Birth Name: Melanie Thandiwe Newton
Birth Date: 1972-11-06
Birth Place: London, England, UK
Career
First Appearances: - Flirting (1991) as Thandiwe Adjewa
Most Important Roles: - Mission: Impossible II (2000) as Nyah Hall
- The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) as Linda
- Interview with the Vampire (1994) as Yvette
- Crash (2005) as Christine Thayer
- W. (2008) as Condoleezza Rice
- The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) as Dame Vaako
- God's Country (2022) as Sandra Guidry
- Flirting (1991) as Thandiwe Adjewa
- Run Fatboy Run (2007) as Libby
- The Young Americans (1993) as Rachael Stevens
Career Highlights: - Mission: Impossible II (2000)
- The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
- Interview with the Vampire (1994)
- Crash (2005)
- W. (2008)
- The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
- God's Country (2022)
- Flirting (1991)
- Run Fatboy Run (2007)
- The Young Americans (1993)
Awards
Awards: - British Academy Film Awards (2006)
- Empire Awards (2006)
- Black Reel Awards (2006)
- London Film Critics' Circle (2006)
- Screen Actors Guild Award (2006)
- Black Reel Awards for Television (2017)
- Primetime Emmy Award (2018)
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (2018)
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire (2018)
- OkayAfrica 100 Women (2019)
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2010 (2019)
Full Biography
Thandiwe Newton, born Melanie Thandiwe Newton OBE on 6 November 1972, is a British actress known for her diverse roles in films like 'Beloved', 'Mission: Impossible II', 'Crash', and 'Westworld'. She won an Emmy Award and has been nominated for several others, including Golden Globes. Notably, she starred in the 1997 film 'Gridlock'd' as a character named 'Tiffany'. However, there are no specific details about her early life or career progression provided in the given texts.