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'''Uma Karuna Thurman''' ([[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]]: {{IPA|/ˈumə ˈθɝmən/}};<ref>See [http://inogolo.com/pronunciation/d1497/Uma_Thurman inogolo:pronunciation of Uma Thurman].</ref> born April 29, 1970<ref name=vanfair>{{cite web|url=http://www.vanityfair.com|title=The life and career of Uma Thurman|accessdate=2007-12-06|author=Alex Schoumatoff|year=1996|month=January|publisher=[[Vanity Fair]]|archiveurl=http://www.angelfire.com/nd/umathurman/artvanity.html|archivedate=2007-02-01}}</ref>) is an [[Academy Award]] nominated American actress. She performs predominantly in leading roles in a variety of films, ranging from [[romantic comedy film|romantic comedies]] and [[drama]]s to [[science fiction film|science fiction]] and [[Action movie|action]] [[Thriller (genre)|thriller]]s. She is best known for her work under the direction of [[Quentin Tarantino]]. Her most popular films include ''[[Dangerous Liaisons]]'' (1988), ''[[Pulp Fiction (film)|Pulp Fiction]]'' (1994), ''[[Gattaca]]'' (1997) and ''[[Kill Bill]]'' (2003–04).  
'''Uma Thurman''' (born '''Uma Karuna Thurman''' on April 29, [[1970]]) is a famous [[America]] [[model]] and [[actress]] known for her stately body and full breasts.


She is the face of [[Virgin Media]] in the United Kingdom and, along with [[Scarlett Johansson]], has modeled handbags and other items for French brand [[Louis Vuitton]]. At 6ft (1.83 m) tall, she is one of the tallest actresses in American movies.
== Biography ==
Thurman's mother, Nena Birgitte Caroline von Schlebrügge was a fashion model born in Mexico City, Mexico in 1941, to German Friedrich Karl Johannes von Schlebrügge, and Birgit Holmquist, from Trelleborg, Sweden. In 1930, Birgit Holmquist, Thurman's grandmother, modeled for a nude statue that stands overlooking the harbor of Smygehuk.[3] Thurman's father, Robert Alexander Farrar Thurman, was born in New York City to Elizabeth Dean Farrar, a stage actress, and Beverly Reid Thurman, Jr., an Associated Press editor and U.N. translator.[4] Thurman's mother was introduced to LSD guru Timothy Leary by Salvador Dalí; and married Leary in 1964; then wed Thurman's father in 1967.


==Early life and family==
Thurman's father, Robert, a scholar and professor at Columbia University of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist studies, was the first westerner to be ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist monk.[5] He gave his children a Buddhist upbringing: Uma is named after an Dbuma Chenpo (in Tibetan, "db" is silent; Mahamadhyamaka in Sanskrit, meaning "Great Middle Way") and pronounced /umə/ in General American, not /jumə/. She has three brothers, Ganden (b. 1971), Dechen (b. 1973) and Mipam (b. 1978), and a half-sister named Taya (b. 1960) from her father's previous marriage. She and her siblings spent time in Almora, India as children, and the Dalai Lama sometimes visited their home.[6]
Thurman's mother, [[Nena von Schlebrügge|Nena Birgitte Caroline von Schlebrügge]] was a [[model (person)|fashion model]] born in [[Mexico City, Mexico]] in 1941, to [[German people|German]] Friedrich Karl Johannes von Schlebrügge, and Birgit Holmquist, from [[Trelleborg]], Sweden. In 1930, Birgit Holmquist, Thurman's grandmother, modeled for a [[nude]] statue that stands overlooking the harbor of [[Smygehuk]].<ref>[http://sydsvenskan.se/nojen/article173376.ece Uma Thurmans mormor staty i Trelleborg], ''[[Sydsvenskan]]'', July 30, 2006. {{sv icon}}</ref> Thurman's father, [[Robert Thurman|Robert Alexander Farrar Thurman]], was born in New York City to Elizabeth Dean Farrar, a stage actress, and Beverly Reid Thurman, Jr., an [[Associated Press]] editor and [[U.N.]] translator.<ref>[http://www.wargs.com/other/thurman.html Ancestry of Uma Thurman<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Thurman's mother was introduced to LSD guru [[Timothy Leary]] by [[Salvador Dalí]]; and married Leary in 1964; then wed Thurman's father in 1967.  
=== Actress ===
A breakthrough role for the tall, blonde actress came when she played Cecile de Volanges in Dangerous Liaisons (1988). More attention came with the NC-17 rated Henry & June (1990), but it was Thurman's role in the Quentin Tarantino classic Pulp Fiction (1994) that earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Donning a short black wig to play femme fatale Mia Wallace opposite John Travolta's hit man Vincent Vega, Thurman earned a place in film history.


