Melanie Thandiwe Newton OBE (born 6 November 1972), formerly credited as Thandie Newton, is a British actress.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Anaconda
Character:Claire Simons
Release Date:24/12/2025
Mufasa: The Lion King
Character:Eshe (voice)
Release Date:18/12/2024
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Character:Ginger (voice)
Release Date:08/12/2023
God's Country
Character:Sandra Guidry
Release Date:15/09/2022
All the Old Knives
Character:Celia Harrison
Release Date:08/04/2022
Reminiscence
Character:Emily 'Watts' Sanders
Release Date:18/08/2021
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times
Character:Self
Release Date:19/09/2020
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
Character:Journalist
Release Date:13/03/2019
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Character:Val
Release Date:15/05/2018
Gringo
Character:Bonnie Soyinka
Release Date:08/03/2018
Family Feud
Character:Joan
Release Date:04/01/2018
Bill Cosby: Fall of an American Icon
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:05/06/2017
Half of a Yellow Sun
Character:Olanna
Release Date:08/09/2013
Good Deeds
Character:Lindsey
Release Date:23/02/2012
Retreat
Character:Kate
Release Date:14/10/2011
The Prophet
Character:Narrator
Release Date:03/01/2011
For Colored Girls
Character:Tangie / Orange
Release Date:05/11/2010
Vanishing on 7th Street
Character:Rosemary
Release Date:11/09/2010
Huge
Character:Kris
Release Date:18/06/2010
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
Character:Self
Release Date:02/03/2010
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
Character:Self
Release Date:02/03/2010
2012
Character:Laura Wilson
Release Date:10/10/2009
W.
Character:Condoleezza Rice
Release Date:17/10/2008
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Character:Self
Release Date:02/10/2008
RocknRolla
Character:Stella
Release Date:04/09/2008
Run Fatboy Run
Character:Libby
Release Date:06/09/2007
Father and Son: On Screen and Off
Character:
Release Date:22/05/2007
Making Pursuit: An Italian Take on the American Dream
Character:Self
Release Date:27/03/2007
Norbit
Character:Kate Thomas
Release Date:08/02/2007
The Pursuit of Happyness
Character:Linda
Release Date:14/12/2006
The Interrogation of Leo and Lisa
Character:The Mona Lisa
Release Date:29/03/2006
Crash
Character:Christine Thayer
Release Date:06/05/2005
The Chronicles of Riddick
Character:Dame Vaako
Release Date:11/06/2004
Shade
Character:Tiffany
Release Date:18/05/2003
The Truth About Charlie
Character:Regina Lambert
Release Date:25/10/2002
It Was an Accident
Character:Noreen Hurlock
Release Date:27/10/2000
Mission: Impossible II
Character:Nyah Hall
Release Date:24/05/2000
Beloved
Character:Beloved
Release Date:16/10/1998
Besieged
Character:Shandurai
Release Date:05/02/1998
In Your Dreams
Character:Clare
Release Date:13/12/1997
Gridlock'd
Character:Cookie
Release Date:29/01/1997
The Leading Man
Character:Hilary Rule
Release Date:12/12/1996
The Journey of August King
Character:Annalees
Release Date:14/09/1995
Jefferson in Paris
Character:Sally Hemings
Release Date:31/03/1995
Interview with the Vampire
Character:Yvette
Release Date:11/11/1994
Loaded
Character:Zita
Release Date:01/09/1994
The Young Americans
Character:Rachael Stevens
Release Date:08/10/1993
Pirate Prince
Character:Becky Newton
Release Date:26/12/1991
Flirting
Character:Thandiwe Adjewa
Release Date:20/03/1991
Television Appearances
Wednesday
Character:Dr. Rachael Fairburn
Human Resources
Character:Mona (voice)
Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema
Character:Narrator (voice)
The Big Narstie Show
Character:Self
Big Mouth
Character:Mona (voice)
Big Mouth
Character:
Westworld
Character:Maeve Millay
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Character:Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Character:Self - Guest
The Slap
Character:Aisha
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Character:Self
Rogue
Character:Grace Travis
Rogue
Character:
Line of Duty
Character:DCI Roz Huntley
RuPaul's Drag Race
Character:Self - Special Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race
Character:Self - Guest Judge
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
American Dad!
Character:Makeva (voice)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
Elle Style Awards
Character:Self - Winner
The Daily Show
Character:Self
ER
Character:Makemba 'Kem' Likasu
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