Uma Karuna Thurman is an American actress, writer, producer and model. She has acted in a variety of films, from romantic comedies and dramas to science fiction and action films. Following her appearances on the December 1985 and May 1986 covers of British Vogue, Thurman's breakthrough role was Dangerous Liaisons (1988) in which she starred. She rose to international prominence with her role as Mia Wallace in Quentin Tarantino's 1994 film Pulp Fiction, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award, the BAFTA Award, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. Often hailed as Tarantino's muse, she reunited with the director to play the main role of The Bride in Kill Bill: Volume 1 and 2 (2003, 2004), which brought her two additional Golden Globe Award nominations.
Uma Karuna Thurman is an American actress, writer, producer and model. She has acted in a variety of films, from romantic comedies and dramas to science fiction and action films. Following her appearances on the December 1985 and May 1986 covers of British Vogue, Thurman's breakthrough role was Dangerous Liaisons (1988) in which she starred. She rose to international prominence with her role as Mia Wallace in Quentin Tarantino's 1994 film Pulp Fiction, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award, the BAFTA Award, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. Often hailed as Tarantino's muse, she reunited with the director to play the main role of The Bride in Kill Bill: Volume 1 and 2 (2003, 2004), which brought her two additional Golden Globe Award nominations.
Established as a Hollywood leading lady, her other notable films include Henry & June (1990), The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996), Batman & Robin (1997), Gattaca (1997), Les Misérables (1998), Paycheck (2003), The Producers (2005), My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006), Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010), Lars von Trier's Nymphomaniac (2013) and The House That Jack Built (2018). In 2011, Thurman was a member of the jury for the main competition at the 64th Cannes Film Festival, and in 2017, she was named president of the 70th edition's "Un Certain Regard" jury. Thurman made her Broadway debut in The Parisian Woman (2017–2018).
For her performance in the made-for-HBO film Hysterical Blindness (2002), Thurman won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Film, and for her five-episode role in the NBC musical series Smash (2012), she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series. Thurman has starred in the miniseries The Slap (2015) and the series Imposters (2017–2018).
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External links
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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q125017
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Filmography (Movies)
The Housekeeper
Character:Danni
Release Date:15/10/2026
The Lost Chapter: Yuki's Revenge
Character:The Bride (voice)
Release Date:05/12/2025
Megadoc
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:19/09/2025
Countdown: Taylor vs. Serrano
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:02/07/2025
The Old Guard 2
Character:Discord
Release Date:01/07/2025
The King of Kings
Character:Catherine Dickens (voice)
Release Date:07/04/2025
Oh, Canada
Character:Emma / Gloria
Release Date:06/12/2024
Uma Thurman: Hollywood's Silent Warrior
Character:Self (archive footage) - actress, subject
Release Date:25/08/2024
The Kill Room
Character:Patrice
Release Date:14/09/2023
Red, White & Royal Blue
Character:Ellen Claremont
Release Date:27/07/2023
The Calm
Character:Woman
Release Date:17/05/2023
Hollywood Stargirl
Character:Roxanne Martel
Release Date:03/06/2022
Pumas: Legends of the Ice Mountains
Character:Narrator
Release Date:03/02/2021
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:02/01/2021
The War with Grandpa
Character:Sally
Release Date:27/08/2020
The House That Jack Built
Character:Lady 1
Release Date:04/10/2018
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:21/08/2018
Down a Dark Hall
Character:Madame Duret
Release Date:01/08/2018
The Con Is On
Character:Harriet Fox
Release Date:04/05/2018
The Enlightenment
Character:Narrator
Release Date:27/09/2017
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Character:Self - Actress (archive footage)
Release Date:19/03/2017
Burnt
Character:Simone
Release Date:02/10/2015
Jump!
