Uma Thurman

Uma Karuna Thurman born April 29 1970 is an American actress writer producer and model She has acted in a variety of films from romantic comedies and dramas to science fiction and action films Following her appearances on the December 1985 and May 1986 covers of British Vogue Thurmans breakthrough role was Dangerous Liaisons 1988 in which she starred She rose to international prominence with her role as Mia Wallace in Quentin Tarantinos 1994 film Pulp Fiction for which she was nominated for the Academy Award the BAFTA Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress Often hailed as Tarantinos muse she reunited with the director to play the main role of The Bride in Kill Bill Volume 1 and 2 2003 2004 which brought her two additional Golden Globe Award nominations Established as a Hollywood leading lady her other notable films include Henry June 1990 The Truth About Cats Dogs 1996 Batman Robin 1997 Gattaca 1997 Les Misérables 1998 Paycheck 2003 The Producers 2005 My Super ExGirlfriend 2006 Percy Jackson the Olympians The Lightning Thief 2010 Lars von Triers Nymphomaniac 2013 and The House That Jack Built 2018 In 2011 Thurman 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 editions Un Certain Regard jury Thurman made her Broadway debut in The Parisian Woman 20172018 For her performance in the madeforHBO film Hysterical Blindness 2002 Thurman won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Film and for her fiveepisode role in the NBC musical series Smash 2012 she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Thurman has starred in the miniseries The Slap 2015 and the series Imposters 20172018 Description above from the Wikipedia article Uma Thurman licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia