Real Name : Uma Karuna Thurman
Birth : 29 April 1970, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Height : 6'
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Uma Karuna Thurman, daughter of 'Robert Thurman (I)' (qv) and 'Nena Thurman' (qv), was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 29, 1970. Uma grew up in Amherst, Massachusetts, where her father worked at Amherst College. She left boarding school at just 15, already determined to become an actress. She moved to New York to follow her dream. A breakthrough role for the tall, blonde actress came when she played Cecile de Volanges in _Dangerous Liaisons (1988)_ (qv). More attention came with the NC-17 rated _Henry & June (1990)_ (qv), but it was Thurman's role in the 'Quentin Tarantino' (qv) classic _Pulp Fiction (1994)_ (qv) that earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Donning a short black wig to play femme fatale Mia Wallace opposite 'John Travolta' (qv)'s hit man Vincent Vega, Thurman earned a place in film history. After roles in _The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996)_ (qv) and the 'Ted Demme' (qv) film _Beautiful Girls (1996)_ (qv), Thurman met her future husband 'Ethan Hawke' (qv) on the set of _Gattaca (1997)_ (qv). Thurman returned to smaller films after playing the villainess Poison Ivy in the reviled 'Joel Schumacher' (qv) effort _Batman & Robin (1997)_ (qv) and Emma Peel in a remake of _The Avengers (1998)_ (qv). She worked with 'Woody Allen' (qv) and 'Sean Penn (I)' (qv) on _Sweet and Lowdown (1999)_ (qv), and starred in 'Richard Linklater' (qv)'s drama _Tape (2001)_ (qv) opposite Hawke. Thurman also won a Golden Globe award for her turn in the made-for-television film _Hysterical Blindness (2002) (TV)_ (qv), directed by 'Mira Nair' (qv). A return to the mainstream spotlight came when Thurman redeemed with 'Quentin Tarantino' (qv) for _Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)_ (qv), a revenge flick the two had dreamed up on the set of _Pulp Fiction (1994)_ (qv). She also turned up in the 'John Woo (I)' (qv) cautioner _Paycheck (2003)_ (qv) that same year. The renewed attention was not altogether welcome because Thurman was dealing with the break-up of her marriage with Hawke at about this time. Thurman handled the situation with grace, however, and took her surging popularity in stride. She garnered critical acclaim for her work in _Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)_ (qv) and was hailed as Tarantino's muse. Thurman reunited with _Pulp Fiction (1994)_ (qv) dance partner 'John Travolta' (qv) for the _Get Shorty (1995)_ (qv) sequel _Be Cool (2005)_ (qv) and landed a role in _The Producers (2005)_ (qv) after 'Nicole Kidman' (qv) backed out of the project. Uma Thurman was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1970 into a highly unorthodox and Eurocentric family -- her mother is a European socialite and former model, her father one of the nation's foremost Buddhist scholars. As a result, hers was a household in which the 'The Dalai Lama' (qv) was an occasional guest; she and her siblings all have names deriving from Buddhist mythology; and Middle American behavior was little understood, much less pursued. And so it was that the young Thurman confronted childhood with an odd name and eccentric home life -- and nature seemingly conspired against her as well. Currently six feet tall, from an early age she towered over everyone else in class. Her famously large feet would soon sprout to size 11 -- and even beyond that -- and although they would eventually be lovingly filmed by director 'Quentin Tarantino' (qv), as a child she generally wore the biggest shoes in class, which only provided another subject of ridicule. Even her long nose moved one of her mother's friends to helpfully suggest rhinoplasty -- to the ten-year-old Thurman. To make matters worse yet, the family constantly relocated, making the gangly, socially inept Thurman perpetually the new kid in class. The result was an exceptionally awkward, self-conscious, lonely and alienated childhood. Unsurprisingly, the young Thurman enjoyed making believe she was someone other than