| Fun Facts About Thandie Newton | - Her full first name is pronounced tan-DEE-way.
- Thandie's younger daughter was named for German-born singer Nico, member of the legendary rock group Velvet Underground.
- She named her daughter Ripley after the character played by Sigourney Weaver in Alien (1979).
- Impressive:2:1 in anthropology from Cambridge
- Her daughter Nico born mid December, 2004
- She was born on the same day as actress/model Rebecca Romijn.
- She is ranked #48 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" (2002)
- Thandie was raised in Penzance, Cornwall, England.
- One of her fondest memories she has is watching her mother get dressed in her traditional African garb because it taught her black pride.
- Interesting fact:A delayed shoot for Mission: Impossible II (2000) caused Thandie to turn down one of the lead roles in Charlie's Angels (2000). Lucy Liu was cast instead.
- She was voted by the readers of Black Men Magazine as one of "The 10 Sexiest Women of the Year." [2000]
- Daughter, Ripley, born in London. [17 September 2000]
- Her full name, Thandiwe, means "beloved."
- Her Heritage:She has a Zimbabwean mother and a British father.
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