"the epithets of Hindu female Goddess Parvati, while her second given name ""Karuna"" (Sanskrit करुणा) means ""compassion"" or ""empathy"". Her father, Robert Alexander Farrar Thurman, is a professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies; an academic and writer, he lived as an ordained Buddhist monk for three years. Her mother, Nena von Schlebrügge, a high-fashion model, was born in Mexico City; Nena was discovered in Stockholm, and moved to New York City at the age of 17 to join the Ford Modeling Agency. Thurman received a Buddhist upbringing, and spent altogether around two years in the Indo-Himalayan town of Almora. She grew"
"up mostly in Amherst, Massachusetts, where she went to Amherst Regional Junior High School, then moved to Woodstock, New York. She has three brothers, Ganden (b. 1967), Dechen Karl (b. 1973), and Mipam (b. 1978), and a half-sister named Taya (b. 1961), from her father's previous marriage. Thurman's first cousin, once removed, is Swedish football player Max von Schlebrügge. Thurman is described as having been an awkward and introverted girl who was teased for her appearance, prominent nose, unusual name, (sometimes using the name ""Uma Karen"" instead of her birth name), towering height and abnormally large feet. When Thurman was"
"""Un Certain Regard"" jury. Thurman made her Broadway debut in ""The Parisian Woman"" (2017–2018). For her performance in the made-for-HBO film ""Hysterical Blindness"" (2002), Thurman won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Film, and for her five-episode role in the NBC musical series ""Smash"" (2012), she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series. Thurman has starred in the miniseries ""The Slap"" (2015) and the series ""Imposters"" (2017–2018). Thurman was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Her first name ""Uma"" (Sanskrit उमा) literally means ""splendour, light"" and it is also one of"
"(born February 2003 in London). The family lived together in London until Busson and Macpherson's separation in July 2005. Busson began dating American actress Uma Thurman in 2007 and they announced their engagement in June 2008. In December 2009, it was reported that the two had ended their engagement, but they reconciled and dated soon after their daughter's birth. Busson and Thurman have one daughter together, Rosalind Arusha Arkadina Altalune Florence Thurman-Busson, known as Luna (born July 2012 in Boston, MA). The couple called off the engagement for the second time in April 2014. In January 2017, Thurman and Busson"
"rock band Fall Out Boy released a song titled ""Uma Thurman"" in 2015, celebrating the actress and her roles in ""Pulp Fiction"" and ""Kill Bill"". She gave permission for the band to use her name, and during an interview on the ""Today Show"", stated: ""It's very, like unbelievably polite and gracious of them. So sweet. I'm so happy for their big success"". The Lavender Prada dress Thurman wore at the 67th Academy Awards on March 27, 1995 was admired by the media; Stylecaster.com stated that, as a result, ""Thurman became known for her stellar fashion sense, while Prada got a"
"Elma awards, which were presented by . It won a Silver Prize at the Loeries, and was a finalist in the 2014 Epica Awards. ""Oobi"" has made an impression on celebrities. Actress Uma Thurman, who shares her first name with one of the show's principal characters, revealed to Stephanie D'Abruzzo (who plays ""Oobi""s Uma) that she was familiar with the show and its characters in 2005. As part of his ""Brotherhood 2.0"" project, author John Green featured Oobi in an installment of his video blog series ""Vlogbrothers"". In a humorous sketch, the show's title character demonstrated how to write a"
"Tun Tun Tun Tun (11 July 1923 – 24 November 2003) was the screen name of Indian playback singer and actress-comedian, Uma Devi Khatri, who was called ""Hindi cinema's first-ever comedienne"". Uma Devi was born in a village of Uttar Pradesh, India in 1923. Her parents and brother were murdered for land arrogate. Just before two days of her demise she had been interviewed by film critique and historian Shishir Krishn Sharma. She said : ""I don’t remember who my parents were and how they looked, I would be two to two and half years when they passed away, I"
"Maya Hawke Maya Ray Thurman Hawke (born July 8, 1998) is an American actress and model. She is the daughter of actors Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke. She made her screen debut as Jo March in the 2017 BBC adaptation of ""Little Women"", and is set to star as Robin in the upcoming third season of ""Stranger Things"". Hawke was born on July 8, 1998, in New York City, the elder of two children born to American actors Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke. Her parents met on the set of ""Gattaca"" (1997), married in May 1998, and divorced in 2005."
