Thandie Newton

Thandie Newton (born November 6, 1972) is a British actress.

Thandiwe Newton was born of a Zimbabwean mother and an English father. She was raised in Zambia and Cornwall, England. She was educated at Downing College, Cambridge

Newton made her film debut in Flirting (1991). She was also in the movie Mission: Impossible II, as Nya Hall, the love interest of Tom Cruise's character Ethan Hunt. Newton currently plays Kem, the love interest of Dr. John Carter, on the American television series ER, and also appeared in The Chronicles of Riddick.

Newton married film writer Oliver Parker in 1998. The couple have a daughter, Ripley, born in 2000.