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Uma Thurman

Birth name: Uma Karuna Thurman

Birth date: 29.04.1970

Uma Karuna Thurman, daughter of Robert Thurman and Nena Thurman, was born in Boston, MA on April 29, 1970. Uma grew up in Amherst, MA 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 hitman 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 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 reteamed 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 actioner 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.

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Filmography

# The Accidental Husband (2007) .... Emma # In Bloom (2007) .... Diana # My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006) .... Jenny Johnson/G-Girl # The Producers (2005) .... Ulla # Prime (2005) .... Rafi Gardet # Be Cool (2005) .... Edie Athens # Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) .... Beatrix Kiddo/The Bride/Black Mamba ... aka Kill Bill (USA: closing credits title) ... aka Kill Bill 2 (USA: informal title) # Paycheck (2003) .... Dr. Rachel Porter # Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) .... The Bride ... aka Kill Bill (USA: informal short title) ... aka Kill Bill 1 (USA: informal title) ... aka Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill: Volume One (USA: promotional title) # Hysterical Blindness (2002) (TV) .... Debby Miller # Chelsea Walls (2001) .... Grace ... aka Chelsea Hotel # Tape (2001) .... Amy Randall # The Golden Bowl (2000) .... Charlotte Stant ... aka Coupe d'or, La (France) # Vatel (2000) .... Anne de Montausier # Sweet and Lowdown (1999) .... Blanche # The Avengers (1998) .... Emma Peel # Misérables, Les (1998) .... Fantine ... aka Misérables, Les (Germany) # Gattaca (1997) .... Irene Cassini # Batman & Robin (1997) .... Poison Ivy/Dr. Pamela Isley # Duke of Groove (1996) (TV) .... Maya # The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996) .... Noelle # Beautiful Girls (1996) .... Andera # A Month by the Lake (1995) .... Miss Beaumont # Pulp Fiction (1994) .... Mia Wallace # Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993) .... Sissy Hankshaw # Mad Dog and Glory (1993) .... Glory # Jennifer Eight (1992) .... Helena Robertson ... aka Jennifer 8 (USA: video box title) # Final Analysis (1992) .... Diana Baylor # Robin Hood (1991/I) (TV) .... Maid Marian ... aka Robin Hood - Ein Leben für Richard Löwenherz (Germany) # Henry & June (1990) .... June Miller # Where the Heart Is (1990) .... Daphne McBain # Dangerous Liaisons (1988) .... Cécile de Volanges # The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) .... Venus/Rose ... aka Abenteuer des Baron von Münchhausen, Die (West Germany) # Kiss Daddy Goodnight (1988) .... Laura # Johnny Be Good (1988) .... Georgia Elkans # Kaze no tani no Naushika (1984) (voice: English version) .... Kushana