herself, and so thrived at acting in school plays -- her sole successful extracurricular activity. This interest, and her lanky frame, perfect for modeling, led the 15-year-old Thurman to New York City for high school and modeling work (including a layout in Glamour Magazine) as she sought acting roles. The roles soon came, starting with a few formulaic and forgettable Hollywood products, but immediately followed by 'Terry Gilliam' (qv)'s _The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)_ (qv) and 'Stephen Frears' (qv)' _Dangerous Liaisons (1988)_ (qv), both of which brought much attention to her unorthodox sensuality and performances that intriguingly combined innocence and worldliness. The weird, gangly girl became a sex symbol virtually overnight. Thurman continued to be offered good roles in Hollywood pictures into the early '90s, the least commercially successful but probably best-known of which was her smoldering, astonishingly-adult performance as June, 'Henry Miller (I)' (qv)'s wife, in _Henry & June (1990)_ (qv), the first movie to actually receive the dreaded NC-17 rating in the USA. After a celebrated start, Thurman's career stalled in the early '90s with movies such as the mediocre _Mad Dog and Glory (1993)_ (qv). Worse, her first starring role was in _Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993)_ (qv), which had endured a tortured journey from cult-favorite book to big-budget movie, and was a critical and financial debacle. Fortunately, Uma bounced back with a brilliant performance as Mia Wallace, that most unorthodox of all gangster's molls, in Tarantino's lauded, hugely successful _Pulp Fiction (1994)_ (qv), a role for which Thurman received an Academy Award nomination. Since then, Thurman has had periods of flirting with roles in arty independents such as _A Month by the Lake (1995)_ (qv), supporting roles in which she has lent some glamorous presence to a mixed batch of movies such as _Batman & Robin (1997)_ (qv), and the occasional starring role now and then, such as her role as a martial arts assassin in Tarantino's controversial _Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)_ (qv) and _Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)_ (qv), a grueling stretch for Thurman which proved her game for virtually any acting challenge. Thurman had been briefly married to 'Gary Oldman' (qv), from 1990 to 1992. In 1998, she married 'Ethan Hawke' (qv), her co-star in the offbeat futuristic thriller _Gattaca (1997)_ (qv). The couple had two children, Levon and Maya. Hawke and Thurman filed for divorce in 2004.
Biography written by: Larry- 15
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- 'Pulp Fiction' on a Dime: A 10th Anniversary Retrospect (2004) (TV) (also archive footage) [Herself]
- 10 Most Excellent Things: The Producers (2005) (TV) [Herself]
- 2004 MTV Movie Awards (2004) (TV) [Herself - Winner]
- A Month by the Lake (1995) [Miss Beaumont] <3>
- A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (2008) (TV) [Joy] <15>
- All the Love You Cannes! (2002) [Herself]
- Anatomy of a Scene: Shark Attack (2006) (V) [Herself] <5>
- Batman & Robin (1997) [Poison Ivy/Dr. Pamela Isley] <4>
- Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology 1989-1997 - Beyond Batman: Dressed to Thrill - The Costumes of 'Batman & Robin' (2005) (V) [Herself]
- Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology 1989-1997 - Beyond Batman: Freeze Frame - The Visual FX of 'Batman & Robin' (2005) (V) [Herself]
- Be Cool (2005) [Edie Athens] <2>
- Be Cool, Very Cool (2005) (V) [Herself]
- Beautiful Girls (1996) [Andera] <12>
- Behind the Microphone: Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (2005) (V) [Herself]
- Bel Ami (2011)
- Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006) (archive footage) (uncredited) [Mia Wallace]
- Ceremony (2010) [Zoe]
- Chelsea Walls (2001) [Grace] <16>
- Dangerous Liaisons (1988) [Cécile de Volanges] <7>
- De Superman à Spider-Man: L'aventure des super-héros (2002) (V) (archive footage) [Poison Ivy]
- Do Not Alter (2008) [Herself]
- Duke of Groove (1996) (TV) [Maya]
- Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993) [Sissy Hankshaw] <1>