Thurman's father, [[Robert Thurman|Robert]], a scholar and [[professor]] at [[Columbia University]] of [[Tibetan people|Indo-Tibetan]] [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] studies, was the first westerner to be ordained as a Tibetan [[Buddhist monk]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://partners.nytimes.com/books/98/07/12/specials/thurman-profile.html|title=Robert Thurman Doesn't Look Buddhist|accessdate=2007-11-21|author=Rodger Kamanetz|date=1996-05-05|publisher=[[New York Times]]}}</ref> He gave his children a [[religious education|Buddhist upbringing]]: Uma is named after an Dbuma Chenpo (in [[Tibetan language|Tibetan]], "db" is silent; Mahamadhyamaka in [[Sanskrit]], meaning "Great [[Madhyamaka|Middle Way]]") and pronounced {{IPA|/umə/}} in [[General American]], not {{IPA|/jumə/}}. She has three brothers, Ganden (b. 1971), Dechen (b. 1973) and Mipam (b. 1978), and a half-sister named Taya (b. 1960) from her father's previous marriage. She and her siblings spent time in [[Almora]], India as children, and the [[Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama|Dalai Lama]] sometimes visited their home.<ref name="tbio">Tiscali [http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/uma_thurman_biog.html Tiscali Film and TV] ''Uma Thurman biography''. Retrieved January 5, 2006.</ref>
After roles in The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996) and the Ted Demme film Beautiful Girls (1996), Thurman met her future husband Ethan Hawke on the set of Gattaca (1997).


Thurman grew up mostly in [[Amherst, Massachusetts]] and [[Woodstock, New York]]. She is described as having been an awkward and introverted girl who was teased for her tall frame, angular bone structure, unusual name (sometimes using the name “Uma Karen” instead of her birth name) and size 11 feet<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/thurmans%20foot%20rage_1003950|title=Thurman's Foot Rage|accessdate=2007-09-01|date=2006-07-30|publisher=contactmusic.com}}</ref> (Thurman's large feet would later be filmed by [[Quentin Tarantino]] in the films he made with her). When she was 10 years old, a friend's mother suggested a [[Rhinoplasty|nose job]].<ref name="tbio"/>
Thurman returned to smaller films after playing the villainess Poison Ivy in the reviled Joel Schumacher effort Batman & Robin (1997) and Emma Peel in a remake of The Avengers (1998). She worked with Woody Allen and Sean Penn on Sweet and Lowdown (1999), and starred in Richard Linklater's drama Tape (2001) opposite Hawke. Thurman also won a Golden Globe award for her turn in the made-for-television film Hysterical Blindness (2002) (TV), directed by Mira Nair.


As a child, she suffered bouts of [[body dysmorphic disorder]], which she discussed in an interview with ''Talk'' magazine in 2001.<ref>Sherry Kahn.[http://canoe.talksurgery.com/consumer/new/new00000056_1.html Talk]. Golden Girl Uma admits to having Body Dysmorphic Disorder. May 15, 2001. Retrieved February 16, 2006.</ref>
A return to the mainstream spotlight came when Thurman redeemed with Quentin Tarantino for Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003), a revenge flick the two had dreamed up on the set of Pulp Fiction (1994). She also turned up in the John Woo cautioner Paycheck (2003) that same year. The renewed attention was not altogether welcome because Thurman was dealing with the break-up of her marriage with Hawke at about this time. Thurman handled the situation with grace, however, and took her surging popularity in stride. She garnered critical acclaim for her work in Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) and was hailed as Tarantino's muse. Thurman reunited with Pulp Fiction (1994) dance partner John Travolta for the Get Shorty (1995) sequel Be Cool (2005) and landed a role in The Producers (2005) after Nicole Kidman backed out of the project.
 
