Thandiwe Newton

ActorProducer Nov 6 (age 53) London, England, UK 1991–2025 (34 year career)

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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 …

Known For

Film

The Pursuit of Happyness

Linda

Film

Westworld

Maeve Millay

Film

Interview with the Vampire

Yvette

Film

Solo: A Star Wars Story

Val

Film

Crash

Christine Thayer

Film

Mufasa: The Lion King

Eshe (voice)

Film

RocknRolla

Stella

Film

2012

Laura Wilson

Filmography

Acting (75)

Movies (50)

Anaconda

2025

as Claire Simons

5.9

Mufasa: The Lion King

2024

as Eshe (voice)

7.3

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

as Ginger (voice)

All the Old Knives

as Celia Harrison

God's Country

as Sandra Guidry

Reminiscence

as Emily 'Watts' Sanders

6.5

Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times

2020

as Self

10.0

The Death & Life of John F. Donovan

2019

as Journalist

6.9

Solo: A Star Wars Story

as Val

Gringo

as Bonnie Soyinka

Family Feud

as Joan

Bill Cosby: Fall of an American Icon

2017

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Half of a Yellow Sun

as Olanna

Good Deeds

as Lindsey

Retreat

as Kate

The Prophet

as Narrator

2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

as Self

Huge

as Kris

The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

2010

as Self

7.8

Vanishing on 7th Street

as Rosemary

For Colored Girls

as Tangie / Orange

2012

as Laura Wilson

as Condoleezza Rice

RocknRolla

as Stella

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

as Self

Norbit

as Kate Thomas

Run Fatboy Run

as Libby

Father and Son: On Screen and Off

2007

6.0

Making Pursuit: An Italian Take on the American Dream

2007

as Self

9.0

The Pursuit of Happyness

2006

as Linda

7.9

The Interrogation of Leo and Lisa

as The Mona Lisa

Crash

as Christine Thayer

The Chronicles of Riddick

as Dame Vaako

Shade

as Tiffany

The Truth About Charlie

2002

as Regina Lambert

4.8

Mission: Impossible II

as Nyah Hall

It Was an Accident

as Noreen Hurlock

Beloved

as Beloved

Besieged

as Shandurai

Gridlock'd

as Cookie

In Your Dreams

as Clare

The Leading Man

as Hilary Rule

Jefferson in Paris

as Sally Hemings

The Journey of August King

1995

as Annalees

6.7

Interview with the Vampire

as Yvette

Loaded

as Zita

The Young Americans

as Rachael Stevens

Flirting

as Thandiwe Adjewa

Pirate Prince

as Becky Newton

Cry to Heaven

Television (25)

Wednesday

2022

as Dr. Rachael Fairburn

8.4

Human Resources

2022

as Mona (voice)

6.6

Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema

as Narrator (voice)

The Big Narstie Show

as Self

Big Mouth

as Mona (voice)

Westworld

as Maeve Millay

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

as Self

6.2

The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015

as Self - Guest

5.2

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

The Slap

as Aisha

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

as Self

5.9

Off Camera with Sam Jones

2014

as Self

4.0

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

Rogue

as Grace Travis

Line of Duty

as DCI Roz Huntley

RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Guest Judge

7.5

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

American Dad!

as Makeva (voice)

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

Elle Style Awards

as Self - Winner

The Daily Show

1996

as Self

6.4

1994

as Makemba 'Kem' Likasu

7.8

The Wanted Man

First Day on Earth

as Anya

Crew (2)

Movies (2)

President

Executive Producer

Liyana

Executive Producer