- Festival Updates (2009) (TV) [Herself] <2>
- Final Analysis (1992) [Diana Baylor] <3>
- From Hong Kong to Hollywood: The Making of John Woo (2004) (TV) [Herself]
- Gattaca (1997) [Irene Cassini] <2>
- Girl Soldier (2010) [Sister Caroline]
- Henry & June (1990) [June Miller] <2>
- Hysterical Blindness (2002) (TV) [Debby Miller] <1>
- Ismail Merchant: Memorial Concert (2011) (V) [Herself]
- Jennifer Eight (1992) [Helena Robertson] <3>
- Johnny Be Good (1988) [Georgia Elkans] <4>
- Kaze no tani no Naushika (1984) (voice: English version) [Kushana]
- Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) [The Bride] <1>
- Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) [Beatrix Kiddo - The Bride, 'Black Mamba'] <1>
- Kill Bill: Vol. 3 (2014) [The Bride]
- Kiss Daddy Goodnight (1987) [Laura] <1>
- Les misérables (1998) [Fantine] <52>
- Mad Dog and Glory (1993) [Glory] <2>
- Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton (2007) (TV) [Herself] <17>
- Mission Zero (2007) [Herself] <1>
- Motherhood (2009/I) [Eliza Welch] <1>
- My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006) [Jenny Johnson/G-Girl] <1>
- My Zinc Bed (2008) (TV) [Elsa Quinn]
- Paycheck (2003) [Rachel] <3>
- Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) [Medusa] <13>
- Prime (2005) [Rafi Gardet] <1>
- Pulp Fiction (1994) [Mia Wallace] <12>
- Pulp Fiction: The Facts (2002) (V) (archive footage) [Herself]
- Remembering the Future: Paycheck & the Worlds of Philip K. Dick (2004) (TV) [Herself]
- Robin Hood (1991/I) (TV) [Maid Marian] <2>
- Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight - Batman Unbound (2005) (V) (archive footage) [Herself]
- Sundance Skippy (2009) [Herself]
- Sweet and Lowdown (1999) [Blanche] <58>
- Tape (2001) [Amy Randall] <3>
- The 17th Annual Gotham Awards (2007) (TV) [Herself]
- The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2003) (TV) [Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Made for Television Movie] <31>
- The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards (2004) (TV) [Herself - Co-presenter: Best Mini-Series or Made for TV Movie and Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Made for TV Movie/Nominee: Best Actress in a Motion Picture [Drama]]
- The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2005) (TV) [Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Motion Picture [Drama]]
- The 67th Annual Academy Awards (1995) (TV) [Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role & Presenter: Best Makeup]
- The 71st Annual Academy Awards (1999) (TV) [Herself - Presenter: Best Cinematography]
- The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (2000) (TV) [Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Documentary Feature]
- The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002) (TV) [Herself - Audience Member]
- The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV) [Herself - Co-presenter: Best Cinematography]
- The 78th Annual Academy Awards (2006) (TV) [Herself - Presenter]
- The Accidental Husband (2008) [Dr. Emma Lloyd] <1>
- The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) [Venus/Rose] <12>
- The Avengers (1998) [Emma Peel] <2>
- The Cast of 'My Super Ex-Girlfriend' (2006) (V) [Herself] <1>
- The Golden Bowl (2000) [Charlotte Stant] <7>
- The Life Before Her Eyes (2007) [Diana McFee] <1>
- The Making of 'Kill Bill' (2003) (TV) [Herself]
- The Making of 'Kill Bill: Volume 2' (2004) (TV) [Herself]
- The Making of 'My Super Ex-Girlfriend' (2006) (V) [Herself] <2>
- The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie (2005) [Herself]
- The Producers (2005) [Ulla] <3>
- The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996) [Noelle] <1>
- Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope (2005) (TV) [Herself]
- Valentino: The Last Emperor (2008) [Herself]
- Vatel (2000) [Anne de Montausier] <2>
- VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards (2000) (TV) [Herself]
- Welcome to Gattaca (2008) (V) [Herself]
- Where the Heart Is (1990) [Daphne McBain] <2>
- Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood (2000) (TV) (voice) [Narrator] <1>
