Biography
Uma Thurman
Uma Thurman 'Tall, sandy blonde, with sort of blue eyes, skinny in places, fat in others. An average gal.' -- Uma Thurman's self-description .

This daughter of a Columbia University professor and a former model-turned-psychotherapist is named after a Hindu goddess. Tall, sylph-like and solemn-eyed, Uma Thurman moved to NYC at age 16 and like her mother, began her career as a Click model, posing for numerous magazines. The blonde beauty segued to acting in 1987 with the independent feature Kiss Daddy Good Night, as a young seductress who entices men only to rob them.

Thurman received wide attention as the buxom, virginal victim of John Malkovich's seduction in Stephen Frears' Dangerous Liaisons (1998) before furthering her visibility as the Goddess of Love in Terry Gilliam's madcap opus The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989). The alluring young actress went on to take a number of sexually charged roles over the next few years. In 1989 starred in <
Filmography
YearMovie TitleGenreRating
2011 Ceremony (2010) Comedy, Romance
2010 Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Adventure, Fantasy
2006 Prime Comedy, Romance
2006 The Producers Comedy, Musical
2006 My Super Ex-Girlfriend Comedy, Romance
2005 Be Cool Comedy, Crime
2004 Paycheck Action, Sci-Fi
2004 Kill Bill: Volume 2 Action, Crime
2003 Kill Bill: Volume 1 Crime, Thriller
2001 Beautiful Girls (2001) Comedy, Drama
2001 Sweet and Lowdown Comedy, Drama
1998 Gattaca Drama, Sci-Fi
1998 The Avengers (1998) Action, Adventure