Thandie Newton is an English actress best known for her roles in the films Beloved (1998), The Pursuit of Happyness (2003), Mission: Impossible 2 (2000), Crash (2004) and Norbit (2007). For her work in Crash (which won the Academy Award for best pictures) which she received a number of awards, including a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.
Beginning in 2016, Newton began playing the sentient android Maeve Millay in the HBO science fiction-Western television series Westworld. For her work on Westworld, Newton earned Critics’ Choice Award, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild and Emmy Award nominations.