- You're Still Not Fooling Anybody (1997) (archive footage) (uncredited) [Herself]
- "1 Leicester Square" (2006) {(#1.8)} [Herself]
- "Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway" (2002) {(#8.2)} [Herself - Guest Announcer]
- "Cartaz Cultural" (2003) [Herself] <23>
- "Celebrities Uncensored" (2003) {(#1.15)} (archive footage) [Herself]
- "Charlotte Roche trifft..." (2003) {Quentin Tarantino: Teil 2 (#1.3)} [Herself]
- "Cinema mil" (2005) {(#1.1)} (archive footage) [Herself]
- "Cinema mil" (2005) {(#1.2)} (archive footage) [Herself]
- "Cinema mil" (2005) {(#1.6)} (archive footage) [Cécile de Volanges]
- "Corazón de..." (1997) {(2005-10-24)} [Herself]
- "Corazón de..." (1997) {(2005-11-18)} [Herself]
- "E! True Hollywood Story" (1996) {Uma Thurman} [Herself]
- "Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" (2003) {(2003-12-19)} [Herself]
- "Entertainment Tonight" (1981) {(2003-10-13)} [Herself]
- "Entertainment Tonight" (1981) {(2008-04-16)} [Herself]
- "Entertainment Tonight" (1981) {(2008-04-18)} [Herself]
- "Entertainment Tonight" (1981) {(2008-08-19)} [Herself]
- "Extra" (1994) {(2003-10-10)} [Herself]
- "Extra" (1994) {(2003-10-15)} [Herself]
- "Filmland" (2003) {(#2.9)} [Herself]
- "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" (2001) {(#10.7)} [Herself] <3>
- "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" (2001) {(#5.4)} [Herself]
- "Getaway" (1992) {(#14.43)} [Herself]
- "GMTV" (1993) {(2005-03-08)} [Herself]
- "God kveld Norge" (1998) {(2003-10-18)} [Herself]
- "Good Day Live" (2001) {(2005-02-23)} [Herself]
- "Good Morning America" (1975) {(2005-03-04)} [Herself]
- "Great Books" (1993) {Les Miserables} [Narrator]
- "HBO First Look" (1992) {The Avengers (#5.9)} [Herself]
- "HBO First Look" (1992) {The Producers (#12.30)} [Herself]
- "Howard Stern" (1994) {(2003-10-14)} [Herself]
- "Howard Stern" (1994) {(2003-10-15)} [Herself]
- "HypaSpace" (2002) {(#5.143)} [Herself]
- "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993) {(2003-10-09)} [Herself]
- "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993) {(2004-04-13)} [Herself]
- "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993) {(2006-07-20)} [Herself]
- "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993) {(2007-01-25)} [Herself]
- "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993) {(#15.96)} [Herself - Guest] <2>
- "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993) {(#17.29)} [Herself - Guest] <2>
- "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993) {(#6.111)} [Herself - Guest] <2>
- "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993) {(2000-12-22)} [Herself]
- "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993) {(2003-10-07)} [Herself]
- "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993) {(2005-10-20)} [Herself]
- "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993) {(2006-07-19)} [Herself]
- "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" (1989) {(2005-03-11)} [Herself]
- "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" (1989) {(2005-10-25)} [Herself]
- "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" (1989) {(2006-07-20)} [Herself]
- "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" (1989) {(2009-10-13)} [Herself] <3>
- "Made in Hollywood" (2005) {(#5.5)} [Herself]
- "Magacine" (1996) {(2005-10-21)} [Herself]
- "On-Air with Ryan Seacrest" (2004) {(2004-03-01)} [Herself]
- "Power of Peace" (2001) [Herself - Host]
- "Reel Comedy" (2003) {Be Cool} [Herself]
- "Revealed with Jules Asner" (2001) {John Travolta} [Herself]
- "Showbiz Today" (1984) {(1998-06-07)} [Herself]
- "Space Top 10 Countdown" (2006) {Anti-Heroes (#1.4)} [Herself]
- "Space Top 10 Countdown" (2006) {Unsung SF Movies (#2.7)} [Herself]
- "The Charlie Rose Show" (1991) {(2001-11-06)} [Herself - Guest]
- "The City" (2008) {If She Can Make It Here... (#1.1)} [Herself]
- "The Clive James Show" (1998) {(#1.2)} [Herself]
- "The Daily Show" (1996) {(2008-04-17)} [Herself]
- "The Oprah Winfrey Show" (1986) {(2006-05-26)} [Herself]
- "The Paul O'Grady Show" (2004) {(#2.15)} [Herself]
- "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (1996) {(2001-04-27)} [Herself]
