- Source of Wealth: Film, Television
- Age: 47
- Birth Place: London, England , United Kingdom
- Height: 5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
- Weight: N/A
- Marital Status: Married (Ol Parker)
- Full Name: Thandiwe Nashita Newton
- Nationality: United Kingdom
- Date of Birth: November 6, 1972
- Ethnicity: Zimbabwean and British
- Occupation: Actress
- Education: Downing College, Cambridge
- Children: 2 (Ripley, Nico)
Fine-boned and soft-spoken, Thandie Newton displays a deceptive fragility that is betrayed by the strong, resilient characters she often portrays. The actress was born in London in 1972 to a Zimbabwean mother and British father who moved their family to London when Newton was four. It was while a student at a private school in North London that the actress met Australian director John Duigan, who was casting his coming-of-age tale Flirting (1991). Newton won a leading role as the smart, worldly girlfriend of the film’s protagonist and starred alongside a then-relatively unknown Nicole Kidman. Her next film of any significance was 1994’s Interview With the Vampire, in which she had a minor role alongside Kidman’s then-husband, Tom Cruise.
In 2000, Newton further ascended the ranks of recognition when she starred opposite former Interview With the Vampire co-star Tom Cruise in John Woo’s Mission: Impossible II; although the film received mixed reviews, Newton earned almost unanimous approval from critics, who praised her strong, dynamic performance.
Born Thandiwe Nashita Newton on 6 November 1972 in London, England, United Kingdom.