Uma Thurman has the finest set of legs
in Hollywood. Plus, of course, she is beautiful, talented and smart
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About
Uma Thurman |
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An actress noted as much for her
exotic, almost otherworldly beauty as she is for her considerable talent,
Uma Thurman is one of the most renowned actors of her generation. The
daughter of celebrated professor of Buddhist studies Robert F.A. Thurman and
Nena von Schlebrugge, a model and psychotherapist who was once married to
Timothy Leary. After earning recognition as one of Hollywood's A-list
actresses as the eccentric Mia Wallace in Pulp Fiction, Uma entered the
realm of Gotham City as the venemous Poison Ivy in Batman and Robin. Her
cold-blooded killing only brought her more fame when she became the star
kung fu villain in Kill Bill. She lit up theatres again looking hotter than
ever as Luke Wilson's ex with super powers in My Super Ex-Girlfriend.
Uma Thurman's success can invariably be linked to her unique looks, but so
can that of most of Hollywood's leading actresses. Uma, who started out as a
fashion model, is one of the sexiest women in the world, though it is a
gentle, quiet sexy -- the kind James Bond would love.
"It is better to have a relationship with someone who cheats on you than
with someone who does not flush the toilet."
:-Uma Thurman |
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Uma Thurman's Birthday |
Uma
Karuna Thurman was born April 29, 1970, in Boston, Massachusetts, and had an
eccentric, multicultural upbringing. Her mother, Nena, is a half-Swedish,
half-German former psychotherapist, while her father, Robert A.F. Thurman,
is a Tibetan Buddhist monk and a University of Columbia professor. Uma was
named after a Hindu deity that is the "bestower of blessings."
As a teenager, Uma did not fit in. As if her name wasn't different enough,
she was lanky and awkward as a child. Her long nose, which today only adds a
unique touch to her beautiful face, was part of her misery. Rather than
taking part in the typical all-American extracurricular activities, Uma had
better things to do act.
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Uma Thurman as Actress |
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The
fledgling actress made her debut in Kiss Daddy Goodnight (1987), a
forgettable film that cast her as a teen vamp who seduces and robs
unsuspecting men. She had a starring role in the teen comedy Johnny Be Good
(1988) and also made an eye-catching appearance in Terry Gilliam's underseen
fantasy adventure film The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988). But it
wasn't until her casting in Stephen Frears' Dangerous Liaisons (1988) as
Cécile de Volanges, the impressionable convent girl deflowered by John
Malkovich's slimy Vicomte de Valmont, that Thurman first gained recognition.
Her scenes with Malkovich, particularly the one in which he offers to teach
her a few bedroom terms in Latin, proved to be some of the most memorable of
the year, resulting in a sizable helping of fame for the young actress.
Further recognition followed with Thurman's portrayal of Henry Miller's wife
-- and the object of both his and Anaïs Nin's affections -- in Philip
Kaufman's Henry June (1990). Unfortunately, the actress' role in the NC-17
film -- which required her to take part in explicit love scenes with Maria
de Medeiros -- inspired a great deal of unwelcome, stalker-like attention
from any number of "fans," causing Thurman to shy away from doing a
subsequent number of films. The projects she did take part in all proved to
be forgettable affairs: Robin Hood (1991), Final Analysis (1992), Jennifer 8
(1992), Mad Dog and Glory (1993), and Gus Van Sant's Even Cowgirls Get the
Blues (1994).
By the time Thurman received the script for Quentin Tarantino's Pulp
Fiction, her career was in great need of resuscitation. Fortunately, Pulp
Fiction provided just that. A huge, unanticipated success, it was the most
talked-about film of the year, eventually becoming recognized as one of the
most influential films of the decade. For her part, Thurman gave a sly,
smoldering performance as Mia Wallace, the coke-snorting wife of gangster
Marsellus Wallace (Ving Rhames), and soon found herself enjoying both a Best
Supporting Actress Oscar nomination and an accompanying resurgence in
Hollywood popularity. She followed the success of Pulp Fiction with three
relatively modest romantic comedies: A Month by the Lake (1995), The Truth
About Cats Dogs (1996), and Beautiful Girls (1996). The 1997 future dystopia
Gattaca did little for Thurman but introduce her to co-star and future
husband Ethan Hawke. (The two married in May of 1998 and had a daughter
later that year; Thurman had been married once before, to Gary Oldman).
Batman Robin, that same year, was less than a high point in Thurman's
career. 1998 proved to be similarly disappointing, with both The Avengers,
which cast the actress as the cat-suited Emma Peel opposite Ralph Fiennes'
John Steed, and Bille August's Les Miserables experiencing swift deaths at
the box office. |
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Uma Thurman's Movies |
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2007 The
Accidental Husband
2007 In Bloom
2006 My Super Ex-Girlfriend
2005 The Producers
2005 Prime
2005 Be Cool
2005 The Brothers Grimm
2004 Kill Bill Vol. 2
2003 Paycheck
2003 Kill Bill Vol. 1
2002 Hysterical Blindness
2001 Chelsea Walls
2001 Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in
Hollywood
2001 Tape
2000 Vatel
2000 The Golden Bowl
1999 Sweet and Lowdown
1998 Les Miserables
1998 The Avengers
1997 Gattaca
1997 Batman & Robin
1996 Beautiful Girls
1996 The Truth About Cats & Dogs
1995 A Month by the Lake
1995 Duke Of Groove
1994 Pulp Fiction
1994 Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
1993 Mad Dog and Glory
1992 Jennifer Eight
1992 Final Analysis
1991 Robin Hood
1990 Where the Heart Is
1990 Henry & June
1989 The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988 Johnny Be Good
1988 Dangerous Liaisons
1987 Kiss Daddy Goodnight
Executive Producer
2002 Hysterical Blindness
Producer
2007 The Accidental Husband |
| Uma Thurman Can't Get a Date |
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While I'm
sure her new romantic comedy about dating a Superhero psychopath had
nothing to do with the topic of her interview, Uma Thurman claims that
she can't get a date. Citing her massive celebrity status as the cause
of the problem, Uma says that being famous makes it hard to meet men,
according to ContactMusic.
Newly single Uma Thurman fears she may never find love again because men
are deterred by her celebrity status. The statuesque KILL BILL actress,
who split from boyfriend-of-two-years ANDRE BALAZS earlier this month
(JUL06), insists no man in their right mind would accept the media
circus surrounding her.
She says, "It's hard to get a date as a famous woman. Any half-bright
guy who could have a normal, nice good-looking woman or a famous one -
wouldn't you be smart and pick the nice, normal one? "It's a pain in the
neck to be involved with a famous person. I mean, it really costs people
something sometimes... Generally, I think it can much more interfere
with your life than enhance your life.
I think Uma's overestimating the "normal" guy. Given a choice between
some very attractive, nice girl, and a celebrity, most men would pick
the celebrity. What Uma Thurman needs to realize is that the problem
isn't being a celebrity. It's being a crazy psycho diva. If you behave
like a normal person, it isn't hard to attract normal people. Of course,
it could also be those huge hands of hers. |
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Uma Thurman Pictures from the Beach |
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Invariably, as a celebrity has a new movie coming out, pictures of them
on the beach tend to crop up, and thankfully, Uma Thurman is no
different. Now, am I saying that this sighting of Uma Thurman at the
beach is just staged to create publicity for her new film Super
Ex-Girlfriend (in the exact way I am doing now)? Well, it's possible,
but in the end, it doesn't really matter, because these are some pretty
hot pictures of Uma Thurman, and as you probably know by now, that's all
I really care about. |
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