Uma Thurman - Biography

Last Editor: Blacknbluenick				Uma Thurman Biography -   Name : Uma Thurman Birth Date : April 29, 1970 Birth Place : Boston, Massachusetts, USA Birth Name : Uma Karuna Thurman Education : Northfield Mount Herman School in Northfield, MA Amherst Regional Junior High School in Amherst, MA. Professional Children's High School in N Occupation : Actress, model Nationality : American Height : 6' (1.83 m) Fan Mail : 9057 Nemo Street Los Angeles, Ca 90069 USA

Uma Thurman Trivia -

French cosmetics firm Lancome have employed her as a spokesmodel for their company in June 2000. Her daughter, with Ethan Hawke, Maya Ray Thurman-Hawke born on 8 July 1998. She ranked #99 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list in October 1997. She is former model. Her father, Robert Thurman, is a professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University School of Religion. He was the first westerner to become a Tibetan Buddhist monk. Uma was named for a Hindu goddess. Her mother, Nena Thurman, is a Swedish model-turned-psychotherapist, who was discovered at 16 in Stockholm by photographer Norman Parkinson. A nude statue of Nena's mother, Brigit Holmquist, a famous beauty and later "edle" (noble), stands in the port town of Trelleborg. Salvador Dalí, introduced Nena to her first husband, Timothy Leary. She was chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#20) in 1995. Granddaughter of Friedrich Karl Johannes von Schlebrügge, a Prussian nobleman, and his Sweedish wife Brigit Holmquist. Uma's middle name, Karuna, is one of the four sublime abodes in Buddhism. It means "compassion." The other 3 sublime abodes are Metta (Loving kindness), Mudita (Sympathetic joy), and Upekkha (Equanimity). With husband Ethan Hawke, she gave birth to 7lb. 15 oz. son, Levon Roan Thurman-Hawke on 15 January 2002. She 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 was named after the goddess of light and beauty in Indian Mythology. Uma and Ethan Hawke's daughter's name is Maya; which is also the name of the character that Uma played in Duke of Groove (1996) (TV). Has shades of Lancome lipsticks named after her (available only in Asia). Her mother, Nena Thurman, was once married to LSD proponent Timothy Leary. The marriage lasted less than a year (1964-1965). Their marriage, which took place in Nepal, was the subject of a 15-minute documentary entitled "You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You". Nena married Uma's father, Robert Thurman, two years later in 1967. Has three brothers with equally unusual, exotic names: Ganden, Dechen (who is an actor and director) and Mipam. Sister of Dechen Thurman and Ganden Thurman and the daughter of Nena Thurman and Robert Thurman Measurements: 34C-24-35 (as an Elite model: 1988), 35 1/2C-24-35 (actress - 1995), (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine). She is on the Board of Directors of Room to Grow, a non-profit organization founded by Rob Reiner, dedicated to enriching the lives of babies born into poverty throughout their critical first 3 years of development. Her uncle, John Thurman, is a professional concert cellist who performs with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Supported the Junior Senator (John Kerry) from her native state (Massachusetts) for President of the United States. Originally cast for the part of Eowyn in the The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002). In Polynesian, her name means "kiss". Former husband Ethan Hawke's book was dedicated to her ("For Karuna"). Former sister-in-law of Laila Morse. She attended Amherst Regional Middle School, Massachusetts, for grade 7 and 8 and had Ester Haskell as an English teacher. She later visited that school to contribute to the Women's History assembly. The children were thrilled Named #21 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list. Followed in the footsteps of both her mother and grandmother into the world of modeling. 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. Was made a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters (Commandeur Dans Ordre Des Arts Et Des Lettres) by France in February 2006. Presenting the prize on behalf of the French Ministry of Culture, Cannes Film Festival President Gilles Jacob told Thurman she was "admired throughout the world" and that her career would "make her the favorite actress of an entire generation." The Order of Arts and Letters is given out twice annually to a few hundred people worldwide. She ranked as #67 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement in 2005. Quentin Tarantino considers her as his muse. She was named #59 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement in 2006. Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 1994. Uma dated Andre Balazs from 2004 -2006. Engaged to Arpad Busson.

Uma Thurman Detailed Biography -

Uma Thurman had to break from her family’s core values to join the high school cheerleading squad. Her offbeat bohemian Buddhist upbringing in India and all over the United States made her a bit of an outcast among her all-American teen peers, and the cheerleading helped bridge the gap. School plays, though, were her favorite way to fit in, and she ultimately left her Massachusetts boarding school at age 15 for a New York acting career. The independent teen spent a year washing dishes and modeling to pay the rent, until hired for a role in Kiss Daddy Goodnight (1987). Critics liked Thurman far better than the movie, and casting directors took note. Her exotic good looks served her well the next year for the part of a goddess in The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, and for the steamy Dangerous Liaisons. At 18, Thurman moved to England to escape Hollywood typecasting -- the actor was more interested in a serious career than sex-symbol fame and her growing over-obsessive fan base. In 1990, at age 20, Thurman married fellow actor Gary Oldman. The couple divorced two years later. In 1990, too, she was cast in Where The Heart Is, and the intelligent (but steamy) Henry and June. She came solidly back to mainstream Hollywood, with a few independents thrown in, with Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (TV - 1991), Final Analysis (1992), Jennifer 8 (1992), Mad Dog and Glory (1993), and Even Cowgirls Get The Blues (1994). A role in the risky Pulp Fiction (1994) turned out to be a smart career choice, for Thurman earned an Oscar nomination, a Golden Globe nomination and an MTV movie award for her stellar performance. She continued to mix sure commercial successes with less-sure art films, going on to star in A Month By The Lake (1995), Beautiful Girls (1996), The Truth About Cats and Dogs (1996), Batman and Robin (1997), Gattaca (1997), Les Miserables (1998), and The Avengers (1998 - “winning” a Razzie Worst Actress nomination and disappointing critics). She was busy off-camera in 1998 first marrying actor Ethan Hawke then giving birth to daughter, Maya Ray. Thurman went off-Broadway the next year with The Misanthrope, and then back to film with Sweet and Lowdown.