Thandiwe Newton

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• WestworldTV Show · 2016

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Thandiwe Newton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

1. 2025Anacondaas Claire Simons
2. 2024Mufasa: The Lion Kingas Eshe (voice)
3. 2023Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nuggetas Ginger (voice)
4. 2023PresidentExecutive producer
5. 2022Wednesdayas Dr. Rachael Fairburn · 3 episodes
6. 2022God's Countryas Sandra Guidry
7. 2022All the Old Knivesas Celia Harrison
8. 2022Human Resourcesas Mona (voice) · 1 episode
9. 2021Reminiscenceas Emily 'Watts' Sanders
10. 2020Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Timesas Self
11. 2020Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinemaas Narrator (voice) · 14 episodes
12. 2019RuPaul's Drag Race UKas Self - Guest Judge · 1 episode
13. 2019The Death & Life of John F. Donovanas Journalist
14. 2018Solo: A Star Wars Storyas Val
15. 2018Gringoas Bonnie Soyinka
16. 2018Family Feudas Joan
17. 2017Big Mouthas Mona (voice) · 9 episodes
18. 2017LiyanaExecutive producer
19. 2016Westworldas Maeve Millay · 36 episodes
20. 2015The Slapas Aisha · 8 episodes
21. 2013Half of a Yellow Sunas Olanna
22. 2013Rogueas Grace Travis · 40 episodes
23. 2012Line of Dutyas DCI Roz Huntley · 6 episodes
24. 2012Good Deedsas Lindsey
25. 2011Retreatas Kate
26. 2011The Prophetas Narrator
27. 2010For Colored Girlsas Tangie / Orange
28. 2010Vanishing on 7th Streetas Rosemary
29. 2010Hugeas Kris
30. 20102012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epicas Self
31. 2010The End of the World: The Actor's Perspectiveas Self
32. 20092012as Laura Wilson
33. 2009RuPaul's Drag Raceas Self - Special Guest · 1 episode
34. 2008W.as Condoleezza Rice
35. 2008How to Lose Friends & Alienate Peopleas Self
36. 2008RocknRollaas Stella
37. 2007Run Fatboy Runas Libby
38. 2007Father and Son: On Screen and Off
39. 2007Making Pursuit: An Italian Take on the American Dreamas Self
40. 2007Norbitas Kate Thomas
41. 2006The Pursuit of Happynessas Linda
42. 2005Crashas Christine Thayer
43. 2005American Dad!as Makeva (voice) · 1 episode
44. 2004The Chronicles of Riddickas Dame Vaako
45. 2003Shadeas Tiffany
46. 2002The Truth About Charlieas Regina Lambert
47. 2000It Was an Accidentas Noreen Hurlock
48. 2000Mission: Impossible IIas Nyah Hall
49. 1998Belovedas Beloved
50. 1998Besiegedas Shandurai
51. 1997In Your Dreamsas Clare
52. 1997Gridlock'das Cookie
53. 1996The Leading Manas Hilary Rule
54. 1995The Journey of August Kingas Annalees
55. 1995Jefferson in Parisas Sally Hemings
56. 1994Interview with the Vampireas Yvette
57. 1994ERas Kem Likasu · 10 episodes
58. 1994Loadedas Zita
59. 1993The Young Americansas Rachael Stevens
60. 1991Flirtingas Thandiwe Adjewa