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Thandiwe Newton

Thandiwe Newton

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 06, 1972 (52)
Birthplace London, England, UK
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Jun 11, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 o ... f 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.

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Filmography

Mufasa: The Lion King

Mufasa: The Lion King

2024

as Eshe (voice)

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

2023

as Ginger (voice)

God's Country

God's Country

2022

as Sandra Guidry

All the Old Knives

All the Old Knives

2022

as Celia Harrison

Reminiscence

Reminiscence

2021

as Emily 'Watts' Sanders

Gringo

Gringo

2018

as Bonnie Soyinka

Half of a Yellow Sun

Half of a Yellow Sun

2013

as Olanna

Good Deeds

Good Deeds

2012

as Lindsey

The Prophet

The Prophet

2011

as Narrator

Retreat

Retreat

2011

as Kate

Vanishing on 7th Street

Vanishing on 7th Street

2010

as Rosemary

Huge

Huge

2010

as Kris

For Colored Girls

For Colored Girls

2010

as Tangie / Orange

2012

2012

2009

as Laura Wilson

RocknRolla

RocknRolla

2008

as Stella

W.

W.

2008

as Condoleezza Rice

Norbit

Norbit

2007

as Kate Thomas

Run Fatboy Run

Run Fatboy Run

2007

as Libby

The Pursuit of Happyness

The Pursuit of Happyness

2006

as Linda

The Interrogation of Leo and Lisa

The Interrogation of Leo and Lisa

2006

as The Mona Lisa

Crash

Crash

2005

as Christine Thayer

The Chronicles of Riddick

The Chronicles of Riddick

2004

as Dame Vaako

Shade

Shade

2003

as Tiffany

The Truth About Charlie

The Truth About Charlie

2002

as Regina Lambert

It Was an Accident

It Was an Accident

2000

as Noreen Hurlock

Mission: Impossible II

Mission: Impossible II

2000

as Nyah Hall

Beloved

Beloved

1998

as Beloved

In Your Dreams

In Your Dreams

1997

as Clare

Gridlock'd

Gridlock'd

1997

as Cookie

The Leading Man

The Leading Man

1996

as Hilary Rule

The Journey of August King

The Journey of August King

1995

as Annalees

Jefferson in Paris

Jefferson in Paris

1995

as Sally Hemings

Loaded

Loaded

1994

as Zita

The Young Americans

The Young Americans

1993

as Rachael Stevens

Flirting

Flirting

1991

as Thandiwe Adjewa

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President

President

2023

Executive Producer

Liyana

Liyana

2017

Executive Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Rogue

as Grace Travis

Episodes: 40

First Aired: Apr 03, 2013

Westworld

as Maeve Millay

Episodes: 36

First Aired: Oct 02, 2016

Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 14

First Aired: Sep 01, 2018

ER

as Makemba 'Kem' Likasu

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Sep 19, 1994

The Slap

as Aisha

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Feb 12, 2015

Line of Duty

as DCI Roz Huntley

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jun 26, 2012

Big Mouth

as Mona (voice)

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 29, 2017

American Dad!

as Makeva (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 06, 2005

Human Resources

as Mona (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 18, 2022

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

The Daily Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 22, 1996

RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Special Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 02, 2009

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 03, 2005

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 2015

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 02, 2015

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

The Big Narstie Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 29, 2018

RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Guest Judge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 02, 2009

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2015

Off Camera with Sam Jones

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 06, 2014

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 21, 2014

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Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 5 28 41 21
2024 6 30 45 21
2024 7 41 53 25
2024 8 33 87 21
2024 9 24 41 14
2024 10 22 39 12
2024 11 24 39 18
2024 12 22 33 16
2025 1 26 46 16
2025 2 18 30 3
2025 3 9 23 1
2025 4 2 2 1
2025 5 4 6 2
2025 6 4 5 3
2025 7 3 4 2
2025 8 3 10 2

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2024 5 679 492
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2024 12 838 705
2025 1 866 866
2025 7 219 183
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