Uma Thurman
Land: United States
Geschlecht: F
Geburtstag: 1970-04-29
Biografie
Uma Karuna Thurman (born April 29, 1970) is an American actress and model. She has performed in leading roles in a variety of films, ranging from romantic comedies and dramas to science fiction and action movies. Following early roles in films such as Dangerous Liaisons (1988), she rose to international prominence in 1994 following her role in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction for which she was nominated for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award. She starred in several more films throughout the 1990s such as The Truth About Cats & Dogs, Batman & Robin, Gattaca and Les Misérables.
She won a Golden Globe Award for the miniseries Hysterical Blindness (2002). Her career was revitalized when she reunited with director Quentin Tarantino to play the central role in two Kill Bill films (2003/2004), which brought her an additional two Golden Globe Award nominations and a BAFTA Award nomination.
Thurman was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Her father, Robert Alexander Farrar Thurman, a New York-born professor, is a Buddhist writer and academic. Her mother, Nena von Schlebrügge, is a model who was born in Mexico City, Mexico, of German, Swedish and Danish descent. Thurman and her siblings spent time in the Himalayan town of Almora, Uttarakhand, India, during childhood, and the Dalai Lama, to whom Robert Thurman has long been close, once visited their home. She grew up mostly in Amherst, Massachusetts, where she went to Amherst Regional Middle School, then moved to Woodstock, New York. While her father gave his children a Buddhist upbringing, she has the same name as one of the Hindu goddess Parvati's alternate names, "Uma", which means "light" in Sanskrit. Regarding religion, she now calls herself agnostic.
She has three brothers, Ganden (b. 1968), Dechen (b. 1973), and Mipam (b. 1978), and a half-sister named Taya (b. 1960), from her father's previous marriage. She is described as having been an awkward and introverted girl who was teased for her tall frame, angular bone structure, enormous feet and unusual name (sometimes using the name “Uma Karen” instead of her birth name). When Thurman was 10 years old, a friend's mother suggested a nose job. As a child, she suffered bouts of body dysmorphic disorder, which she discussed in an interview with Talk magazine in 2001.
Uma attended Amherst Public Schools. In the eighth grade, she discovered her love for acting. Talent scouts noticed her performance as Abigail in a production of The Crucible and offered her the chance to act professionally. Thurman attended Northfield Mount Hermon School, a preparatory school in Massachusetts, before dropping out to pursue a career in acting.
Schauspieler:
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1. Kiss Daddy Goodnight (1987), film
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2. Gefährliche Liebschaften (1988), film...Cécile de Volanges
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3. Johnny be Good (1988), film...Georgia Elkans
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...Venus / Rose
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5. Die Zeit der bunten Vögel (1990), film...Daphne McBain
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6. Henry & June (1990), film...June Miller / wife
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7. Robin Hood (1991), film...Maid Marian
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8. Jennifer 8 ist die Nächste (1992), film...Helena Robertson
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9. Eiskalte Leidenschaft (1992), film...Diana Baylor
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10. Sein Name ist Mad Dog (1993), film...Glory
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11. Cowgirl Blues (1993), film...Sissy Hankshaw
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12. Pulp Fiction (1994), film...Mia Wallace
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13. Ein Sommer am See (1995), film...Miss Beaumont
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14. Lügen haben lange Beine (1996), film...Noelle
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15. Beautiful Girls (1996), film...Andera
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16. Gattaca (1997), film...Irene
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17. Batman & Robin (1997), film...Poison Ivy / Dr. Pamela Isley
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18. Les Misérables (1998), film...Fantine
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19. Mit Schirm, Charme und Melone (1998), film...Dr. Emma Peel
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...Anne de Montausier
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21. Die goldene Schale (2000), film...Charlotte Stant
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22. Hysterical Blindness (2002), film...Debby Miller
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23. Kill Bill - Volume 1 (2003), film...The Bride
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24. Paycheck - Die Abrechnung (2003), film...Rachel
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25. Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004), film...Beatrix Kiddo aka The Bride aka Black Mamba aka Mo
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...Rafi Gardet
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...Edie Athens
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28. The Producers (2005), film...Ulla
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29. Die Super-Ex (2006), film...Jenny Johnson / G-Girl
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30. Das Leben vor meinen Augen (2007), film...Diana (Adult)
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31. My Zinc Bed (2008), film...Elsa Quinn
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32. Zufällig verheiratet (2008), film...Emma
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33. Valentino: Der letzte Kaiser (2008), film...Self
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...Joy
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35. New York Mom (2009), film...Eliza
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36. Percy Jackson - Diebe im Olymp (2010), film...Medusa
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...Zoe
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38. Bel Ami (2012), film...Madeleine Forestier
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39. Love, Marilyn (2012), film...Self - Reader
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40. Kiss the Coach (2012), film...Patti
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41. Nymphomaniac: Vol. 1 (2013), film...Mrs. H
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42. Nymphomaniac: Vol. 2 (2013), film...Mrs. H
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43. Im Rausch der Sterne (2015), film...Simone Forth
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44. The Legend of the Palme D'Or (2015), film...Self (archive footage)
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45. Imposters (2017), serien...Lenny Cohen
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...Harriet 'Harry' Fox
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...Madame Duret
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48. The House That Jack Built (2018), film...Lady 1
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...Self - Red Carpet Interviewee (archive footage)
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50. Tarantino - The Bloody Genius (2019), film...Self (archive footage)
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51. Chambers (2019), serien
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52. Immer Ärger mit Grandpa (2020), film...Sally
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53. Der Mensch, die Natur, das Abenteuer (2020), serien...Self - Narrator
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54. Hollywood Stargirl (2022), film...Roxanne Martel
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55. Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber (2022), serien...Arianna Huffington
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56. Suspicion (2022), serien...Katherine Newman
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57. Rot, Weiß und Königlich Blau (2023), film...Ellen Claremont
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58. The Kill Room (2023), film...Patrice
Drehbuch:
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1. Kill Bill - Volume 1 (2003), film...(based on the character "The Bride" created by)
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2. Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004), film...(based on the character The Bride created by)
Produzent:
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1. Zufällig verheiratet (2008), film
Stimme:
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...Kushana
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...Kushana
Erzähler:
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1. Nature (1982), serien
