Uma Thurman American Actress Born 1970 in Boston

Uma Thurman (29 April 1970, Boston) is an American actress. She is recognised for appearances in Pulp Fiction (1994) and Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003).

Early life

Robert Thurman and Nena von Schlebrügge are her parents. Her education includes American Embassy School, Northfield Mount Hermon School and Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.

Career

Her screen career on record begins in 1987 with Kiss Daddy Goodnight. The 1980s brought Dangerous Liaisons (1988, as Cécile de Volanges) and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988). Her 1990s credits include Gattaca (1997, as Irene Cassini) and Batman & Robin (1997, as Pamela Isley). During the 2000s, she worked on Paycheck (2003) and Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004, as Beatrix Kiddo). Work from the 2010s includes Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010, as Medusa) and Nymphomaniac (2013).

Uma Thurman’s credits add up to 63 films and 4 TV series from 1987 to 2026. Drama is the most frequent genre among her listed titles (15), followed by comedy (11) and crime (7). Her credits run up to Pretty Lethal in 2026. Of her four titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Batman & Robin (1997) has the highest, at $238 million.

Charlotte Gainsbourg appears in four of her listed titles, including Nymphomaniac: Volume I (2013) and Nymphomaniac Director's Cut (2014). Other co-stars who recur in her credits are Shia LaBeouf (four titles) and Quentin Tarantino (three titles). Lars von Trier directed four of her titles on record, among them Nymphomaniac: Volume II (2013). Quentin Tarantino is credited as director on four of them, including Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2004).

Recognition

Uma Thurman’s wins include the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film, awarded in 2003 for Hysterical Blindness. The list of wins also includes the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and an award at the Saturn Awards. A nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1995 for Pulp Fiction is also listed. In total, she has won 9 awards and earned 5 nominations.

Personal life

Former marriages on record are to Gary Oldman (1990 to 1992) and Ethan Hawke (1998 to 2005). She is the mother of Maya Hawke and Levon Hawke.