Thurman attended [[Northfield Mount Hermon]], a [[college preparatory]] [[boarding school]] in [[Northfield, Massachusetts]], where she was earned average grades, but excelled in acting. Talent scouts noticed her performance as Abigail in a production of ''[[The Crucible]]'',<ref name=vanfair/> and offered her the chance to act professionally. Thurman moved to New York City to pursue acting  and to attend the [[Professional Children's School]], but she dropped out before graduating.<ref name="tbio" />
 
== Career ==
=== Early works, 1987–1989 ===
[[Image:Munch 09.jpg|thumb|250 px|Thurman as Venus in 1988’s ''[[The Adventures of Baron Munchausen]]''.]]
Thurman began her career as a fashion model at age 15.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.harpersbazaar.com/|title=Uma on Men, Movies and Motherhood|accessdate=2007-12-06|year=1998|month=March|publisher=[[Harper's Bazaar]]|archiveurl=http://www.angelfire.com/nd/umathurman/artharp.html|archivedate=1998-04-01}}</ref> She signed with the agency Click Models.<ref name=biochannel>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_story/882:1170/1/Uma_Thurman.htm|title=Uma Thurman Biography|accessdate=2007-11-21|publisher=thebiographychannel.co.uk}}</ref> Her modeling credits included Glamour Magazine.<ref name=biochannel/> In 1989, she appeared on the cover of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine's annual ''Hot issue''.<ref>[http://www.rollingstone.com/photos/gallery/5392231/1989_rolling_stone_covers/photo/9/medium Rolling Stone cover archive]. Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 6, 2006.</ref>
 
Thurman made her movie debut in 1988, appearing in four films that year. Her first two were the high school comedy ''Johnny Be Good'' and the teen thriller ''Kiss Daddy Goodnight.''. Thurman appeared in ''[[The Adventures of Baron Munchausen]]'', playing the [[goddess]] [[Venus (mythology)|Venus]] alongside [[Oliver Reed]]’s [[Vulcan (mythology)|Vulcan]]. During her entrance Thurman briefly appears [[Nudity|nude]] in a homage to [[Sandro Botticelli|Botticelli]]’s [[painting]] ''[[The Birth of Venus (Botticelli)|The Birth of Venus]]''. With a budget of $46 million and [[box office]] receipts of only $8 million, the film was a commercial failure.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096764/business IMDb business data for ''The Adventures of Baron Munchausen'']. Retrieved April 6, 2006.</ref>
 
Her breakthrough came in her role as Cecile de Volanges in ''[[Dangerous Liaisons]]''. Actresses [[Glenn Close]] and [[Michelle Pfeiffer]] earned [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] nominations for their performances, and Thurman drew attention for her [[topless]] scene in the film. At the time, she was insecure about her appearance,<ref>[http://www.allmovieportal.com/c/umathurman.html] allmovieportal: About Uma Thurman</ref> and fled to London for almost a year, during which she wore only loose, baggy clothing.<ref name=biochannel/>
 
Soon after the release of ''Dangerous Liaisons'', the media were eager to profile Thurman. She was praised by her co-star [[John Malkovich]], who said of her, “There is nothing twitchy teenager-ish about her, I haven’t met anyone like her at that age. Her intelligence and poise stand out. But there’s something else. She’s more than a little haunted.”<ref>“Dangerous Liaisons’ violated beauty, Uma Thurman, 18, is a little risky herself”. People Weekly 31.n5 (Feb 6, 1989)</ref>
 
=== Major works, 1990–1993 ===
In 1990, Thurman co-starred with [[Fred Ward]] in the sexually provocative drama ''[[Henry & June]]'', the first film to receive an [[NC-17]] rating. Because of the rating, it never played in a wide release but critics embraced her; ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote, “Thurman, as the [[Brooklyn]]-accented June, takes a larger-than-life character and makes her even bigger, though the performance is often as curious as it is commanding”.<ref>Janet Maslin. “A Writer’s Awakening to the Erotic”. The New York Times. October 5, 1990.
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Thurman’s first starring role in a major production was [[Gus Van Sant]]'s [[Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (film)|1993 adaptation]] of [[Tom Robbins]]' ''[[Even Cowgirls Get the Blues]]''. It was a critical and financial disappointment; Thurman was nominated for a [[Golden Raspberry Awards|Worst Actress Razzie]]. The ''[[Washington Post]]'' described her acting as shallow, writing that, “Thurman’s strangely passive characterization doesn’t go much deeper than drawling and flexing her prosthetic thumbs”.<ref>Joe Brown. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/evencowgirlsgetthebluesrbrown_a0ae18.htm Even Cowgirls Get the Blues]. The Washington Post. May 20, 1994. Retrieved February 13, 2006.</ref> Thurman also starred opposite [[Robert De Niro]] in the drama ''[[Mad Dog and Glory]]'', another box office disappointment. Later that year, she auditioned for [[Stanley Kubrick]] while he was casting a movie to be called ''Wartime Lies'', which was never produced. She described working with him as a “really bad experience”.<ref name="rs2004">Erik Hedegaard [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/_/id/5939241?rnd=1136580280652&has-player=unknown Rolling Stone magazine] ''A Magnificent Obsession''. April 2004. Retrieved April 6, 2006.</ref>
 
=== 1994–1998 ===
[[Image:Pulp Fiction Mia.jpg|thumb|left|230px|Thurman in 1994’s ''Pulp Fiction''. Her character in the film was based on Danish actress [[Anna Karina]].]]
[[Image:Poison Ivy2.jpg|thumb|left|[[Uma Thurman]] as Poison Ivy in ''Batman & Robin''.]]
After ''Mad Dog and Glory'', Thurman auditioned for [[Quentin Tarantino]]’s ''[[Pulp Fiction (film)|Pulp Fiction]]'', which would become one of the most successful [[cult film|cult hits]] of all time, grossing over $107 million on a budget of only $8 million USD.<ref>[http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=pulpfiction.htm ''Pulp Fiction'' box office information]. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 6, 2006.</ref> The ''[[Washington Post]]'' wrote that Thurman was “serenely unrecognizable in a black wig, <nowiki>[</nowiki>and<nowiki>]</nowiki> is marvelous as a zoned-out gangster’s girlfriend”.<ref>Desson Howe. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/pulpfictionrhowe_a01b66.htm Pulp Fiction review] Washington Post. October 14, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2006.</ref>  Noted SA J. Sidebottom was behind Uma's hairstyle and was at first very much opposed to the use of a wig to conjure the iconic look he sought.  After a brief departure from the film's crew, Sidebottom was ultimately convinced by Tarantino that the faux-nature of the wig was consistent with the motif of the film.  Thurman was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress Oscar]] the following year. ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' claimed that, “of the five women nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category this year, only <nowiki>[</nowiki>Thurman<nowiki>]</nowiki> can claim that her performance gave the audience fits”.<ref>Spingarn, Jed. “Uma Thurman: her piercing role in ‘Pulp’ is not for the fainthearted”. Entertainment Weekly nSPEISS (March 1995 nSPEISS)</ref> Thurman also became one of Tarantino’s favorite actresses to cast, stating in a 2003 issue of ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'': “[Thurman]’s up there with [[Greta Garbo|Garbo]] and [[Marlene Dietrich|Dietrich]] in goddess territory”.<ref>[[Josh Tyrangiel]] [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101030929-488846,00.html Time Magazine] ''The Tao of Uma''. Retrieved January 5, 2006.</ref>
 
She starred opposite [[Janeane Garofalo]] in the moderately successful 1996 [[romantic comedy]] ''[[The Truth About Cats & Dogs]]'' as a ditzy blonde [[supermodel]]. In 1998, she starred opposite her future husband [[Ethan Hawke]] in the [[dystopian]] [[science fiction]] film ''[[Gattaca]]''. Although ''Gattaca'' was not a success at the box office, it drew many positive reviews and became successful on the home video market,<ref>[http://crazy4cinema.com/Review/FilmsG/f_gattaca.html ''Gattaca'']. Crazy for Cinema. Retrieved April 6, 2006.</ref> some critics were not as impressed with Thurman, such as the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' which stated she was “as emotionally uninvolved as ever”.<ref>Jack Mathews. [http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/cl-movie971111-26,0,7913577.story Cautionary Tale in Genetically Pure “Gattaca”]. The Los Angeles Times. October 24, 1997. Retrieved April 8, 2006.</ref>
 