"in the third season of Netflix's ""Stranger Things"". Her character is described as an ""alternative girl"" who is bored with her job until she stumbles onto one of the secrets of Hawkins. Hawke will also appear in ""Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"", directed by Quentin Tarantino. Maya Hawke Maya Ray Thurman Hawke (born July 8, 1998) is an American actress and model. She is the daughter of actors Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke. She made her screen debut as Jo March in the 2017 BBC adaptation of ""Little Women"", and is set to star as Robin in the upcoming"
"Prime (film) Prime is a 2005 American romantic comedy-drama film starring Uma Thurman, Meryl Streep, and Bryan Greenberg. It was written and directed by Ben Younger. The film grossed $67,937,503 worldwide. Rafi is a recently divorced, 37-year-old career woman from Manhattan who becomes romantically involved with David, a talented 23-year-old painter from the Upper West Side. Rafi shares all her secrets with her therapist Lisa who, unbeknownst to Rafi, is David's mother. Lisa is supportive of Rafi's relationship with a younger man before she learns who he is, discovers the connection and finds herself not only faced with the ethical"
"lukewarm critical reception, the film grossed US$95 million. She next starred in the romantic comedy ""Prime"" with Meryl Streep, playing a divorced and lonesome business-woman who enters a relationship with a much younger man (Bryan Greenberg). A modest mainstream success, it eventually grossed US$67.9 million internationally. In the remake ""The Producers"" (her last 2005 film), Thurman played Ulla, a Swedish stage actress hoping to win a part in a new Broadway musical. The producers of the film originally planned to have another singer dub in her musical numbers, but Thurman was eager to do her own vocals; she is credited"
"gig after the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions. He sang the songs School, Pennyroyal Tea and Drain You. In August 2014 he released the solo album ""Tied to a Star"" on Sub Pop and toured in support of it. His wife, Luisa, who he met in New York in the mid 1990s and married in 2004, is from Berlin, Germany They reside in Amherst, Massachusetts, in a house formerly owned by Robert Thurman, a professor of religion noted for his work on Buddhism, and father of actress Uma Thurman. In September 2007 they had a baby boy named"
"by Big Sean, Action Bronson, Brendon Urie, Big Data and MAX. Uma Thurman (song) ""Uma Thurman"" is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy, released digitally on January 12, 2015. The song prominently features sampled theme music from the television series ""The Munsters"" (1964–66) and lyrics celebrating the character actress Uma Thurman, famous for films such as ""Pulp Fiction"" and ""Kill Bill"". The song was the fifth digital track released in build up to the band's 2015 album, ""American Beauty/American Psycho"". The song was released to modern rock radio as the album's third single (second in the U.S.)"
"Mary Thurman Mary Thurman (April 27, 1895 – December 22, 1925) was an American actress of the silent film era. Born Mary Christiansen in Richfield, Utah, she was one of seven children raised in the Mormon faith. Her father died in 1906. She attended the University of Utah and became a teacher. Thurman's film career began with roles in the comedies of Mack Sennett, as one of the Sennett Bathing Beauties, and featured appearances in ""Bombs!"" (1916) and ""The Fool"" (1925). Her greatest success came when she was started working with director Allan Dwan. They collaborated on several critically acclaimed"
"for her songs in the film. While box office receipts were modest, Thurman garnered acclaim from critics; A. O. Scott of ""The New York Times"" said: ""Uma Thurman as a would-be actress is the one bit of genuine radiance in this aggressively and pointlessly shiny, noisy spectacle."" In 2006, Thurman starred opposite Luke Wilson in ""My Super Ex-Girlfriend"", playing a superhero who is dumped by her boyfriend and then takes her revenge upon him. She received $14 million for the role, but the film was panned by critics and made a modest US$61 million worldwide. ""Entertainment Weekly"" felt that it"
"Barbara Tfank Barbara Tfank is an American fashion designer, best known for designing the lavender Prada gown worn by Uma Thurman at the 67th Academy Awards. A native of New York, Tfank is a graduate of Skidmore College and holds a masters from Stanford University. She apprenticed with designer Sal Cesarani and worked as a costume designer for films, including A Midnight Clear and Dream Lover. She also worked as a stylist for Avedon, for Japanese TV and as a design consultant for Prada. During her time with Prada, she designed the lavender dress that Uma Thurman wore at the"
"opened at #3 at the U.S. box office, making $6,220,935 USD in its opening weekend, behind ""The Legend of Zorro"" and ""Saw II"". Prime (film) Prime is a 2005 American romantic comedy-drama film starring Uma Thurman, Meryl Streep, and Bryan Greenberg. It was written and directed by Ben Younger. The film grossed $67,937,503 worldwide. Rafi is a recently divorced, 37-year-old career woman from Manhattan who becomes romantically involved with David, a talented 23-year-old painter from the Upper West Side. Rafi shares all her secrets with her therapist Lisa who, unbeknownst to Rafi, is David's mother. Lisa is supportive of Rafi's"
