Thandie Newton: Thandie Newton is the daughter of a Rhodesian (now Zimbabwean) mother from the Shona people and a British father. She lived in Zambia until political unrest caused her family to move back to the UK. She then lived in Cornwall in the southwest of Britain until the age of 11. At that time she enrolled in London's Art Educational School, where she studied modern dance. However, a back injury forced her to quit dancing. This led to her auditioning for films and receiving her first role in John Duigan's Flirting (1991). She then moved to Los Angeles, California, to pursue acting and her then-boyfriend. However, her British accent limited the amount of work she was getting, and she returned to Britain, where she went to Cambridge University to study, eventually receiving a degree in anthropology. Between semesters, she continued her acting and became noticed and in-demand for future film roles.

Spouse
Ol Parker (11 July 1998 - present) 2 children

Trivia
She has a Zimbabwean mother and a British father.

Her full name, Thandiwe, means "beloved."

Daughter, Ripley, born in London. [17 September 2000]

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 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)

Born on the same day as actress/model Rebecca Romijn.

Daughter Nico born mid December, 2004

Graduated with a 2:1 (otherwise known as "an undergraduate degree with 2nd Class Honours, Upper Division")in Anthropology from Cambridge University.

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 is pronounced tan-DEE-way.

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