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Thandiwe Newton

Thandiwe Newton

Acting1972London, England, UK

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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Acting History

2025
Anaconda
as Claire Simons
Wednesday
TVas Dr. Rachael Fairburn3 eps
Big Mouth
TVas Mona (voice)9 eps
2024
Mufasa: The Lion King
as Eshe (voice)
2023
President
Executive Producer
2022
All the Old Knives
as Celia Harrison
God's Country
as Sandra Guidry
Human Resources
TVas Mona (voice)1 eps
2021
Reminiscence
as Emily 'Watts' Sanders
2020
RuPaul's Drag Race
TVas Self - Guest Judge / Self - Special Guest1 eps
2017
Bill Cosby: Fall of an American Icon
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Rogue
TVas Grace Travis10 eps
Line of Duty
TVas DCI Roz Huntley6 eps
Liyana
Executive Producer
2016
Westworld
TVas Maeve Millay36 eps
Off Camera with Sam Jones
TVas Self1 eps
2012
Good Deeds
as Lindsey
2011
Retreat
as Kate
The Prophet
as Narrator
2009
2012
as Laura Wilson
2008
RocknRolla
as Stella
W.
as Condoleezza Rice
The Graham Norton Show
TVas Self2 eps
2006
American Dad!
TVas Makeva (voice)1 eps
2005
2004
2003
Shade
as Tiffany
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TVas Self - Guest / Self
ER
TVas Makemba 'Kem' Likasu10 eps
2002
The Truth About Charlie
as Regina Lambert
2000
It Was an Accident
as Noreen Hurlock
1998
Besieged
as Shandurai
Beloved
as Beloved
1997
Gridlock'd
as Cookie
Elle Style Awards
TVas Self - Winner
1996
The Leading Man
as Hilary Rule
1995
1993
The Young Americans
as Rachael Stevens
1991
Pirate Prince
as Becky Newton
Flirting
as Thandiwe Adjewa

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
11/6/1972(53 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK