Thandiwe Newton
Acting

Thandiwe Newton

November 6, 1972 (53 years old) London, England, UK

Also known as: 탠디 뉴튼, Тэнди Ньютон, تندی نیوتن, Thandie Newton, 坦迪·牛顿

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

American Dad!

American Dad!

2005 • TV

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996 • TV

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 • TV

Anaconda

Anaconda

2025 • Movie

Wednesday

Wednesday

2022 • TV

Mufasa: The Lion King

Mufasa: The Lion King

2024 • Movie

Movie Credits (52)

Acting

2025

Anaconda

as Claire Simons

2024

Mufasa: The Lion King

as Eshe (voice)

2009

2012

as Laura Wilson

2006

The Pursuit of Happyness

as Linda

2018

Solo: A Star Wars Story

as Val

2000

Mission: Impossible II

as Nyah Hall

1994

Interview with the Vampire

as Yvette

2007

Norbit

as Kate Thomas

2010

2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

as Self

2023

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

as Ginger (voice)

2005

Crash

as Christine Thayer

2008

RocknRolla

as Stella

2010

The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

as Self

2006

The Interrogation of Leo and Lisa

as The Mona Lisa

1991

Pirate Prince

as Becky Newton

1993

The Young Americans

as Rachael Stevens

2003

Shade

as Tiffany

1995

Jefferson in Paris

as Sally Hemings

2000

It Was an Accident

as Noreen Hurlock

1998

Beloved

as Beloved

Crew

2023

President

Executive Producer

2017

Liyana

Executive Producer

TV Credits (28)

Acting

2005

American Dad!

as Makeva (voice)

1 episodes

1996

The Daily Show

as Self

1 episodes

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

1 episodes

2022

Wednesday

as Dr. Rachael Fairburn

3 episodes

2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

1 episodes

2007

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

2 episodes

2005

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as Self

1 episodes

1994

ER

as Makemba 'Kem' Likasu

10 episodes

2016

Westworld

as Maeve Millay

36 episodes

2015

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

2009

RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Special Guest

1 episodes

2009

RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Guest Judge

1 episodes

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

1 episodes

2012

Line of Duty

as DCI Roz Huntley

6 episodes

2017

Big Mouth

as Mona (voice)

4 episodes

2017

Big Mouth

9 episodes

2014

Off Camera with Sam Jones

as Self

1 episodes

2014

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

1 episodes

2015

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

1 episodes

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
November 6, 1972 (53 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Popularity
3.6

Career Stats

52
Movies
28
TV Shows