Character:Wendy
Release Date:26/07/2014
The Mundane Goddess
Character:Hera
Release Date:26/07/2014
The Gift
Character:Miss Anderson
Release Date:26/07/2014
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
Character:Mrs. H
Release Date:25/12/2013
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
Character:Mrs. H
Release Date:25/12/2013
Love, Marilyn
Character:Self
Release Date:30/05/2013
Movie 43
Character:Fake Lois Lane (segment "Super Hero Speed Dating")
Release Date:24/01/2013
Playing for Keeps
Character:Patti
Release Date:29/11/2012
Bel Ami
Character:Madeleine Forestier
Release Date:09/03/2012
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Character:The Bride / Beatrix Kiddo (Black Mamba) / Mommy
Release Date:27/03/2011
Ceremony
Character:Zoe
Release Date:08/10/2010
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Character:Medusa
Release Date:01/02/2010
Motherhood
Character:Eliza Welsh
Release Date:21/01/2009
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Character:Joy
Release Date:17/12/2008
My Zinc Bed
Character:Elsa
Release Date:27/08/2008
The Accidental Husband
Character:Dr. Emma Lloyd
Release Date:29/02/2008
The Life Before Her Eyes
Character:Diana
Release Date:08/09/2007
My Super Ex-Girlfriend
Character:Jenny Johnson
Release Date:20/07/2006
The Producers
Character:Ulla
Release Date:25/12/2005
A Tribute To Ismail Merchant
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:30/10/2005
The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie
Character:Uma Thurman
Release Date:23/10/2005
Prime
Character:Rafi Gardet
Release Date:21/09/2005
Be Cool, Very Cool
Character:Self
Release Date:07/06/2005
Be Cool
Character:Edie Athens
Release Date:04/03/2005
The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2'
Character:Self
Release Date:10/08/2004
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Character:Beatrix Kiddo / The Bride / 'Black Mamba' / Mommy
Release Date:16/04/2004
Paycheck
Character:Rachel Porter
Release Date:25/12/2003
The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 1'
Character:Self
Release Date:17/10/2003
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Character:The Bride
Release Date:10/10/2003
Pulp Fiction: The Facts
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:20/08/2002
All the Love You Cannes!
Character:Self
Release Date:16/05/2002
Hysterical Blindness
Character:Debby Miller
Release Date:16/01/2002
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
Character:Poison Ivy (archive footage)
Release Date:23/12/2001
Tape
Character:Amy
Release Date:02/11/2001
Chelsea Walls
Character:Grace
Release Date:21/09/2001
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:03/08/2000
The Golden Bowl
Character:Charlotte Stant
Release Date:14/05/2000
Vatel
Character:Anne de Montausier
Release Date:01/05/2000
Sweet and Lowdown
Character:Blanche Williams
Release Date:03/12/1999
The Avengers
Character:Emma Peel
Release Date:13/08/1998
Les Misérables
Character:Fantine
Release Date:01/05/1998
Gattaca
Character:Irene Cassini
Release Date:07/09/1997
Batman & Robin
Character:Dr. Pamela Isley / Poison Ivy
Release Date:20/06/1997
Duke of Groove
Character:Maya
Release Date:07/05/1996
The Truth About Cats & Dogs
Character:Noelle
Release Date:26/04/1996
Beautiful Girls
Character:Andera
Release Date:09/02/1996
A Month by the Lake
Character:Miss Beaumont
Release Date:11/09/1995
Pulp Fiction
Character:Mia Wallace
Release Date:10/09/1994
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Character:Sissy Hankshaw
Release Date:13/05/1994
Mad Dog and Glory
Character:Glory
Release Date:05/03/1993
Jennifer Eight
Character:Helena Robertson
Release Date:06/11/1992
Final Analysis
Character:Diana Baylor
Release Date:07/02/1992
Robin Hood
Character:Maid Marian
Release Date:26/04/1991
Henry & June
Character:June Miller
Release Date:28/09/1990
Where the Heart Is
Character:Daphne McBain
Release Date:23/02/1990
Dangerous Liaisons
Character:Cécile de Volanges
Release Date:21/12/1988
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Character:Venus / Rose
Release Date:07/12/1988
Johnny Be Good
Character:Georgia Elkans
Release Date:22/03/1988
Kiss Daddy Goodnight
Character:Laura
Release Date:29/10/1987
Television Appearances
Dexter: Resurrection
Character:Charley
The Future of Nature
Character:Narrator
Hot Ones Versus
Character:Self
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
Character:Arianna Huffington
Suspicion
Character:Katherine Newman
The Age Of Nature
Character:Narrator
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
Chambers
Character:Nancy Lefevre
Imposters
Character:Lenny Cohen
The Slap
Character:Anouk
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
Smash
Character:Rebecca Duvall
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
The Reichen Show
Character:Self - Guest
American Dad!
Character:Gwen Ling (voice)
Unscripted
Character:Self
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Character:Self
Good Day Live
Character:Self
The View
Character:Self
The Daily Show
Character:Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self
Nature
Character:Narrator (voice)
The Oscars
Character:Self
Bambi
Character:Self
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