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Who is Uma Thurman?

Uma Thurman is an American actress who is recognized for her ability to adapt to different film genres. Thurman’s acting skills have been demonstrated by her diverse roles in romantic comedies, dramas, science fiction, and action films. Thurman’s first appearance in British Vogue led to her prominence in the 1988 period drama Dangerous Liaisons. In 1994, her performance as Mia Wallace in Quentin Tarantino’s iconic film Pulp Fiction was her breakthrough.

In 2011, she was a member of the jury for the main competition at the 64th Cannes Film Festival, and in 2017, she was named president of the 70th edition’s “Un Certain Regard” jury. The Parisian Woman (2017–2018) is where Thurman made her Broadway debut. Thurman won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Film for her performance in the made-for-HBO film Hysterical Blindness (2002) and received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her five-episode role in the NBC musical series Smash (2012). She played a role in The Slap (2015), Imposters (2017–2018), Chambers (2019), and Super Pumped (2022) as well.

Biography

On April 29, 1970, Uma Karuna Thurman was born into a family from Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Nena von Schlebrügge and Robert Thurman were the parents of her when she was born. Robert Thurman, who is a professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies and author, is her father and her mother is a high-fashion model. Thurman has a brood consisting of three brothers: Dechen Thurman, Ganden Thurman, and Mipam Thurman. Her father’s previous marriage resulted in the birth of a half-sister named Tanya Thurman.

During her time at Amherst Public Schools, Thurman discovered her passion for acting in eighth grade. She attended Northfield Mount Hermon School at the age of 14, but decided to pursue an acting career instead.

Personal Life

Gary Oldman and Thurman, who met on the set of State of Grace, were married in 1990 before getting divorced in 1992. On May 1, 1998, she wed American actor Ethan Hawke, whom she had a romantic encounter with on the set of Gattaca in 1997. Thurman and Hawke have two children together, with a daughter named Maya (born in 1998) and a son named Levon (born in 2002). In 2003, the couple ended their relationship and the divorce was finalized in August 2005.

Thurman and Arpad Busson, who is a French financier, began dating in 2007, and they announced their engagement in June 2008. They ended their engagement in late 2009, but they soon reconciled. In April 2014, the couple rescinded their engagement for the second time. In July 2012, Thurman and Busson gave birth to Luna Thurman-Busson, their daughter. Thurman was granted primary physical custody of their daughter after Thurman and Busson began child custody negotiations in January 2017.

Career

Minor movie roles began to come her way in the late 1980s. In 1987, she made an appearance in the teen thriller ‘Kiss Daddy Goodnight’. In a scene of ‘The Adventures of Baron Munchausen’ in 1988, she was seen naked. In the 1988 historical drama ‘Dangerous Liaisons,’ she played Cecile de Volanges. The movie received critical praise and was nominated for multiple Academy Awards.

The biographical drama ‘Henry & June’, starring Fred Ward and Maria de Medeiros, featured her playing a sexually provocative role in 1990. Thurman became a sex symbol overnight after the movie was released with an ‘NC-17’ rating for its sexual content. The 1993 movie ‘Even Cowgirls Get the Blues’ had her portraying the main character ‘Sissy’, which was based on a novel by Tom Robbins. The movie was both a critical and commercial disappointment.

She appeared in numerous movies during the 1990s, including ‘Beautiful Girls’ (1996), ‘The Avengers’ (1998), and ‘Sweet and Lowdown’ (1999). She took a two-year break from taking on major film roles after her daughter Maya was born in 1998 to devote herself to her family. She played the role of ‘The Bride’ in ‘Kill Bill: Volume 1’ (2003), portraying a woman who is seeking justice for those who killed the members of her wedding party. Several awards and nominations were given to her for her role.

In 2004, she returned to her role as ‘The Bride’ in ‘Kill Bill: Volume 2’. This movie, just like its predecessor, was a huge success. The romantic comedy film ‘The Accidental Husband’ starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Colin Firth, and Sam Shepard was a big success at the box office in 2008. ‘Ceremony’ (2010) and ‘Movie 43’ (2013) were among the other films she made in the early-2010s.