The two biggest film [[flop]]s of Thurman’s career came in 1997 and 1998. She played [[Poison Ivy (comics)|Poison Ivy]] in ''[[Batman & Robin (film)|Batman & Robin]]'', the fourth film of the popular [[film franchise|franchise]]. ''Batman & Robin'' became one of the largest [[Films considered the worst ever|critical flops]] in history. Thurman’s performance in the [[camp]]y film received mixed reviews, and critics compared her with actress [[Mae West]]. ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote, “like Mae West, she mixes true femininity with the winking womanliness of a [[drag queen]]”.<ref>Janet Maslin. [http://www.nytimes.com/library/film/batman-film-review.html New York Times review, ''Batman and Robin'']. June 20, 1997. Retrieved February 7, 2006.</ref> A similar comparison was made by the ''[[Houston Chronicle]]'': “Thurman, to arrive at a ’40s [[femme fatale]], sometimes seems to be doing Mae West by way of [[List of Who Framed Roger Rabbit characters#Jessica Rabbit|Jessica Rabbit]]”.<ref>Jeff Millar. [http://www.chron.com/cgi-bin/auth/story/content/chronicle/features/97/06/20/batman-1.0-1.html If you like them busy, this “Batman” is for you]. Houston Chronicle. June 19, 1997. Retrieved April 6, 2006.</ref> The next year brought ''[[The Avengers (film)|The Avengers]]'', another major financial and critical flop. [[CNN]] described Thurman as, “so distanced you feel like you’re watching her through the wrong end of a telescope”.<ref>Paul Tatara. [http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Movies/9808/21/review.avengers/index.html CNN]. “Review: ‘The Avengers’ is retro-boring” August 21, 1998. Retrieved February 20, 2006.</ref> She received Razzie Award nominations for both films. She closed out 1998 with ''[[Les Misérables (1998 movie)|Les Misérables]]'', a film version of [[Victor Hugo]]’s [[Les Miserables|novel of the same name]], directed by [[Bille August]], in which she played Fantine.
 
=== Hiatus, 1998–2002 ===
After the birth of her first baby in 1998, Thurman took a rest from major roles to concentrate on motherhood. Her next roles were in low-budget and television films, including ''[[Tape (film)|Tape]]'', ''Vatel'', and ''[[Hysterical Blindness]]''. In 2000 she narrated a theatrical work by composer [[John Moran]] entitled ''Book of the Dead (2nd Avenue)'' at [[The Public Theater]]. She won a [[Golden Globe]] award for ''Hysterical Blindness'', a film for which she also served as executive producer. In the film she played a [[New Jersey]] woman in the 1980s searching for romance. The ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'' review wrote, “Thurman so commits herself to the role, eyes blazing and body akimbo, that you start to believe that such a creature could exist — an exquisite-looking woman so spastic and needy that she repulses regular Joes. Thurman has bent the role to her [[will (philosophy)|will]]”.<ref>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/08/23/DD7591.DTL A repulsive beauty in ’80s Jersey Thurman’s histrionics fit “Hysterical Blindness” well]. San Francisco Chronicle. August 23, 2002. Retrieved February 13, 2006.</ref>
 
=== 2003–present ===
 
After a five-year hiatus, Thurman returned in 2003 in [[John Woo]]'s film ''[[Paycheck (film)|Paycheck]]'', followed by Tarantino's, ''[[Kill Bill]]''. ''Paycheck'' was only moderately successful with critics and at the box office, but ''Kill Bill'' relaunched her career.
 
In ''Kill Bill'' she played assassin [[Beatrix Kiddo]], out for revenge against her former lover. Tarantino wrote the part specifically for her. He also cited Thurman as his [[muse]] while writing the film, and also gave her joint credit for the character, whom the two conceived on the set of ''Pulp Fiction'' from the sole image of a bride covered in blood.
 
