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Uma Karuna Thurman (born April 29, 1970), is an
United States|American film actor|actress.  

Born in Boston,  Massachusetts, she was given a
Buddhist upbringing. Her half-Sweden|Swedish,
half-Germany|German mother, Nena, was briefly
married to Timothy Leary (to whom she was
introduced by Salvador Dalí) before marrying
Uma's father, Robert Thurman, a professor of
Indo-Tibetan Buddhist studies at Columbia
University. "Uma (goddess)|Uma" is the name of a
Hindu goddess of light and beauty. She has three
brothers, named Ganden, Dechen and Mipam. For a
long time, she was a spokesmodel for cosmetics
company Lancôme which had shades of lipstick
named after her. As of 2005, she is a spokesmodel
for luxurious French fashion house Louis Vuitton.
In Portuguese language|Portuguese, her name means
"one", in Polynesian language|Polynesian, it means
"kiss", in Japanese language|Japanese, it means
"horse", and in Swahili it means "fork". Ethan
Hawke's book For Karuna was dedicated to her. 

Uma Thurman left her high school, Northfield Mount
Hermon, at the age of 15 to pursue an acting
career in New York City. In 1990 she married actor
Gary Oldman but divorced him two years later. On
May 1, 1998, she married actor Ethan Hawke, whom
she had met at the set of Gattaca, and gave birth
to a daughter Maya Ray and later on, son Roan.

In 2003, Thurman and Hawke split, and in 2004, the
couple filed for divorce. She now resides in Hyde
Park, New York.

A Russian rock band, Ne Nashego Mira, renamed
itself UmaThurman
(Уматурм
ан), hoping to capitalize on her
popularity.

She reportedly is afflicted with Body dysmorphic
disorder | body dysmorphia. But Quentin Tarantino
is a fan of her feet which can be seen in Pulp
Fiction and Kill Bill.
== Quotes ==
* "I grew up in a mostly Buddhist environment. My
father, when very young, was the first American to
be ordained as a Buddhist monk. He now teaches
Indo-Tibetan studies at Columbia University and is
regarded as this country's foremost authority on
Buddhism. When the Dalai Lama comes to America,
it's my father who is his host. When asked if I
consider myself Buddhist, the answer is, not
really. But it's more my religion than any other
because I was brought up with it in an
intellectual and spiritual environment. I don't
practice or preach it, however. But Buddhism has
had a major effect on who I am and how I think
about the world. What I have learned is that I
like all religions, but only parts of them."
interview in Cosmopolitan, 1995

== Filmography ==

*The Producers (2005 in film|2006)
*The Prime (2005 in film|2005)
*Be Cool (2005 in film|2005)
*Paycheck (short story)|Paycheck (2003 in
film|2003)
*Kill Bill (Vol. 1 2003 in film|2003, Vol. 2 2004
in film|2004)
*Hysterical Blindness (2002 in film|2002)
*Chelsea Walls (2001 in film|2001)
*Tape (film)|Tape (2001 in film|2001)
*The Golden Bowl (2000 in film|2000)
*Vatel (2000 in film|2000)
*Sweet and Lowdown (1999 in film|1999)
*The Avengers (film)|The Avengers (1998 in
film|1998)
*Les Misérables (1998 film)|Les Misérables (1998
in film|1998)
*Batman and Robin (1997 film)|Batman & Robin (1997
in film|1997)
*Gattaca (1997 in film|1997)
*You're Still Not Fooling Anybody (1997 in
film|1997)
*Beautiful Girls (1996 in film|1996)
*Truth About Cats and Dogs|The Truth About Cats &
Dogs (1996 in film|1996)
*Duke of Groove (1995 in film|1995)
*A Month by the Lake (1995 in film|1995)
*Pulp Fiction (1994 in film|1994)
*Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993 in film|1993)
*Mad Dog and Glory (1993 in film|1993)
*Final Analysis (1992 in film|1992)
*Jennifer Eight (1992 in film|1992)
*Robin Hood (TV) (1991 in film|1991)
*Henry & June (1990 in film|1990)
*Where the Heart Is (1990 in film|1990)
*The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988 in
film|1988)
*Dangerous Liaisons (1988 in film|1988)
*Johnny Be Good (1988 in film|1988)
*Kiss Daddy Goodnight (1987 in film|1987)

==External link==
* imdb name|id=0000235|name=Uma Thurman
* http://groups.yahoo.com/group/umathurmanlinks
Uma Thurman Links group
* http://www.uma-thurman.org/ a site every fan
should visit