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Uma Thurman
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Uma Karuna Thurman 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, Thurman's breakthrough role was Dangerous Liaisons (1988) in which she starred. She rose to international prominence with her role as Mia Wallace in Quentin Tarantino's 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 Tarantino's muse, she reunited with the director to play the main role of The Bride in Kill Bill: Volum…
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Uma Karuna Thurman 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, Thurman's breakthrough role was Dangerous Liaisons (1988) in which she starred. She rose to international prominence with her role as Mia Wallace in Quentin Tarantino's 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 Tarantino's 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 Ex-Girlfriend (2006), Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010), Lars von Trier's 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 edition's "Un Certain Regard" jury. Thurman made her Broadway debut in The Parisian Woman (2017–2018). For her performance in the made-for-HBO film Hysterical Blindness (2002), Thurman won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Film, and for her five-episode 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 (2017–2018). Description above from the Wikipedia article Uma Thurman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Uma Thurman's Filmography
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Countdown: Rousey vs. Carano
as Narrator (voice)
Pretty Lethal
as Devora Kasimer
The Lost Chapter: Yuki's Revenge
as The Bride (voice)
Megadoc
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Countdown: Taylor vs. Serrano
as Narrator (voice)
The Old Guard 2
as Discord
The King of Kings
as Catherine Dickens (voice)
Oh, Canada
as Emma / Gloria
Uma Thurman: Hollywood's Silent Warrior
as Self (archive footage) - actress, subject
The Kill Room
as Patrice
Red, White & Royal Blue
as Ellen Claremont
Hollywood Stargirl
as Roxanne Martel
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
as Arianna Huffington
Pumas: Legends of the Ice Mountains
as Narrator
No Poster
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
as Self (archive footage)
The War with Grandpa
as Sally
The Way Up - Chris Long & The Waterboys
as Narrator
The House That Jack Built
as Lady 1
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal
as Self (archive footage)
Down a Dark Hall
as Madame Duret
The Con Is On
as Harriet Fox
The Enlightenment
as Narrator
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
Busty Blondes with Natural Racks
as (archive footage)
Burnt
as Simone
The Gift
as Miss Anderson
The Mundane Goddess
as Hera
Jump!
as Wendy
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
as Mrs. H
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
as Mrs. H
Love, Marilyn
as Self
Movie 43
as Fake Lois Lane (segment "Super Hero Speed Dating")
Playing for Keeps
as Patti
Bel Ami
as Madeleine Forestier
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
as The Bride / Beatrix Kiddo (Black Mamba) / Mommy
Ceremony
as Zoe
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
as Medusa
Motherhood
as Eliza Welsh
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
as Joy
My Zinc Bed
as Elsa
The Life Before Her Eyes
as Diana
The Accidental Husband
as Dr. Emma Lloyd
Mission Zero
as Uma Thurman
My Super Ex-Girlfriend
as Jenny Johnson
The Producers
as Ulla
A Tribute To Ismail Merchant
as Self (archive footage)
The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie
as Uma Thurman
Prime
as Rafi Gardet
Be Cool, Very Cool
as Self
Be Cool
as Edie Athens
The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2'
as Self
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
as Beatrix Kiddo / The Bride / 'Black Mamba' / Mommy
Paycheck
as Rachel Porter
The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 1'
as Self
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
as The Bride
No Poster
Pulp Fiction: Behind The Scenes Montages
Pulp Fiction: The Facts
as Self (archive footage)
All the Love You Cannes!
as Self
Heart of the Festival
as Self (archive footage)
Hysterical Blindness
as Debby Miller
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
as Poison Ivy (archive footage)
Tape
as Amy
Chelsea Walls
as Grace
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Golden Bowl
as Charlotte Stant
Vatel
as Anne de Montausier
Sweet and Lowdown
as Blanche Williams
The Avengers
as Emma Peel
Les Misérables
as Fantine
Gattaca
as Irene Cassini
Batman & Robin
as Poison Ivy / Dr. Pamela Isley
Duke of Groove
as Maya
The Truth About Cats & Dogs
as Noelle
Beautiful Girls
as Andera
A Month by the Lake
as Miss Beaumont
Pulp Fiction
as Mia Wallace
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
as Sissy Hankshaw
Mad Dog and Glory
as Glory
Jennifer Eight
as Helena Robertson
Final Analysis
as Diana Baylor
Robin Hood
as Maid Marian
Henry & June
as June Miller
Where the Heart Is
as Daphne McBain
Dangerous Liaisons
as Cécile de Volanges
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
as Venus / Rose
Johnny Be Good
as Georgia Elkans
Kiss Daddy Goodnight
as Laura
Red, White & Royal Wedding
as Ellen Claremont
No Poster
Anita
as Anita Bryant