Production was delayed for several months after Thurman became [[pregnant]], as Tarantino refused to recast the part.<ref name="killbilldvd">Kill Bill Vol. 1 DVD bonus featurette</ref> The film took nine months to shoot, and was filmed in five different countries. The role was also her most demanding , and she spent three months training in [[martial arts]], [[swordsmanship]], and Japanese.<ref>Jamie Malanowski. [http://www.usaweekend.com/03_issues/031005/031005uma_thurman.html Catching up with Uma Thurman]. USA Today. October 5, 2003. Retrieved February 7, 2006.</ref> The two-part action epic became an instant cult classic<ref>[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=killbill.htm Kill Bill box office]</ref> and scored highly with critics. The film series earned Thurman [[Golden Globe]] nominations for both entries, and three [[MTV Movie Award]]s for Best Female Performance and twice for Best Fight. ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' likened Thurman to “an avenging angel out of a 1940s Hollywood melodrama”.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/_/id/5948643?pageid=rs.ReviewsMovieArchive&pageregion=mainRegion&afl=imdb | title = Kill Bill Vol. 2 review | year = 2004 | accessdate = 2006-02-07}}</ref>
 
The inspirations for “The Bride” were several [[B-movie]] action heroines. Thurman's main inspiration for the role was the title character of ''[[Coffy]]'' (played by [[Pam Grier]]) and the character of Gloria Swenson from ''[[Gloria (film)|Gloria]]'' (played by [[Gena Rowlands]]). She said that the two characters are “two of the only women I've ever seen be truly women <nowiki>[</nowiki>while<nowiki>]</nowiki> holding a weapon”.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1488333/06102004/story.jhtml What Made Kill Bill]. MTV News. June 10, 2004. Retrieved February 7, 2006.</ref> ''Coffy'' was screened for Thurman by Tarantino prior to beginning production on the film, to help her model the character.<ref name="killbilldvd" />
 
By 2005, Thurman was one of Hollywood's highest paid actresses, commanding a salary of $12.5 million per film.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000235/bio Uma Thurman IMDb salary report]. Retrieved April 6, 2006.</ref> Her first film of the year was ''[[Be Cool]]'', the sequel to 1995's ''[[Get Shorty (film)|Get Shorty]]'', which reunited her with her ''Pulp Fiction'' castmate [[John Travolta]]. In the film she played the widow of a deceased music business executive. The film received poor reviews, and came in below expectations at the box office. In 2005 she starred in ''[[Prime (film)|Prime]]'' with [[Meryl Streep]], playing a woman in her late thirties romancing a man in his early twenties. Thurman's last film of the year was a remake of ''[[The Producers (2005 film)|The Producers]]'' in which she played [[Ulla (The Producers)|Ulla]], a Swedish stage actress hoping to win a part in a new [[Broadway musical]]. Originally, the producers of the film planned to have another singer dub in Thurman's musical numbers, but she was eager to do her own vocals,<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2005-04-01#celeb8 WENN daily news, April 1, 2005]. Retrieved April 6, 2006.</ref> She is credited for her songs in the credits. The film was considered a bomb at the box office, but many praised Thurman's efforts, including [[A. O. Scott]] of the New York Times who said: "Uma Thurman as a would-be actress is the one bit of genuine radiance in this aggressively and pointlessly shiny, noisy spectacle."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.nytimes.com/2005/12/16/movies/16prod.html?_r=1&oref=slogin|title='The Producers,' Again (This Time With Uma)|accessdate=2007-11-21|author=[[A. O. Scott]]|date=2005-12-16|publisher=[[New York Times]]}}</ref>
 
With a successful film career, Thurman once again became a desired model. Cosmetics company [[Lancôme]] selected her as their spokeswoman, and named several shades of lipstick after her, though they were sold only in Asia). In 2005, she became a spokeswoman for the French fashion house [[Louis Vuitton]].
 
On February 7, 2006, Thurman was named a knight of the [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]] of France for outstanding achievement in the field of art and literature.
 
In May 2006 Thurman bought the film rights to the [[Frank Schätzing]] novel "[[The Swarm (novel)|The Swarm]]", which is in development and due for release in 2008.<ref>[http://imdb.com/title/tt0808491/ The Swarm (2011)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
When the movie "[[The Women (2008 film)|The Women]]" was in pre-production this year, Thurman was cast as Crytal Allen, along [[Anette Bening]], [[Julia Roberts]], [[Meg Ryan]], [[Sandra Bullock]], [[Ashley Judd]], [[Lisa Kudrow]] and [[Anne Hathaway (actress)|Anne Hathaway]], being directed by [[James L. Brooks]], but the director was changed and Thurman was not longer cast.
In July 2006 Thurman starred opposite [[Luke Wilson]] in ''[[My Super Ex-Girlfriend]]''. Thurman portrayed a super-heroine named "G-Girl" who is dumped by her boyfriend and then takes her revenge upon him. Thurman received a reported $14 million for the role, but the film flopped. Once again Thurman was well-received, yet the film was not.