- "The Ultimate Hollywood Blonde" (2004) (archive footage) [Herself]
- "The View" (1997) {(2003-12-24)} [Herself]
- "The View" (1997) {(2006-01-12)} [Herself]
- "The View" (1997) {(2008-05-01)} [Herself]
- "Today" (1952) {(2005-10-25)} [Herself]
- "Unscripted" (2005) {(#1.9)} [Herself] <19>
- "VM Show Vol. 2" (2005) {Donem la nota (#1.12)} (archive footage) [The Bride]
- "VM Show Vol. 2" (2005) {Flashback (#1.9)} (archive footage) (uncredited) [The Bride]
- "VM Show Vol. 2" (2005) {Quin fred! (#1.14)} (archive footage) (uncredited) [The Bride]
- "VM Show Vol. 2" (2005) {Sant Esteve (#1.15)} (archive footage) (uncredited) [The Bride]
- "Wetten, dass..?" (1981) {Wetten, dass..? aus Berlin (#1.177)} [Herself]
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- 'Gary Oldman' (qv) (1 October 1990 - 30 April 1992) (divorced)
- 'Ethan Hawke' (qv) (1 May 1998 - 20 July 2004) (divorced); 2 children
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- _"E! True Hollywood Story" (1996) {Uma Thurman}_ (qv)
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- _Final Analysis (1992)_ (qv) -> $200,000
- _Jennifer Eight (1992)_ (qv) -> $200,000
- _Mad Dog and Glory (1993)_ (qv) -> $250,000
- _Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993)_ (qv) -> $250,000
- _Pulp Fiction (1994)_ (qv) -> $300,000
- _A Month by the Lake (1995)_ (qv) -> $300,000
- _Beautiful Girls (1996)_ (qv) -> $300,000
- _The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996)_ (qv) -> $500,000
- _Batman & Robin (1997)_ (qv) -> $5,000,000
- _Gattaca (1997)_ (qv) -> $5,000,000
- _The Avengers (1998)_ (qv) -> $8,000,000
- _Vatel (2000)_ (qv) -> $2,000,000
- _Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)_ (qv) -> $12,000,000
- _Paycheck (2003)_ (qv) -> $12,500,000
- _Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)_ (qv) -> $12,000,000
- _The Producers (2005)_ (qv) -> $12,000,000
- _My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)_ (qv) -> $14,000,000
- _Be Cool (2005)_ (qv) -> $3,000,000
- _Prime (2005)_ (qv) -> $12,000,000
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- "Eikones" (Greece), 10 September 2006, Vol. 2, Iss. 237, pg. 92-95, by: Marina Tsiklitira, "Super wUman Thurman"
- "The Independent" (UK), 16 April 2004, by: Leslie Felperin, "Uma Thurman: Pulp friction"
- "Accion Cine-Video" (Spain), February 2004, Iss. 141, pg. 4, by: Jorge Patrón, "Uma Thurman en Kill Bill"
- "TV Movie" (Germany), 18 October 2003, Iss. 22/2003, pg. 224 - 226, by: E. Brettschneider / Rüdiger Rapke, "Die Braut, die alle haut"
- "The Times Magazine" (UK), 14 October 2000, Vol. 6, Iss. 17, pg. 38-40+42, by: Martyn Palmer, "Golden girl"
- "Cinema" (Greece), January 1999, Iss. 97, pg. 62,63, by: Dimitris Athanassatos, "Ergazomeni mitera"
- "Starlog" (USA), September 1998, Iss. 254, by: Ian Spelling, "Lady Avenger"
- "Flicks" (UK), August 1998, Vol. 11, pg. 24, "Revenge is Sweet"
- "Joy" (Hungary), July 1998, Vol. 1, Iss. 2, pg. 36-39, by: Ferenc Szolcsányi, "Uma Thurman egészen õszintén"
- "Cine Premiere" (Mexico), June 1998, Vol. 4, Iss. 45, pg. 58-60, by: Gustavo Moheno, "Uma Thurman: Humana, como toda buena diosa"
- "Femme Fatales" (USA), October 1997, Vol. 6, Iss. 4, pg. 8-11,+60, by: Fred Szebin, "Poison Ivy"
- "Vogue" (USA), June 1997, Vol. 187, Iss. 6, pg. 218-226, by: Jonathan Van Meter, "Beautiful Girl"
- "Rolling Stone" (USA), 11 November 1993, Vol. 663, by: Cott, Johnathan, "Drugstore Cowgirl"
- "People" (USA), 6 February 1989
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- "The New York Times" (USA), 3 June 2008, Vol. 157, Iss. 54,330, pg. B3, by: John Eligon, "Uma Thurman's Stalker Sentenced to 3 Years' Probation and Treatment"
- "Contra Costa Times" (USA), 9 May 2008, by: The Associated Press, "Uma Thurman Sues Lancome in Advertising Dispute"
- "Courier Post" (USA), 9 May 2008, by: Samuel Maull, "Cosmetics Firm Lancome Sues Actress in Contract Dispute"
- "The New York Times" (USA), 8 May 2008, Vol. 157, Iss. 54,304, pg. B1 & B5, by: Anemona Hartocollis, "Stalker's Mother Recalls His Early Days of Promise"
