Birth name: Uma Karuna Thurman
Date of Birth: April 29, 1970
Height: 6' 0" (1.83 m)
Biography and Career:
Uma Thurman was born on April 29, 1970 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Her birth name is Uma Karuna Thurman. She is an Hollywood actress.
Uma Thurman was born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA where her father Robert Thurman worked at Amherst College. When she was of age 15 she left boarding school and determined to become an actress. She moved to new york to fulfill her dream.
When she played Cecile de Volanges in Dangerous Liaisons in 1988 A breakthrough role for the tall, blonde actress came for her. She got more attention with the NC-17 rated Henry and June in 1990 but it was the Thurman's role in the Quentin Tarantino classic Pulp Fiction in 1994 that earned her a
n Oscar nomination for best Supporting actress.
After that Thurman played roles in The Truth about Cats and Dogs in 1996 and The Ted Demme film Beautiful girls in 1996. During her roles Thurman met her future husband Ethan hawke at the set of Gattacha in 1997.
Thurman won a Golden Globe award for her turn in the made-for-television film Hysterical Blindness in 2002 directed by Mira Nair. After that Thurman played different type of roles such as her role as a martial arts assassin in Tarantino's controversial Kill Bill Vol 1 in 2003 and Kill Bill Vol 2 in 2004 where she proved that she is able to accept any acting challenge.
Why is Uma Thurman famous?
Uma Thurman is famous as she is an excellent Hollywood actress. She played different roles and proved that she is able to accept any acting challenge.
Why do we like Uma Thurman?
We like Uma Thurman because of her great acting in Hollywood movies.