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Uma Thurman

Personal
Also known as Uma
Born April 29, 1970 (1970-04-29) (age 56)
Boston, Massachusetts
Years active 1987-present
Ethnicity Caucasian
Nationality America
Body
Measurements 36C-26-36
Bra/cup size 36C (80C)
Boobs Natural
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Body type Slim
Hair Blonde
Long
Underarm hair Shaved
Performances
Shown Topless, Bush, Full frontal
Solo Masturbation
Girl/girl Softcore
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Uma Thurman (born Uma Karuna Thurman on April 29, 1970) is a famous America model and actress known for her stately body and full breasts.

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Biography

Thurman's mother, Nena Birgitte Caroline von Schlebrügge was a fashion model born in Mexico City, Mexico in 1941, to German Friedrich Karl Johannes von Schlebrügge, and Birgit Holmquist, from Trelleborg, Sweden. In 1930, Birgit Holmquist, Thurman's grandmother, modeled for a nude statue that stands overlooking the harbor of Smygehuk.[3] Thurman's father, Robert Alexander Farrar Thurman, was born in New York City to Elizabeth Dean Farrar, a stage actress, and Beverly Reid Thurman, Jr., an Associated Press editor and U.N. translator.[4] Thurman's mother was introduced to LSD guru Timothy Leary by Salvador Dalí; and married Leary in 1964; then wed Thurman's father in 1967.

Thurman's father, Robert, a scholar and professor at Columbia University of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist studies, was the first westerner to be ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist monk.[5] He gave his children a Buddhist upbringing: Uma is named after an Dbuma Chenpo (in Tibetan, "db" is silent; Mahamadhyamaka in Sanskrit, meaning "Great Middle Way") and pronounced /umə/ in General American, not /jumə/. She has three brothers, Ganden (b. 1971), Dechen (b. 1973) and Mipam (b. 1978), and a half-sister named Taya (b. 1960) from her father's previous marriage. She and her siblings spent time in Almora, India as children, and the Dalai Lama sometimes visited their home.[6]

Actress

A breakthrough role for the tall, blonde actress came when she played Cecile de Volanges in Dangerous Liaisons (1988). More attention came with the NC-17 rated Henry & June (1990), but it was Thurman's role in the Quentin Tarantino classic Pulp Fiction (1994) that earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Donning a short black wig to play femme fatale Mia Wallace opposite John Travolta's hit man Vincent Vega, Thurman earned a place in film history.

After roles in The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996) and the Ted Demme film Beautiful Girls (1996), Thurman met her future husband Ethan Hawke on the set of Gattaca (1997).

Thurman returned to smaller films after playing the villainess Poison Ivy in the reviled Joel Schumacher effort Batman & Robin (1997) and Emma Peel in a remake of The Avengers (1998). She worked with Woody Allen and Sean Penn on Sweet and Lowdown (1999), and starred in Richard Linklater's drama Tape (2001) opposite Hawke. Thurman also won a Golden Globe award for her turn in the made-for-television film Hysterical Blindness (2002) (TV), directed by Mira Nair.

A return to the mainstream spotlight came when Thurman redeemed with Quentin Tarantino for Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003), a revenge flick the two had dreamed up on the set of Pulp Fiction (1994). She also turned up in the John Woo cautioner Paycheck (2003) that same year. The renewed attention was not altogether welcome because Thurman was dealing with the break-up of her marriage with Hawke at about this time. Thurman handled the situation with grace, however, and took her surging popularity in stride. She garnered critical acclaim for her work in Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) and was hailed as Tarantino's muse. Thurman reunited with Pulp Fiction (1994) dance partner John Travolta for the Get Shorty (1995) sequel Be Cool (2005) and landed a role in The Producers (2005) after Nicole Kidman backed out of the project.

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