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Trivia
Birth name: Uma Karuna Thurman
Date of birth: 29 April 1970
Place of birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Height: 6' (1.83 m)
Spouse: Ethan Hawke (1 May 1998 - 20 July 2004) (divorced) 2 children,
Gary Oldman (October 1990 - 1992) (divorced).
French cosmetics firm Lancome have employed
her as a spokesmodel for their company. [June 2000]
Daughter, with Ethan
Hawke, Maya Ray Thurman-Hawke born. [8 July 1998]
Ranked #99 in Empire (UK) magazine's
"The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
Former model.
Her father, Robert Thurman, is a professor
of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University School of
Religion. He was the first westerner to become a Tibetan Buddhist monk.
Uma was named for a Hindu goddess.
Her mother is a Swedish
model-turned-psychotherapist Nena, who was discovered at 16 in Stockholm
by photographer Norman Parkinson. A nude statue of Nena's mother, Brigit
Holmquist, a famous beauty and later baroness, stands in the port town
of Trelleborg. Salvador Dalí, introduced Nena to her first husband,
Timothy Leary.
Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100
Sexiest Stars in film history (#20). [1995]
Granddaughter of Baron Karl von Schlebrugg.
Uma's middle name, Karuna, is one of the
four sublime abodes in Buddhism. It means "compassion." The
other 3 sublime abodes are Metta (Loving kindness), Mudita (Sympathetic
joy), and Upekkha (Equanimity).
With husband Ethan
Hawke, gave birth to 7lb. 15 oz. son, Roan, on 15 January 2002.
Attended Northfield Mount Hermon boarding
school in Northfield, Massachusetts during her freshman and sophomore
years, approximately twenty five miles from her home town at the time,
Amherst, Massachusetts.
Named after the goddess of light and beauty
in Indian Mythology.
Uma and Ethan
Hawke's daughter's name is Maya; which is also the name of the
character that Uma played in Duke of Groove (1996) (TV).
Has shades of Lancome lipsticks named after
her (available only in Asia).
Her mother, Nena, was once married to LSD
proponent Timothy Leary. The marriage lasted less than a year
(1964-1965). Their marriage, which took place in Nepal, was the subject
of a 15-minute documentary entitled "You're Nobody Till Somebody
Loves You." Nena married Uma's father, Robert Thurman, two years
later in 1967.
Has three brother with equally unusual,
exotic names: Ganden, Dechen (who is an actor and director) and Mipam.
Sister of Dechen Thurman and Ganden Thurman
and the daughter of Nena Thurman and Robert Thurman
Wears a size 11 shoe.
Measurements: 34C-24-35 (as an Elite model-
1988), 35 1/2C-24-35 (actress - 1995), (Source: Celebrity Sleuth
magazine)
In Portuguese, her name means
"one".
She is on the Board of Directors of Room to
Grow, a non-profit organization founded by Rob Reiner, dedicated to
enriching the lives of babies born into poverty throughout their
critical first 3 years of development.
Her uncle, John Thurman, is a professional
concert cellist who performs with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
Supported the Junior Senator (John Kerry)
from her native state (Massachusetts) for President of the United
States.
Originally cast for the part of Eowyn in the
_Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
In Polynesian, her name means
"kiss".
Former husband Ethan
Hawke's book was dedicated to her ("For Karuna").
Former sister-in-law of Laila Morse.
Shares a birthday with actress Michelle
Pfeiffer, actors Daniel Day-Lewis and Jerry
Seinfeld, and was born on the same day as tennis star Andre Agassi.
She attended Amherst Regional Middle School,
Massachusetts for grade 7 and 8 and had Ester Haskell as an English
teacher. She later visited that school to contribute to the Women's
History assembly. The children were thrilled
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