- "The New York Times" (USA), 7 May 2008, Vol. 157, Iss. 54,303, pg. B1 & B5, by: Anemona Hartocollis, "The Pursuer of Thurman Is Convicted"
- "The New York Times" (USA), 6 May 2008, Vol. 157, Iss. 54,302, pg. B5, by: Anemona Hartocollis, "Stalker or Harmless Eccentric? Jury Deliberates on Fan's Uma Thurman Obsession"
- "The New York Times" (USA), 3 May 2008, Vol. 157, Iss. 54,299, pg. B1 & B2, by: Anemona Hartocollis, "Thurman Fan, Affable on Stand, Admits He Was Possibly 'Foolish'"
- "San Jose Mercury News" (USA), 2 May 2008, by: Anonymous, "Uma Thurman Testifies Against Stalking Suspect"
- "The New York Times" (USA), 2 May 2008, Vol. 157, Iss. 54,298, pg. B1 & B2, by: Anemona Hartocollis, "Uma Thurman Tells of Odd Card Left by Pursuer"
- "The New York Times" (USA), 30 April 2008, Vol. 157, Iss. 54,296, pg. B1 & B4, by: Anemona Hartocollis, "Uma Thurman's Parents Tell About Stalker Suspect's Moves"
- "Veronica" (Netherlands), 23 February 2008, Iss. 8, by: Klaas Kaptijn, "De Grote Oscar Quiz"
- "The Sunday Review [The Independent on Sunday]" (UK), 30 July 2006, pg. 10 - 13, by: Greg Williams, "The Trouble With Uma"
- "Parade" (USA), 16 July 2006, pg. 4-6, by: Jeanne Wolf, "'I'm Proud That I Keep Trying'"
- "The Chicago Tribune" (USA), 28 February 2005, by: Mike Szymanski, "Uma Thurman Can't 'Be Cool' About Being Mom"
- "Newsweek" (USA), 10 January 2005, Vol. 165, Iss. 2, pg. 62, by: Devin Gordon, "A Superstar Pinch Hitter"
- "Rolling Stone" (USA), 29 April 2004, Vol. 1, Iss. 947, pg. 40-50, by: Erik Hedegaard, "A Magnificent Obsession"
- "Premiere" (USA), 1 October 2003, Vol. 17, Iss. 2, pg. 94-95, by: Andy Webster, "DVD Filmography"
- "Radio Times" (UK), 21 September 2002, Vol. 314, Iss. 4098, pg. 54, by: Barry Norman, "Tougher than she looks"
- "Biography" (USA), August 2002, pg. 36-39+90, by: Janet Cawley, "Down-to- Earth Goddess"
- "Philadelphia Inquirer" (USA), 13 May 2001, pg. H11, by: Steven Rea, "Golden Opportunity for Uma Thurman"
- "Talk" (USA), March 2001, Vol. 2, Iss. 6, pg. 105-110, by: Holly Millea, "Uma Unwinds"
- "Joy" (Hungary), March 2000, Vol. 3, Iss. 3, pg. 42-43, by: Lili Téli, "Egy szexi anya"
- "TV & Satellite Week" (UK), 2 October 1999, pg. 14+15, "The Uma Touch"
- "Premiere" (USA), July 1999, Vol. II, Iss. II, pg. 60-67, by: Rob Tannenbaum, "Avenging Angel"
- "Vox" (Hungary), October 1998, Iss. 18, pg. 33, by: Uma Thurman, "Uma Cum Laude"
- "TV Guide" (USA), 15 August 1998, Vol. 46, Iss. 33, pg. 22-27, by: Frank DeCaro, "Mrs. Peel, We're Needed...Again"
- "Cinefantastique" (USA), August 1998, Vol. 30, Iss. 4, pg. 39, by: Fred Szebin, "Filling Mrs. Peel's leather suits"
- "Movieline" (USA), August 1998, Vol. 9, Iss. 11, pg. 20+22, by: Wolf Schneider, "Where The 60's Never End"
- "Cosmopolitan" (Hungary), June 1998, Vol. 2, Iss. 6, pg. 18, by: Kata Pál, "Uma Mama"
- "Diário de Notícias" (Portugal), 1998, Iss. 27, pg. 5, by: José de Matos-Cruz
- "Empire" (UK), October 1997, Iss. 100, pg. 202 by: Ian Freer and Jake Hamilton, "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time"
- "Diário de Notícias" (Portugal), 20 June 1997, pg. 23
- "TV Guia" (Portugal), 1997, Iss. 961, pg. 26-27
- "TV Guia" (Portugal), 1997, Iss. 954, pg. 92
- "Stern" (Germany), 1996, Iss. 48, pg. 72-78, by: Christine Kruttschnitt, "Unschuld mit Raffinesse"
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- "Spits" (Netherlands), 9 December 2009, by: Brunopress, "Entertainment"
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- "Votre Beauté" (France), April 1998, Iss. 716, pg. 51, by: Marie-Anne Garcia-Bour, "Dans la vie, peut-on séduire sans être belle?"
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- Lucy Ellis and Bryony Sutherland. _Uma Thurman._ London: Aurum Press, 2005. ISBN 1845130065
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- Modelling for Lancôme products (print ads)
- 2001: TV commercial for Lancôme's Miracle.
- Print ads Louis Vuitton
- 2010 TV ad for Alfa Romeo 'Giulietta' (Italy).
- 2007: UK TV commercial for Virgin Media.
- Print advertisements for Tag Heuer Swiss watches (Slogan: What Are You Made Of?)
- Hosting the annual Nobel Peace price concert 2007 in Oslo, Norway on December 11th 2007 together with Kevin spacey.
