Uma Thurman
Known For
Acting
Born
1970-04-29 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Biography
Uma Karuna Thurman is an American actress, writer, producer and model. She has acted in a variety of films, from romantic comedies and dramas to science fiction and action films. Following her appearances on the December 1985 and May 1986 covers of British Vogue, Thurman's breakthrough role was Dangerous Liaisons (1988) in which she starred. She rose to international prominence with her role as Mia Wallace in Quentin Tarantino's 1994 film Pulp Fiction, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award, the BAFTA Award, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. Often hailed as Tarantino's muse, she reunited with the director to play the main role of The Bride in Kill Bill: Volume 1 and 2 (2003, 2004), which brought her two additional Golden Globe Award nominations. Established as a Hollywood leading lady, her other notable films include Henry & June (1990), 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), Lars von Trier's Nymphomaniac (2013) and The House That Jack Built (2018). In 2011, Thurman was a member of the jury for the main competition at the 64th Cannes Film Festival, and in 2017, she was named president of the 70th edition's "Un Certain Regard" jury. Thurman made her Broadway debut in The Parisian Woman (2017–2018). For her performance in the made-for-HBO film Hysterical Blindness (2002), Thurman won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Film, and for her five-episode role in the NBC musical series Smash (2012), she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series. Thurman has starred in the miniseries The Slap (2015) and the series Imposters (2017–2018). Description above from the Wikipedia article Uma Thurman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
American Dad!
as Gwen Ling (voice)
The Daily Show
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
The View
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self
Nature
as Narrator (voice)
Pulp Fiction
as Mia Wallace
Bambi
as Self
The Oscars
as Self
Good Day Live
as Self
Dexter: Resurrection
as Charley
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
as The Bride / Beatrix Kiddo (Black Mamba) / Mommy
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
as The Bride
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
as Mrs. H
The Reichen Show
as Self - Guest