Uma Thurman
Uma Thurman is an American actress and model. Born April 29, 1970, in Boston. Educated at Northfield Mount Hermon School and Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. Awards include Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, MTV Movie Award for Best Dance Sequence and MTV Movie Award for Best Fight (2 times).
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- Described as
- American actress and model (born 1970)
- Other names
- Uma Karuna Thurman
- Born
- April 29, 1970 · 8 references
- Born in
- Boston · 3 references
- Name at birth
- Uma Karuna Thurman
- Citizen of
- United States
- Occupation
- actor · 4 references; film producer; film actor · 1 reference; model; screenwriter · 2 references; television producer · 1 reference; television actor · 1 reference; voice actor · 1 reference
- Education
- Northfield Mount Hermon School · 1 reference; Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute; Professional Children's School · 1 reference; American Embassy School
- Awards
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres; MTV Movie Award for Best Dance Sequence (1995); MTV Movie Award for Best Fight (2 times) (2004, 2005); MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance (2004); Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film (2003) · 1 reference; Ordre des Arts et des Lettres · 1 reference; Saturn Awards · 1 reference; International Cinephile Society Award for Best Actress (2004) · 2 references
- Spouse
- Gary Oldman (1990–1992); Ethan Hawke (1998–2005)
- Children
- Maya Hawke; Levon Hawke
- Father
- Robert Thurman · 1 reference
- Mother
- Nena von Schlebrügge
- Siblings
- Dechen Thurman · 1 reference
- Religion
- Buddhism
- Height
- 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) · 1 reference
- Wikipedias with a page
- 103
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What Wikipedia says · copied November 13, 2026 · revision 1385537934
Uma Karuna Thurman (born April 29, 1970) is an American actress. Known for her collaborations with Quentin Tarantino, she has performed in over fifty film and television productions since the 1980s, across genres that range from comedies and dramas to science fiction and action. Her accolades include a Golden Globe Award and nominations for an Academy Award, two British Academy Film Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Following her appearances in two covers for British Vogue, Thurman starred in Dangerous Liaisons (1988), Henry & June (1990), and Mad Dog and Glory (1993). She rose to international prominence with her portrayal as Mia Wallace in Tarantino's Pulp Fiction (1994), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She reunited with the director to play the Bride in Kill Bill: Volume 1 and 2 (2003–2004), which brought her a BAFTA Award nomination and two additional Golden Globe Award nominations.
Thurman's other film credits include 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), Nymphomaniac (2013), The House That Jack Built (2018), Hollywood Stargirl (2022), and The Old Guard 2 (2025). She made her Broadway debut in The Parisian Woman (2017–2018).
Thurman won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Film for her performance in the HBO film Hysterical Blindness (2002) and was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for appearing in the NBC series Smash (2012). On television, she has starred in The Slap (2015), Imposters (2017–2018), Chambers (2019), Super Pumped (2022), and Dexter: Resurrection (2025–present).
- Born, in its opening lines
- April 29, 1970
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