Thandie Newton

Born in London while her parents were on a two-week vacation from Zambia; her family moved to England permanently three years later. Studied ballet until a back injury at 16 prompted her to try acting. Made her feature-film debut at age 17 in the Australian movie Flirting (1992), costarring Nicole Kidman. Had a small part in Interview with the Vampire (1994) opposite Tom Cruise, and later co-starred as his romantic interest in the action flick Mission Impossible: 2 (2000). Turned down a… Show more lead role in Charlie's Angels (2000), a part eventually given to Lucy Liu. After portraying Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Oliver Stone's controversial W. (2008), she returned to a White House role playing the president's daughter in the disaster movie 2012 (2009). ~ Rovi

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