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Thandiwe Newton
Acting

Thandiwe Newton

Born November 6, 1972London, England, UK

Yearbook Entry

Class of… whatever timeline this is.

“I did the right thing, the hard thing, and the stylish thing in the same scene.”

Most Likely to Turn a Side Mission into a Stand

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 ...

In THE MULTIxVERSE

Mission: Impossible 2

Mission: Impossible 2

as Nyah Hall

OTHERverse

Solo: A Star Wars Story

Solo: A Star Wars Story

as Val

Star Wars

Thandiwe Newton in Cinematic Lore

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Lore entries connected to movies featuring this actor.

Cosmic Philosophy

The Force

Not a power. A living religion that people interpret, argue over, and die for.

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Also Known For

Mufasa: The Lion King

Mufasa: The Lion King

2024

The Pursuit of Happyness

The Pursuit of Happyness

2006

Interview with the Vampire

Interview with the Vampire

1994

2012

2012

2009

Anaconda

Anaconda

2025

Norbit

Norbit

2007

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

2023

Crash

Crash

2005

Reminiscence

Reminiscence

2021

All the Old Knives

All the Old Knives

2022

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