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- "Tall, sandy blonde, with sort of blue eyes, skinny in places, fat in others. An average gal." - Uma Thurman, self description
- I'm very happy at home. I love to just hang out with my daughter, I love to work in my garden. I'm not a gaping hole of need.
- It is better to have a relationship with someone who cheats on you than with someone who does not flush the toilet.
- I was not particularly bright, I wasn't very athletic, I was a little too tall, odd, funny looking, I was just really weird as a kid.
- Desperation is the perfume of the young actor. It's so satisfying to have gotten rid of it. If you keep smelling it, it can drive you crazy. In this business a lot of people go nuts, go eccentric, even end up dead from it. Not my plan.
- My washing machine overwhelms me with its options and its sophistication.
- "Everyone looked the same, everyone had it down to such a perfect T. You get bored. That's when you have to say, 'I will be worst-dressed.'", on her questionable choice of Oscar attire this year (2004)
- I had to go to a mirror and look at it. I couldn't picture myself in my own head. I had no image beyond a stick figure. I wasn't a mean person as a kid, or dumb, and something has to be said to justify excluding you.
- Before I had my child, I thought I knew all the boundaries of myself, that I understood the limits of my heart. It's extraordinary to have all those limits thrown out, to realize your love is inexhaustible.
- I think we all exude essential truths about ourselves, and then, as an actress, there's what you do with it. There's your wit and your imagination, and what you can cook up from your experience and understanding of what makes a human being tick.
- In show business, to pry open doors in new areas is really tough. Until you have a successful comedy, people don't think you could be funny, which is what makes a director like 'Quentin Tarantino' (qv) so special. He sees beyond the things on the resume that you've done to date and opens up wonderful cans of worms for you to crawl into. That's a cool thing.
- Having children flips the game from being about you to being about what you can create in a home and what your responsibilities are. I've thought about quitting, but I love what I do so much - it's the big conundrum of my life.... So I'm fighting to keep my foot in the business, be creative and stimulated, and still take care of my children.
- I've known some great rock chicks, and it seems to me they're allowed to have a lot more edge than movie people, where everybody's got the latest youth serums going, the newest exercise and, if that won't cover it, they'll do something else. There's this sort of improve-yourself aspect, whereas the music business seems to have this much more funky attitude, with, like, a slight respect for damage.
- I've learned that every working mom is a superwoman.
- By the time I was 27, when I had my daughter, I felt I had danced on every tabletop - which I hadn't. Now I know that I hadn't. At all. There are plenty of tabletops left, should I wish to dance on them. (In Style - February 2006 - "Uma In Full Swing" by Joanne Kaufman)
- Growing up in a small town in New England was one of the most aesthetically pleasant experiences that you can have. (In Style - February 2006 - "Uma In Full Swing" by Joanne Kaufman)
- It's a shakedown. But I feel grateful that the hard things have been survivable - I've been able to learn from them and grow - and that the things that have been like a gift, I've had the wherewithal to realize are a gift. (In Style - February 2006 - "Uma In Full Swing" by Joanne Kaufman)
- As they say in gambling, I've gotten to stay at the table. I've hung in! They pull the plug on people all the time. The sky hook comes out, and it's all over. But there are much bigger sky hooks - as well we know. (In Style - February 2006 - "Uma In Full Swing" by Joanne Kaufman)
- I think a lot of our lives we spend moving forward, leaping from rock to rock, trying to figure it out. But it's wonderful to feel in the prime of your life. I feel like I'm in the right place and in the right time with myself. (In Style - February 2006 - "Uma In Full Swing" by Joanne Kaufman)
- You learn that the first failure isn't the end. I thought I'd seen the end of my career 10 times over. I've experienced them as death blows. What's nice - after numerous efforts, successes, failures, losses, professional and personal - is to actually accept you're not going to ace your life. You suffer, then you get on with it. You may spend three months in bed, but, eventually, you're going to have to get up.
- When I was a teenager people often referred to me as jaded or knowing. It's a classic teen illusion to think you know it all, but I've certainly learned I don't.
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- (June 2000) French cosmetics firm Lancome have employed her as a spokesmodel for their company.
- (8 July 1998) Daughter, with 'Ethan Hawke' (qv), Maya Ray Thurman-Hawke born.
- (October 1997) Ranked #99 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list.
- Former model.
- Her father, 'Robert Thurman (I)' (qv), is a professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University School of Religion. He was the first westerner to become a Tibetan Buddhist monk. Uma was named for a Hindu goddess.
