Thandie Newton was born on November 6, 1972 in Lusaka, Zambia. Mother - a representative of the local nobility, by nationality Bantu, worked in the field of health; father - Englishman, laboratory assistant. Up to four years Tandy lived in Zambia, Africa, and in 1976 due to local political unrest, the family was forced to move to London. Since 1983 (Tandy was 11 years old) was engaged in dancing at the art school in London, but after receiving a back injury, classes stopped. In 1990, Tandy was invited
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Thandie Newton was born on November 6, 1972 in Lusaka, Zambia. Mother - a representative of the local nobility, by nationality Bantu, worked in the field of health; father - Englishman, laboratory assistant. Up to four years Tandy lived in Zambia, Africa, and in 1976 due to local political unrest, the family was forced to move to London.
Since 1983 (Tandy was 11 years old) was engaged in dancing at the art school in London, but after receiving a back injury, classes stopped. In 1990, Tandy was invited to star in the film.
Flirting Director John Duigan. The development of a career in Hollywood was hampered by a strong English accent, and Thandie Newton, deciding not to act in films, entered the University of Cambridge at the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology.
After graduation, Tandy continued filming in Hollywood. In 1994, a film with her participation was released.
"Interview with the vampire" . In 2000, after the filming of the picture
"Mission Impossible-2" She won the prize for Best Actress. After that, Thandie Newton became very popular among directors, and all her subsequent roles are almost always the main ones. Widely known for her role in the film
"Clash" (2004) Newton won the British Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Tandy was also supposed to play one of Charlie's Angels, but her role went to Lucy Lew. But later the actress managed to get roles in many movie hits.
Quite famous are the films with the participation of Tandy Newton: “The Norbit Tricks”, “Riddick Chronicles”, “Rock and Roller”, “2012”, “The Pursuit of Happiness”, “Run, Fat Man, Run”, “Besieged”, “Disappearance on 7th Street”, “Delicate Hands”, “In a Deadlock”. The last released film with Tandy is the thriller “Retreat” (2011).
Since 1997, the actress has been married to director Ol Parker. They have two daughters – Ripley, who was born in 2000, and Nico, who was born in 2004.