Birth name: Melanie Thandiwe “Thandie” Newton.
Born: November 6, 1972.
Occupation: Born in London, this actress gave memorable performances in Crash and 2012. Her other credits include For Colored Girls, Mission: Impossible II, Norbit and Run Fatboy Run. She also starred in the HBO series Westworld.
Before Fame: She studied social anthropology at Downing College in Cambridge.
Trivia: She played Will Smith’s estranged wife in The Pursuit of Happyness.
Family Life: She married Ol Parker in 1998, and the couple welcomed their first daughter, Ripley, in 2000, followed by another daughter named Nico in 2004 and a son named Booker in 2014.