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Thandie Newton (born November 6, 1972) is a
Britain|British actor|actress.

Born Thandiwe Newton in Zambia, to a Zimbabwean
mother and an England|English father.  She was
raised in Zambia and Cornwall, England, and
educated at Downing College, Cambridge. Her mother
is a princess of the Shona tribe.

Newton made her film début in Flirting
(movie)|Flirting (1991) and gained international
recognition opposite Nick Nolte in the film
Jefferson in Paris that led to her being cast in
1998's Beloved, (alongside Danny Glover and Oprah
Winfrey), where she played the title character.
She was also in the film|movie Mission: Impossible
II as Nyah Hall, the love interest of Tom Cruise's
character Ethan Hunt and was signed to appear in
the film version of Charlie's Angels but when the
Mission: Impossible film went over schedule she
lost the other part. Newton recently plays Kem,
the love interest of Dr. John Carter, on the
American television series ER (television)|ER, and
also appeared in The Chronicles of Riddick.

Newton married film writer Oliver Parker in 1998.
The couple has a daughter, Ripley, born in 2000.

==Trivia==
*The name "Thandiwe" means "beloved" in Zulu.
Thandie Newton played a character named "Beloved"
in the film adaptation of the Toni Morrison novel
Beloved in 1998. 
*Her daughter was named in honor of the character
Ripley of the Alien films.
*She is great friends with Nicole Kidman, and
Kidman recommended her then-husband Tom Cruise to
give Thandie a part opposite him in Mission:
Impossible II.

==External links==
*imdb name|id=0628601|name=Thandie Newton