Melanie Thandiwe Newton was born on 6 November 1972, in Westminster, London, England, of English and Zimbabwean descent. Thandie is an actress, known from her appearances in various British and American films, including having parts in “Mission: Impossible 2” and “Westworld”. She’s been active in the industry since 1991, and all of her efforts have helped put her net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Thandie Newton? As of early-2018, sources estimate a net worth that is at $17.5 million, mostly earned through a successful career in acting. She’s won numerous awards throughout the course of her career, and also many more nominations. As she continues her career, it is expected that her wealth will also continue to increase.
Thandie Newton (actress) Net Worth $17.5 million
Thandie attended the Tring Park School for the Performing Arts where she studied dance. After matriculating, she attended Downing College, Cambridge in 1992, studying social anthropology, and would graduate with upper second class honors (2:1).
In 1991, Newton made her film debut in “Flirting”, however, she would get her breakthrough when she was cast in the film “Interview with the Vampire”, playing the role of house slave Yvette.
She then appeared in several more films, including “Jefferson in Paris” and “Beloved” which is based on the novel of the same name by Toni Morrison, also playing a slave girl. Her net worth continued to increase as more opportunities came her way, including in “Mission: Impossible 2” starring with Tom Cruise. In 2003, Newton joined the cast of the television series “ER”, in which she played the love interest and later wife of Dr. John Carter, reprising her role in the series finale. She then appeared as a part of the film “The Chronicles of Riddick”, and would win a BAFTA Award for her role in the film “Crash”. In 2007, she was cast as a co-star in the comedy “Norbit”, alongside Eddie Murphy, and would also feature in the film “W”. in which she portrayed US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
Thandie’s next major film would be “2012”, directed by Ronald Emmerich and released in 2009. Two years later, she then delivered a TED talk, about how she grew up in two distinct cultures. In 2012, she starred in the drama film “Good Deeds”, before starring in the TV series “Rogue”, eventually leaving the show during the third season, but adding steadily to her net worth.
A few of Thandie’s latest projects include “Westworld” in which she portrays Maeve Millay, and she is also set to appear in the 2018 film “Solo: A Star Wars Story”.
For her personal life, it is known that Newton married director, producer, and writer Ol Parker in 1998, and they have three children together. She has expressed an affinity for Buddhism, and has participated in various charity efforts too. She is also a vegan and has been featured by PETA.
In one interview, she revealed that she was a victim of a director who repeatedly showed friends a video of her in a sexually graphic audition during her teens.
