Uma Thurman

Height:	6'
Birth Notes:	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Birth Name:	Thurman, Uma Karuna
Birth Date:	29 April 1970

Uma Thurman Trivia

(15 January 2002) With husband 'Ethan Hawke', gave birth to 7lb. 15 oz. son, Levon Roan Thurman-Hawke.
(October 1997) Ranked #99 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list.
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.
She and her first husband, 'Gary Oldman', have both appeared in separate Batman films. Uma appeared in Batman & Robin (1997) as Poison Ivy. Gary Oldman has appeared in Batman Begins (2005) & The Dark Knight (2008) as James Gordon.
Uma and her hotelier boyfriend, 'André Balazs', have ended their three-year romance. They started dating in 2003 [March 20, 2007].

Uma Thurman Mini Biography

Uma Karuna Thurman, daughter of 'Robert Thurman (I)' and 'Nena Thurman', 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). More attention came with the NC-17 rated Henry & June (1990), but it was Thurman's role in the 'Quentin Tarantino' classic Pulp Fiction (1994) that earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Donning a short black wig to play femme fatale Mia Wallace opposite 'John Travolta''s hit man Vincent Vega, Thurman earned a place in film history. After roles in The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996) and the 'Ted Demme' film Beautiful Girls (1996), Thurman met her future husband 'Ethan Hawke' on the set of Gattaca (1997). Thurman returned to smaller films after playing the villainess Poison Ivy in the reviled 'Joel Schumacher' effort Batman & Robin (1997) and Emma Peel in a remake of The Avengers (1998). She worked with 'Woody Allen' and 'Sean Penn (I)' on Sweet and Lowdown (1999), and starred in 'Richard Linklater''s drama Tape (2001) opposite Hawke. Thurman also won a Golden Globe award for her turn in the made-for-television film Hysterical Blindness (2002) (TV), directed by 'Mira Nair'. A return to the mainstream spotlight came when Thurman redeemed with 'Quentin Tarantino' for Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003), a revenge flick the two had dreamed up on the set of Pulp Fiction (1994). She also turned up in the 'John Woo (I)' cautioner Paycheck (2003) 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) and was hailed as Tarantino's muse. Thurman reunited with Pulp Fiction (1994) dance partner 'John Travolta' for the Get Shorty (1995) sequel Be Cool (2005) and landed a role in The Producers (2005) after 'Nicole Kidman' backed out of the project.

Uma Thurman Quotes

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)
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.
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)
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)
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.

Uma Thurman Movies

(2003-10-14) (2003) as Herself
All the Love You Cannes! (2002) as Herself
(2005-02-23) (2005) as Herself
The Producers (2005) as Herself
Quin fred! (2005) as The Bride
Anti-Heroes (2006) as Herself
(2003-10-07) (1993) as Herself
Paycheck (2003) as Rachel
(2006-07-20) (2006) as Herself
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood (2000) as Narrator
Sant Esteve (2005) as The Bride
(2005-10-24) (2005) as Herself
(#1.9) (2005) as Herself
The Cast of 'My Super Ex-Girlfriend' (2006) as Herself
You're Still Not Fooling Anybody (1997) as Herself
'Pulp Fiction' on a Dime: A 10th Anniversary Retrospect (2004) as Herself
Kaze no tani no Naushika (1984) as Kushana
The Golden Bowl (2000) as Charlotte Stant
Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton (2007) as Herself
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) as Medusa