"Motherhood (2009 film) Motherhood is a 2009 independent comedy-drama film written and directed by Katherine Dieckmann and starring Uma Thurman. In New York's West Village, a mother's (Uma Thurman) dilemmas of marriage, work, and self are shown in the trials and tribulations of one pivotal day. ""Motherhood"" and ""Arlen Faber"" (later renamed ""The Answer Man"") were a pair of films independently financed and produced by the New York City-based iDeal Partners Film Fund. The two films were part of a coordinated effort by iDeal Partners to reduce the risk in investing in film production during the late-2000s recession; they were"
"acclaim. Perelman's second feature film, ""The Life Before Her Eyes"", was shot in 2006 in Connecticut. The film, independently financed by 2929 Productions, stars Uma Thurman and Evan Rachel Wood. It is based on the novel of the same name by Laura Kasischke. Emil Stern adapted the book for the screen. Perelman produced the film along with Aimee Peyronnet and Anthony Katagas. In 2007, he was attached to the film adaptation of Ayn Rand's ""Atlas Shrugged"". Vadim Perelman Vadim Perelman (; born 8 September 1963) is a Ukrainian-born Canadian-American film director. Perelman made his feature film directorial debut in 2003"
"American actress Uma Thurman dancing with John Travolta in an iconic scene of the film ""Pulp Fiction"". She gave permission for Fall Out Boy to use her name. The track incorporates ""jittery piano chords"" and ""clapping drums"", along with bursts of verbiage like ""I can move mountains, I can work a miracle"". Bassist and lyricist Pete Wentz has stated: This was a fun song to write. originally, when we came up with the idea, and there was this sample in it, which is a sample from ""The Munsters"" TV show, people kept saying ""oh cool, like Quentin Tarantino, cool"" when"
"Uma Thurman (song) ""Uma Thurman"" is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy, released digitally on January 12, 2015. The song prominently features sampled theme music from the television series ""The Munsters"" (1964–66) and lyrics celebrating the character actress Uma Thurman, famous for films such as ""Pulp Fiction"" and ""Kill Bill"". The song was the fifth digital track released in build up to the band's 2015 album, ""American Beauty/American Psycho"". The song was released to modern rock radio as the album's third single (second in the U.S.) in early February. On March 31, 2015, ""Uma Thurman"" was released"
"on April 18, 2008, in the United States and grossed $20,220 in eight theaters its opening weekend, averaging $2,527 per theater. As of Jun 27–29, 2008, it had a domestic total gross of $303,439, and a production budget of $13 million. The Life Before Her Eyes The Life Before Her Eyes is a 2007 American thriller film directed by Vadim Perelman. The screenplay was adapted by Emil Stern from the Laura Kasischke novel of the same name. The film stars Uma Thurman and Evan Rachel Wood. It was released on April 18, 2008, and revolves around a survivor's guilt from"
"in 2003, and the divorce was finalized in August 2005. Thurman began dating London-based French financier Arpad Busson in 2007, and they announced their engagement in June 2008. In late 2009, they called off their engagement, but reconciled soon after. The couple called off the engagement for the second time in April 2014. Thurman and Busson have a daughter together, Luna, born in 2012. In January 2017, Thurman and Busson began child custody negotiations in relation to their daughter, which resulted in Thurman receiving primary physical custody later that month. Thurman was the target of a stalker from about 2004"
"The Life Before Her Eyes The Life Before Her Eyes is a 2007 American thriller film directed by Vadim Perelman. The screenplay was adapted by Emil Stern from the Laura Kasischke novel of the same name. The film stars Uma Thurman and Evan Rachel Wood. It was released on April 18, 2008, and revolves around a survivor's guilt from a Columbine-like event that occurred 15 years previously, which causes her present-day idyllic life to fall apart. Imaginative, impetuous, and wild Diana McFee (Evan Rachel Wood) cannot wait for her adult life to begin. While awaiting the final days of high"
"Robert Thurman Robert Alexander Farrar Thurman (born August 3, 1941) is an American Buddhist author and academic who has written, edited, and translated several books on Tibetan Buddhism. He is the father of actor Uma Thurman. He is the Je Tsongkhapa Professor of Indo- Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University, holding the first endowed chair in this field of study in the United States. He also is the co-founder and president of the Tibet House New York and is active against the People's Republic of China's control of Tibet. He translated the Vimalakirti Sutra from the Tibetan Kanjur into English."
