Thandiwe Newton
Melanie Thandiwe Newton OBE (born 6 November 1972), formerly credited as Thandie Newton, is a British actress.
Newton is known for starring roles such as the title character in Beloved (1998), Nyah Nordoff-Hall in Mission: Impossible 2 (2000), Tiffany in Shade (2003), Dame Vaako in The Chronicles of Riddick (2004), Christine in Crash (2004), Linda in The Pursuit of Happyness (2006), Libby in Run Fatboy Run (2007), Stella in RockNRolla (2008), Condoleezza Rice in W. (2008), Laura Wilson in 2012 (2009), Tangie Adrose in For Colored Girls (2010), Maeve Millay in Westworld (2016–2022), Roz Huntley in Line of Duty (2017), and Val in Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018).
Newton has received various awards, including an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and two Critics' Choice Awards, in addition to nominations for two Golden Globe Awards, a Saturn Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a British Academy Television Award for Best Actress. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to film and charity.
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Acting
Movie
2012
as Laura Wilson
2009
Movie
The Pursuit of Happyness
as Linda
2006
TV
Wednesday
as Dr. Rachael Fairburn
2022
Movie
Solo: A Star Wars Story
as Val
2018
Movie
Mission: Impossible II
as Nyah Hall
2000
Movie
Interview with the Vampire
as Yvette
1994
TV
Westworld
as Maeve Millay
2016
Movie
The Chronicles of Riddick
as Dame Vaako
2004
Movie
Crash
as Christine Thayer
2005
Movie
RocknRolla
as Stella
2008
Movie
Mufasa: The Lion King
as Eshe (voice)
2024
Movie
Norbit
as Kate Thomas
2007
TV
American Dad!
as Makeva (voice)
2005
Movie
Reminiscence
as Emily 'Watts' Sanders
2021
TV
Big Mouth
as Mona (voice)
2017
TV
Big Mouth
2017
Movie
Anaconda
as Claire Simons
2025
TV
ER
as Makemba 'Kem' Likasu
1994
Movie
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
as Ginger (voice)
2023
Movie
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
as Self
2008
Movie
Gringo
as Bonnie Soyinka
2018
Movie
Run Fatboy Run
as Libby
2007
Movie
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
as Journalist
2019
Movie
W.
as Condoleezza Rice
2008
