Melanie Thandiwe Newton was born in Westminster, London, England, on November 6, 1972, is a British actress. Young Thandiwe Newton first started performing as a dancer. She made her big screen debut in comedy drama film Flirting (1991) in role as Thandiwe Adjewa. She got her television debut in adventure film Pirate Prince (1991) in role as Becky Newton. Thandiwe breakthrough performance came as Yvette in gothic horror film Interview with the Vampire (1994).
Thandiwe Newton height is 5' 3" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 160 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, her weight is 112.5 іn pоunds or 51 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. Her body measurements are bust-waist-hip 33-23.5-35 in inches or 84-60-89 in cеntіmеtrеѕ, her bra size is 32A with cup size A. She is 52 years old. Her net worth is around 14 million dollars.
Birth Date:
November 6, 1972
Age:
52 years old
Nationality:
England
Sun Sign:
Scorpio
Natural hair color:
Dark Brown
Eye Color:
Light Brown
Net Worth:
$14 Million
Height:
5 ft 3 in | 160 cm
Weight:
51 kg | 112.5 lbs
Body Measurements:
33-23.5-35 in | 84-60-89 cm
Bra Size:
32A
Shoe Size:
7 US | 37.5 EU
She won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance as Christine Thayer in drama movie Crash (2004).
She was nominated for the Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favourite Female – Newcomer and a Empire Award for Best British Actress for her role as Nyah Nordoff-Hall in action spy film Mission: Impossible 2 (2000).
She was nominated for the Black Reel Awards for Best Actress for Besieged (1999) as Shandurai, The Truth About Charlie (2002) as Regina Lambert, and For Colored Girls (2010) as Tangie Adrose.
She was nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture and the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for her role as Beloved in horror drama movie Beloved (1998).
She was nominated for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for her role as Linda in biographical drama movie The Pursuit of Happyness (2006).
Jefferson in Paris (1995) - Sally Hemings
RocknRolla (2008) - Stella
The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) - Dame Vaako
Vanishing on 7th Street (2010) - Rosemary
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) - Val
Gringo (2018) - Bonnie Soyinka
The Death and Life of John F. Donovan (2018) - Audrey Newhouse
Reminiscence (2021) - Emily "Watts" Sanders
God's Country (2022) - Sandra Guidry
All the Old Knives (2022) - Celia Harrison
She voiced Ginger in Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023) and Eshe in Mufasa: The Lion King (2024).
Anaconda (2025) - Claire Simons
She won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series also was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film for her role as sentient android madam Maeve Millay in HBO dystopian science fiction western television series Westworld (2016–2022).
She was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress for her performance as Detective Chief Inspector Roseanne "Roz" Huntley in the BBC police procedural series Line of Duty (2017).
ER (2003–2009) NBC - Makemba "Kem" Likasu
Rogue (2013–2015) - Grace Travis
The Slap (2015) NBC - Aisha
She voiced Mona the Hormone Monstress in Big Mouth (2019-2023) and Human Resources (2022-2023).
Wednesday (2025) Netflix - Dr. Fairburn
Studied modern dance at the Tring Park School for the Performing Arts in London.
Graduated from Downing College, Cambridge (1995), with a degree in social anthropology.
Has Shona Zimbabwean and English-Cornish ancestry.
Has brother, Jamie Newton.
She is a vegan.
Featured in music video for Jay-Z featuring Beyoncé "Family Feud" (2017).
Lives in London, England.
She dated actor Brad Pitt (1994-1995).
She was married to English film writer and director Ol Parker (1998-2022), they have two daughters: Ripley, Nico and one son, Booker Jombe.
She is in a relationship with American musician Elijah Dias.