In 2015, Thurman and Bradley Cooper starred together in the drama film ‘Burnt’, which did well in the box office. In 2017, she had the opportunity to make her Broadway debut in the production of ‘The Parisian Woman,’ which was written by Beau Willimon. Three movies were filmed in 2018, with ‘The Con is On,’ ‘The House That Jack Built,’ and ‘Down a Dark Hall’ being the most notable ones. She became a main character in the Netflix series ‘Chambers’ in the following year.

She played the role of Sally Decker in the American family comedy film ‘The War with Grandpa’, which was directed by Tim Hill in 2020. Critics gave the film mostly negative reviews, based on Robert Kimmel Smith’s novel of the same name. Her next film was Hollywood Stargirl in 2022, where she played Roxanne Martel.

She took on the role of Ellen Claremont for the romantic comedy flick ‘Red, White, and Royal Blue’ directed by Matthew Lopez in 2023. The movie premiered at BFI IMAX and was then released on Amazon Prime Video.

Filmography

Movies

• 2025 The Old Guard 2
• 202 Oh, Canada
• 2023 The Kill Room
• 2023 Red, White & Royal Blue
• 2022 Hollywood Stargirll
• 2021 Pumas: Legends of the Ice Mountains
• 2020 The War with Grandpa
• 2018 The House That Jack Built
• 2018 Down a Dark Hall
• 2018 The Con is On
• 2017 The Enlightenment
• 2015 Burnt
• 2014 Jump!
• 2013 Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
• 2013 Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
• 2013 Movie 43
• 2012 Playing for Keeps
• 2012 Bel Ami
• 2010 Ceremony
• 2010 Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
• 2009 Motherhood
• 2008A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
• 2008 My Zinc Bed
• 2008 The Accidental Husband
• 2007 The Life Before Her Eyes
• 2006 Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
• 2006 My Super Ex-Girlfriend
• 2006 Boffo! Tinseltown’s Bombs and Blockbusters
• 2006 Tarantino’s Mind
• 2005 The Producers
• 2005 Prime
• 2005 Be Cool
• 2004 Kill Bill: Vol. 2 ·
• 2003 Paycheck
• 2003 Kill Bill: Vol. 1
• 2002 Hysterical Blindnes
• 2001 Tape
• 2001 Chelsea Walls
• 2000 The Golden Bowl
• 2000 Vatel
• 1999 Sweet and Lowdown
• 1998 The Avengers
• 1998 Les Misérables
• 1997 Gattaca
• 1997 Batman & Robin
• 1996 The Truth About Cats & Dogs
• 1996 Beautiful Girls
• 1995 Duke of Groove
• 1995 A Month by the Lake
• 1994 Pulp Fiction
• 1993 Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
• 1993 Mad Dog and Glory
• 1992 Jennifer 8
• 1992 Final Analysis
• 1991 Robin Hood
• 1990 Henry & June
• 1990 Where the Heart Is
• 1988 Dangerous Liaisons
• 1988 The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
• 1988 Johnny Be Good
• 1987 Kiss Daddy Goodnight

TV Series

• 2025 Dexter: Resurrection (TV Series)
• 2025 The Future of Nature (TV Series)
• 2022 Super Pumped (TV Series)
• 2022 Suspicion (TV Series)
• 2020 The Age of Nature (TV Series)
• 2020 Henry VIII and the King’s Men (TV Series)
• 2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series)
• 2019 Chambers (TV Series)
• 2017 Imposters (TV Series)
• 2015 The Slap (US) (TV Series)
• 2012 Smash (TV Series)
• 1993 Great Books (TV Series)
• 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series)

Net Worth

The estimated net worth of Uma Thurman is around $45 million. Her acting career has been instrumental in accumulating the majority of her wealth, as she appeared in several critically acclaimed and commercially successful films.

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