmed as Bond girl in CASINO ROYALE. (January 27, 2006)
- Turned down the chance to reprise her role in MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 3 so she can write a new movie with her husband. (June 19, 2004)
- Fine-boned and soft-spoken, Newton displays a deceptive fragility that is betrayed by the strong, resilient characters she often portrays.
- She has a Zimbabwean mother and a British father.
- Her first name is pronounced Tan-dee
- She was voted by the readers of Black Men Magazine as one of The 10 Sexiest Women of the Year. (2000)
- A delayed shoot for MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 2 (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.
- Will protect her baby from the press gaze as much as possible - because she refuses to use her family to boost her career.
- MORE THANDIE NEWTON TRIVIA
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