Real Name: Thandiwe Adjewa Newton Was Born: November 6, 1972. Zambia Bio: Thandiwe Newton is a BAFTA Award-winning
English actress... Newton made her film debut in Flirting (1991). This Australian
movie was also a launch pad for a young Nicole Kidman, with whom she has remained
friends. She gained international recognition opposite Nick Nolte in the Merchant-Ivory
production of Jefferson in Paris as Sally Hemmings, which led to her being cast
in Jonathan Demme's Beloved (1998), in which she played the title character
and costarred with Danny Glover, Kimberly Elise, and Oprah Winfrey. She played
the female lead Nyah Hall in the film Mission: Impossible II. When this film
went over schedule, she had to pull out of the film Charlie's Angels, and her
character ultimately went to Lucy Liu...