- Her mother, 'Nena Thurman' (qv), is a Swedish model-turned-psychotherapist, who was discovered at 16 in Stockholm by photographer 'Norman Parkinson' (qv). A nude statue of Nena's mother, Brigit Holmquist, a famous beauty and later "edle" (noble), stands in the port town of Trelleborg. 'Salvador Dalí' (qv), introduced Nena to her first husband, 'Timothy Leary' (qv).
- (1995) Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#20).
- Granddaughter of Friedrich Karl Johannes von Schlebrügge, a Prussian nobleman, and his Swedish wife Birgit Holmquist.
- Uma's middle name, Karuna, is one of the four sublime abodes in Buddhism. It means "compassion." The other 3 sublime abodes are Metta (Loving kindness), Mudita (Sympathetic joy), and Upekkha (Equanimity).
- (15 January 2002) With husband 'Ethan Hawke' (qv), gave birth to 7lb. 15 oz. son, Levon Roan Thurman-Hawke.
- Attended Northfield Mount Hermon boarding school in Northfield, Massachusetts, during her freshman and sophomore years, approximately twenty five miles from her home town at the time, Amherst, Massachusetts.
- Named after the goddess of light and beauty in Indian Mythology.
- Uma and 'Ethan Hawke' (qv)'s daughter's name is Maya; which is also the name of the character that Uma played in _Duke of Groove (1996) (TV)_ (qv).
- Has shades of Lancome lipsticks named after her (available only in Asia).
- Her mother, 'Nena Thurman' (qv), was once married to LSD proponent 'Timothy Leary' (qv). The marriage lasted less than a year (1964-1965). Their marriage, which took place in Nepal, was the subject of a 15-minute documentary entitled "You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You". Nena married Uma's father, 'Robert Thurman (I)' (qv), two years later in 1967.
- Has three brothers with equally unusual, exotic names: Ganden, Dechen (who is an actor and director) and Mipam.
- Sister of 'Dechen Thurman' (qv) and 'Ganden Thurman' (qv) and the daughter of 'Nena Thurman' (qv) and 'Robert Thurman (I)' (qv)
- Measurements: 34C-24-35 (as an Elite model: 1988), 35 1/2C-24-35 (actress - 1995), (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine).
- She is on the Board of Directors of Room to Grow, a non-profit organization founded by 'Rob Reiner' (qv), dedicated to enriching the lives of babies born into poverty throughout their critical first 3 years of development.
- Her uncle, John Thurman, is a professional concert cellist who performs with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
- Supported the Junior Senator ('John Kerry (III)' (qv)) from her native state (Massachusetts) for President of the United States.
- Originally cast for the part of Eowyn in the _The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)_ (qv).
- In Polynesian, her name means "kiss".
- Former husband 'Ethan Hawke' (qv)'s book was dedicated to her ("For Karuna").
- Former sister-in-law of 'Laila Morse' (qv).
- She attended Amherst Regional Middle School, Massachusetts, for grade 7 and 8 and had Ester Haskell as an English teacher. She later visited that school to contribute to the Women's History assembly. The children were thrilled
- Named #21 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.
- Followed in the footsteps of both her mother and grandmother into the world of modeling.
- She and her first husband, 'Gary Oldman' (qv), have both appeared in separate Batman films. Uma appeared in _Batman & Robin (1997)_ (qv) as Poison Ivy. Gary Oldman has appeared in _Batman Begins (2005)_ (qv) & _The Dark Knight (2008)_ (qv) as James Gordon.
- Was made a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters (Commandeur Dans Ordre Des Arts Et Des Lettres) by France in February 2006. Presenting the prize on behalf of the French Ministry of Culture, Cannes Film Festival President 'Gilles Jacob' (qv) told Thurman she was "admired throughout the world" and that her career would "make her the favorite actress of an entire generation." The Order of Arts and Letters is given out twice annually to a few hundred people worldwide.
- Ranked as #67 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. (2005)
- 'Quentin Tarantino' (qv) considers her as his muse.
- Named #59 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement. (2006).
- Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 1994.
- Uma and her hotelier boyfriend, 'André Balazs' (qv), have ended their three-year romance. They started dating in 2003 [March 20, 2007].
- Engaged to 'Arpad Busson' (qv) [June 26, 2008].
- Was 5ft 10in by the age of 13.
- Born at 1:51 PM (EDT).
- Called off her engagement to 'Arpad Busson' (qv) on November 15, 2009.
- Returned to work five months after giving birth to her son Levon in order to begin filming _Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)_ (qv).
- Auditioned for the role of Geneva Backman in _Cheaters (2011)_ (qv), but 'Winona Ryder' (qv) was cast instead.
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