"a Dark Hall"" (2018), directed by Rodrigo Cortés, Uma portrayed the role of Madame Duret, the eccentric headmistress of a mysterious school for troubled girls. In its review for the latter film, ""Variety"" noted that she ""cuts an elegant figure [...] but her somewhat unconvincing villain could have used more notes of mystery and wit"". In 1995, Thurman was chosen by ""Empire"" magazine as one of the 100 sexiest stars in film history, ranking at No. 20, and in 1997, the magazine listed her as No. 99 in its ""The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time"" list. She has"
"Morris and Yam Tat-wah. Tiger Chen Tiger Chen (; born 3 March 1975) is a Chinese martial artist and actor. Tiger Chen is Yuen Wo Ping's protege and Keanu Reeves' teacher. He was also Uma Thurman's stunt double. Tiger Chen was born on 3 March 1975 in Chengdu, Sichuan, where he studied the Chinese martial arts. By age 18, he enrolled into Sichuan Wushu Team. He won the National Youth Martial Arts Competition in China. At the age of 19, Tiger Chen went to United States, where he lived in a small wooden shack. He said: ""In China, at least"
"Her performance garnered critical acclaim, with ""The A.V. Club"" writing: ""Uma Thurman is a lot of fun. She gives that character some pop, playing both the shallow, demanding side of celebrity [...] and the sincere, talented side [...]"". She earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series. Thurman appeared in the ""Volume I"" of Lars von Trier's two-part ensemble art drama ""Nymphomaniac"" (2013) as Mrs. H, a rejected wife who confronts her estranged husband. Despite her limited screen time in the film, ""Rolling Stone"" magazine remarked that she was ""sensational"" in a role that"
"Thurman and von Schlebrügge renamed the center Menla Mountain Retreat and Conference Center. Menla (the Tibetan name for the Medicine Buddha) was developed into a state-of-the-art healing arts center grounded in the Tibetan Medical tradition in conjunction with other holistic paradigms. Twice married, Robert Thurman is the father of five children and grandfather to eight grandchildren. With Marie-Christophe de Menil, he has one daughter, Taya; their grandson was the late artist Dash Snow. He also has a great-granddaughter through his late grandson. Robert and Nena Thurman have four children, including Ganden, who is Executive Director of Tibet House, actress Uma"
"as a director and teacher at Flagler College. After several years of differing kinds of work including illustration and teaching, Emerson earned a Master of Fine Arts degree at the University of Alabama in the Alabama Shakespeare Festival acting program. Upon graduation from the University of Alabama in 1995, Emerson returned to New York City, where he appeared in the annual Alabama Shakespeare Festival showcase. Emerson landed a starring role in 1997 as Oscar Wilde in Moises Kaufman's critically acclaimed off-Broadway play """", and then followed up with several other notable stage performances. In 1998, he performed opposite Uma Thurman"
"home Chelsea Hotel. Thurman would win a Golden Globe for her acting in HBO cable movie ""Hysterical Blindness"" (2002), where she was also one of the executive producers. Thurman played a New Jersey woman in the 1980s searching for romance. In its review, the ""San Francisco Chronicle"" remarked: ""Thurman so commits herself to the role, eyes blazing and body akimbo, that you start to believe that such a creature could exist—an exquisite-looking woman so spastic and needy that she repulses regular Joes. Thurman has bent the role to her will."" Thurman reunited with Quentin Tarantino for the two-part martial arts"
"she had been living her life waiting for things to happen to her. In the end, Debby, Beth and Virginia struggle to find stability in their New Jersey town and agree that all they need is each other. Hysterical Blindness (film) Hysterical Blindness is a TV movie made for HBO, directed by Mira Nair and starring Gena Rowlands, Uma Thurman, Juliette Lewis and Ben Gazzara. The movie premiered on HBO on August 21, 2002 to good reviews. In 2003, Uma Thurman won a Golden Globe Award for her portrayal of Debby Miller. Ben Gazzara and Gena Rowlands also won Best"
"to the public perception of agents as foul-mouthed and aggressive bullies. Perhaps because of its dominance in the industry, CAA agents have a reputation for being ""coldhearted Hollywood power brokers,"" according to one report in ""The Wall Street Journal"". The agency has been accused of blacklisting people who did or said things that the agency did not want publicized; for example, Courtney Love said that she was ""eternally banned"" beginning 2005 by CAA after making a negative comment about Miramax producer Harvey Weinstein. Uma Thurman left CAA on November 22, 2017, the day before making an Instagram post addressing accusations"