British actress with an Emmy for HBO's "Westworld" and a career across "Mission - Impossible 2", "Crash", and "Solo - A Star Wars Story".
Background
Born Melanie Thandiwe Newton in London to a Zimbabwean mother and English father, she trained in dance at the Tring Park School. John Duigan cast her in “Flirting” (1991) opposite Nicole Kidman.
Career
She broke through in Jonathan Demme’s “Beloved” (1998) opposite Oprah Winfrey. Her later credits include Paul Haggis’ Oscar-winning “Crash” and HBO’s “Westworld” (2016-2022).
Style
Newton has been an outspoken voice on race and gender in Hollywood. In 2021 she reclaimed the spelling Thandiwe (her birth name’s authentic Zimbabwean form). She has also produced the Channel 4 series “Liaison”.
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