Newton, Thandie 1972–

PERSONAL

First name pronounced "tan-dee"; full name, Thandiwe Newton; born November 6, 1972, in Zambia (some sources say London, England); immigrated to England, 1978; daughter of Nick (a lab technician and artist) and Nyasha (a nurse) Newton; married Oliver Parker (a screenwriter), July 11, 1998; children: Ripley (a daughter), Nico (daughter). Education: Studied modern dance at Art Educational School, London, England; Cambridge University, degree in anthropology, 1995.

Addresses: Agent—International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211; William Morris Agency, One William Morris Pl., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Publicist—I/D Public Relations, 8409 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069.

Career: Actress.

Awards, Honors: Image Award nomination, outstanding supporting actress in a motion picture, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and Golden Satellite Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a motion picture—drama, 1999, both for Beloved; Black Reel Award nomination, best actress—theatrical, 2000, for Besieged; Empire Award nomination, best British actress, Empire magazine, Image Award nomination, outstanding supporting actress in a motion picture, Blockbuster Entertainment Award nomination, favorite female—newcomer, 2001, all for Mission: Impossible II; Image Award nomination, outstanding actress in a motion picture, and Black Reel Award nomination, best actress—theatrical, 2003, both for The Truth About Charlie; Gotham Award nomination (with others), best ensemble cast, Independent Features Project/East, Black Movie Award nomination, outstanding actress in a supporting role, Film Life, 2005, Screen Actors Guild Award (with others), outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture, ALFS Award, British supporting actress of the year, London Critics Circle Film Awards, Image Award nomination, outstanding supporting actress in a motion picture, Empire Award, best actress, Film Award, best performance by an actress in a supporting role, British Academy of Film and Television, Black Entertainment Television Award nomination, best actress, 2006, all for Crash.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Thandiwe Adjewa, Flirting, 1991.

Rachael Stevens, The Young Americans, 1993.

Yvette, Interview with the Vampire (also known as Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles), Warner Bros., 1994.

Zita, Loaded (also known as Bloody Weekend), Miramax, 1994.

Sally Hemings, Jefferson in Paris (also known as Jefferson a Paris), Buena Vista, 1995.

Annalees Williamsburg, The Journey of August King, Miramax, 1995.

Hilary Rule, The Leading Man, Northern Arts Entertainment, 1996.

Clare, In Your Dreams, 1996.

Cookie, Gridlock'd, Gramercy, 1997.

Shandurai, Besieged (also known as L'Assedio and The Siege), Fine Line, 1998.

Title role, Beloved, Buena Vista, 1998.

Nyah Nordoff-Hall, Mission: Impossible II (also known as M:I-2), Paramount, 2000.

Noreen Hurlock, It Was an Accident, Pathe, 2000.

Herself, Behind the Mission: The Making of "M:I-2" (documentary short; also known as Behind the Mission: The Making of "Mission: Impossible II), Paramount Home Video, 2000.

Regina Lambert, The Truth About Charlie (also known as Die wahrheit uber Charlie), Universal, 2002.

Tiffany, Shade, Dimension Films, 2003.

Dame Vaako, The Chronicles of Riddick (also known as "The Chronicles of Riddick": The Director's Cut), Universal, 2004.

Christine, Crash (also known as L.A. Crash), Lions Gate Films, 2004.

Herself, "Crash" Featurette (documentary short), 2005.

Linda, The Pursuit of Happyness, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2006.

Norbit, DreamWorks, 2007.

Television Appearances; Series:

Makemba "Kem" Likasu, ER, NBC, 2003–2005.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Becky Newton, Pirate Prince, 1993.

Clare, In Your Dreams, BBC, 1997.

Television Appearances; Specials:

The 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Fox, 2000.

Brit Awards 2001, BBC America, 2001.

The Orange British Academy Film Awards, 2001.

The Orange British Academy Film Awards, E! Entertainment Television, 2002.

Dame Vaako, Sci-Fi Channel: The Lowdown—The Chronicles of Riddick, Sci-Fi Channel, 2004.

Presenter, The 2004 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2004.

Presenter, The 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, TNT, 2006.

Presenter, The 2006 BET Awards Nominations Live, BET, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 2000.

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, CBS, 2005.

Tavis Smiley, CBS, 2005.

The Oprah Winfrey Show (also known as Oprah), syndicated, 2005.

Parkinson, BBC, 2006.

Also appeared in The Word, Channel 4; as herself, "The Films of Jonathan Demme," The Directors, Encore.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Contemporary Black Biography, Vol. 26, Gale Group, 2000.

Periodicals:

Cosmopolitan, June, 2000, p. 172.

EON Magazine, May 24, 2000, p. 1.

Los Angeles Magazine, March, 1999, p. 106.

Movieline, May, 1999, pp. 50-53.

People Weekly, June 12, 2000, p. 69.

Time, May 29, 2000, p. 70.