Born:Thandiwe Adjewa Newton

Professional Name:Thandie Newton

Date of Birth:November 6,1972

Claim to Fame: Played “Beloved” in the film adaptation of writer Toni Morrison’s novel Beloved  in 1998

Kids:Two daughters named Ripley, born in 2000, and Nico, born in 2004

Interesting Tidbit:Newton married English writer and director Ol Parker in 1997

Newton was born in Zambia,in Southern Africa.Thandie is the offspring of a Zimbabwean mother and a British father. Though Thandie grew up in Zambia,she at a later point in her life lived in England.Thandie received an Anthropology degree from the prestigious Cambridge University in Cambridge,England before becoming the actress that we all know today.
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