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Thandiwe Newton

Acting 53 years old London, England, UK ★ 3.5
Born: November 6, 1972

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.

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Known For

ER
ER Makemba 'Kem' Likasu 1994
Wednesday
Wednesday Dr. Rachael Fairburn 2022
Westworld
Westworld Maeve Millay 2016
RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race Self - Special Guest 2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race Self - Guest Judge 2009

Jimmy's Seen (1)

Solo: A Star Wars Story
Solo: A Star Wars Story Val 2018

Filmography

Acting Credits (80)

Anaconda
Anaconda Claire Simons 2025
Mufasa: The Lion King
Mufasa: The Lion King Eshe (voice) 2024
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget Ginger (voice) 2023
Wednesday
Wednesday Dr. Rachael Fairburn 2022
God's Country
God's Country Sandra Guidry 2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Jennifer Hudson Show Self - Guest 2022
All the Old Knives
All the Old Knives Celia Harrison 2022
Human Resources
Human Resources Mona (voice) 2022
Reminiscence
Reminiscence Emily 'Watts' Sanders 2021
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times Self 2020
Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema
Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema Narrator (voice) 2020
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan Journalist 2019
The Big Narstie Show
The Big Narstie Show Self 2018
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Solo: A Star Wars Story Val 2018
Gringo
Gringo Bonnie Soyinka 2018
Family Feud
Family Feud Joan 2018
Big Mouth
Big Mouth Mona (voice) 2017
Big Mouth
Big Mouth 2017
Bill Cosby: Fall of an American Icon
Bill Cosby: Fall of an American Icon Self - Narrator (voice) 2017
Westworld
Westworld Maeve Millay 2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self 2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter Self 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Late Show with James Corden Self - Guest 2015
The Slap
The Slap Aisha 2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Self 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self 2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Off Camera with Sam Jones Self 2014
Half of a Yellow Sun
Half of a Yellow Sun Olanna 2013
Rogue
Rogue Grace Travis 2013
Rogue
Rogue 2013
Line of Duty
Line of Duty DCI Roz Huntley 2012
Good Deeds
Good Deeds Lindsey 2012
Retreat
Retreat Kate 2011
The Prophet
The Prophet Narrator 2011
For Colored Girls
For Colored Girls Tangie / Orange 2010
Vanishing on 7th Street
Vanishing on 7th Street Rosemary 2010
Huge
Huge Kris 2010
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic Self 2010
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective Self 2010
2012
2012 Laura Wilson 2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race Self - Special Guest 2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race Self - Guest Judge 2009
W.
W. Condoleezza Rice 2008
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People Self 2008
RocknRolla
RocknRolla Stella 2008
Run Fatboy Run
Run Fatboy Run Libby 2007
Father and Son: On Screen and Off
Father and Son: On Screen and Off 2007
Making Pursuit: An Italian Take on the American Dream
Making Pursuit: An Italian Take on the American Dream Self 2007
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show Self 2007
Norbit
Norbit Kate Thomas 2007
The Pursuit of Happyness
The Pursuit of Happyness Linda 2006
The Interrogation of Leo and Lisa
The Interrogation of Leo and Lisa The Mona Lisa 2006
Crash
Crash Christine Thayer 2005
American Dad!
American Dad! Makeva (voice) 2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Self 2005
The Chronicles of Riddick
The Chronicles of Riddick Dame Vaako 2004
Shade
Shade Tiffany 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self - Guest 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self 2003
The Truth About Charlie
The Truth About Charlie Regina Lambert 2002
It Was an Accident
It Was an Accident Noreen Hurlock 2000
Mission: Impossible II
Mission: Impossible II Nyah Hall 2000
Beloved
Beloved Beloved 1998
Besieged
Besieged Shandurai 1998
In Your Dreams
In Your Dreams Clare 1997
Elle Style Awards
Elle Style Awards Self - Winner 1997
Gridlock'd
Gridlock'd Cookie 1997
The Leading Man
The Leading Man Hilary Rule 1996
The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self 1996
The Journey of August King
The Journey of August King Annalees 1995
Jefferson in Paris
Jefferson in Paris Sally Hemings 1995
Interview with the Vampire
Interview with the Vampire Yvette 1994
ER
ER Makemba 'Kem' Likasu 1994
Loaded
Loaded Zita 1994
The Young Americans
The Young Americans Rachael Stevens 1993
Pirate Prince
Pirate Prince Becky Newton 1991
Flirting
Flirting Thandiwe Adjewa 1991
Cry to Heaven
Cry to Heaven
The Wanted Man
The Wanted Man
First Day on Earth
First Day on Earth Anya

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