(2008), Run, Fatboy, Run The name 'Thandie' is a variation of her actual middle name Thandiwe (pronounced tan-DEE-way), which means 'beloved.'. The correct spelling, Thandiwe, pronounced "tan-Dee-way", means "beloved" in Shona. Thandie Newton Parents: Nyasha Newton, Nick Newton (2019), Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/newton-thandie-1972, Kalfatovic, Mary "Newton, Thandie 1972 (2022), Human Resources Suddenly its about being English, Newton told Chuck Arnold of People. Entertainment Weekly, June 26, 1998, p. 24. The girls going to be screaming while the men are showing off their muscles, Newton told Time. Newton's role in the. (1998), In Your Dreams Thandiwe Newton's father is Nick Newton Thandiwe Newton's mother is Nyasha Newton. views [45] Later that year, she was named as one of the 100 most influential black British people in the Powerlist.[46]. PublicistI/D Public Relations, 8409 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. [43] In 2018, she said she was disappointed not to have been invited to participate in Time's Up, a movement against sexual harassment, considering that she had been "ostracised" for having spoken out about alleged sexual abuse by a director. People are praising Nico Parker's performance. [6] She attended St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School. | 6 Nov 1972 Nick was a White lab technician from England, while Nyasha was a Black member of a Shona tribal family in Zimbabwe. (2012-), Good Deeds Daughter Ripley Parker, the oldest child of Thandiwe and Ol, was born on December 17, 2000. Herself, Behind the Mission: The Making of "M:I-2" (documentary short; also known as Behind the Mission: The Making of "Mission: Impossible II), Paramount Home Video, 2000. (2018-), Solo: A Star Wars Story Melanie Thandiwe Newton was born in the Westminster area of London on 6 November 1972, the daughter of Zimbabwean mother Nyasha Jombe and English father Nick Newton. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Audiences have known her as Thandie Newton for over 30 years. Thandiwe Newton was born in London to a white British father, Nick, and a Zimbabwean mother Nyasha. We actually designed the character around her. In July 2011, Newton delivered a TED talk on "Embracing otherness, embracing myself." Grandfather of Nico Parker. Refer to each styles convention regarding the best way to format page numbers and retrieval dates. Her mother is a Princess of the Shona Tribe. 0 thumbs down, rcel.id = 'rc_' + Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000); (2000), Beloved Thandiwe Newton was born in Londons Charing Cross hospital in November 1972, but the first three years of her life were spent in Zambia. 0 thumbs up Singer. She reprised the role for the series finale in 2009. Newton was due to star in the 2000 remake of Charlie's Angels, but revealed last year she dropped out of the role after being asked to play up to racial stereotypes, adding that she also felt "objectified".