Thandie Newton was born in London. She is the daughter of a Zimbabwean mother, Nyasha, a health-care worker from the Shona tribe, and Nick Newton, a British father who worked as a lab technician. She lived in Zambia until political unrest caused her family to move back to the UK. She then lived in Cornwall in the southwest of Britain until the age of 11. At that time she enrolled in London’s Art Educational School, where she studied modern dance. However, a back injury forced her to quit dancing. This led to her auditioning for films and receiving her first role in John Duigan’s Flirting (1991). She then moved to Los Angeles, California, to pursue acting and her then-boyfriend. Her British accent limited the amount of work she was getting, and she returned to Britain, where she went to Cambridge University to study, eventually receiving a degree in anthropology. Between semesters, she continued her acting and became noticed and in-demand for future film roles.
- HOME
- VIDEO
- FEATURES
- ARCHIVES
- POSTS
- ELEMENTOR
- CONTENT BLOCKS
- SLIDER
- GRID LAYOUT
- GRID DEFAULT – 3 COLUMNS
- GRID DEFAULT – 2 COLUMNS
- GRID DEFAULT – 1 COLUMN
- GRID SPECIAL – 3 COLUMNS
- GRID SPECIAL – 2 COLUMNS
- GRID SPECIAL – 1 COLUMN
- GRID MODERN – 3 COLUMNS
- GRID MODERN – 2 COLUMNS
- GRID MODERN – 1 COLUMN
- GRID POSTER – 6 COLUMNS
- GRID POSTER – 4 COLUMNS
- GRID SMALL – 4 COLUMNS
- GRID SMALL – 3 COLUMNS
- LIST LAYOUT
- SHORTCODE VIDEO
- SHORTCODE PLAYLIST
- MEGA MENU
-
-
No videos yet!
Click on "Watch later" to put videos here
- View all videos
-
-
-
Don't miss new videos
Sign in to see updates from your favourite channels
-
-