Melanie Thandiwe Newton OBE (born 6 November 1972), formerly credited as Thandie Newton, is a British actress.
Newton is known for starring roles such as the title character in Beloved (1998), Nyah Nordoff-Hall in Mission: Impossible 2 (2000), Tiffany in Shade (2003), Dame Vaako in The Chronicles of Riddick (2004), Christine in Crash (2004), Linda in The Pursuit of Happyness (2006), Libby in Run Fatboy Run (2007), Stella in RockNRolla (2008), Condoleezza Rice in W. (2008), Laura Wilson in 2012 (2009), Tangie Adrose in For Colored Girls (2010), Maeve Millay in Westworld (2016–2022), Roz Huntley in Line of Duty (2017), and Val in Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018).
Newton has received various awards, including an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and two Critics' Choice Awards, in addition to nominations for two Golden Globe Awards, a Saturn Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a British Academy Television Award for Best Actress. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to film and charity.
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| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anaconda (2025) | Claire Simons | 6 | |
| 2 | Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) | Eshe (voice) | 6.8 | |
| 3 | Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023) | Ginger (voice) | 6.8 | |
| 4 | God's Country (2022) | Sandra Guidry | 7.5 | |
| 5 | All the Old Knives (2022) | Celia Harrison | 5.6 | |
| 6 | Reminiscence (2021) | Emily 'Watts' Sanders | 6.2 | |
| 7 | The Death & Life of John F. Donovan (2019) | Journalist | 6.6 | |
| 8 | Gringo (2018) | Bonnie Soyinka | 6.6 | |
| 9 | Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) | Val | 6.9 | |
| 10 | Half of a Yellow Sun (2013) | Olanna | 5 | |
| 11 | Good Deeds (2012) | Lindsey | 8 | |
| 12 | Retreat (2011) | Kate | 5.9 | |
| 13 | Vanishing on 7th Street (2010) | Rosemary | 4.3 | |
| 14 | 2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic (2010) | Self | 6 | |
| 15 | Huge (2010) | Kris | - | - |
| 16 | For Colored Girls (2010) | Tangie / Orange | 8 | |
| 17 | 2012 (2009) | Laura Wilson | 6.1 | |
| 18 | How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008) | Self | 6.1 | |
| 19 | W. (2008) | Condoleezza Rice | 5.8 | |
| 20 | RocknRolla (2008) | Stella | 7.4 | |
| 21 | Run Fatboy Run (2007) | Libby | 5.9 | |
| 22 | Norbit (2007) Oscars 2008 | Kate Thomas | 4.4 | |
| 23 | The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) Oscars 2007 | Linda | 7.8 | |
| 24 | Crash (2005) Oscars 2006 | Christine Thayer | 7.8 | |
| 25 | The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) | Dame Vaako | 7 | |
| 26 | Shade (2003) | Tiffany | 7 | |
| 27 | The Truth About Charlie (2002) | Regina Lambert | 7 | |
| 28 | Mission: Impossible II (2000) | Nyah Hall | 6.3 | |
| 29 | Beloved (1998) Oscars 1999 | Beloved | 10 | |
| 30 | Besieged (1998) | Shandurai | 6.5 | |
| 31 | Gridlock'd (1997) | Cookie | 6.5 | |
| 32 | The Leading Man (1996) | Hilary Rule | - | - |
| 33 | The Journey of August King (1995) | Annalees | - | - |
| 34 | Jefferson in Paris (1995) | Sally Hemings | - | - |
| 35 | Interview with the Vampire (1994) | Yvette | 7.5 | |
| 36 | Loaded (1994) | Zita | - | - |
| 37 | Flirting (1991) | Thandiwe Adjewa | - | - |
