#Fact1Refused two proposals from Ethan Hawke before agreeing to marry him. She was seven months pregnant at their wedding.2She is mentioned in the song "Avant Gardener" by Courtney Barnett.3Close friend Natasha Richardson, Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) co-star David Carradine and half-nephew Dash Snow all died within four months of each other in 2009, and each died under tragic circumstances: Richardson from a head injury whilst skiing, Carradine from an apparent sex game gone wrong, and Snow from a heroin overdose.4Next to Quentin Tarantino, she presented the Palme D'or to Kis Uykusu (2014) at the 67th Cannes Film Festival. She attended the stage barefoot.5In 2010, Thurman's £6,000,000 ($10,000,000) lawsuit against London-based Handmade Films, the production company behind Eloise in Paris, was settled. Thurman had hired Bert Fields to represent her, claiming that not only had Handmade not paid her an agreed £2,800,000 pay-or-play fee for the film, but that she had also lost earnings waiting for it to begin production.6Danced with John Travolta in two movies, Pulp Fiction (1994) and Be Cool (2005).7Was set to portray Marlene Dietrich in a biopic directed by Louis Malle, but after the death of Malle the project was canceled.8Gave birth to her 3rd child at age 42, a daughter Rosalind Arusha Arkadina Altalune Florence Thurman-Busson on July 15, 2012. Child's father is her boyfriend, Arpad Busson.9Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 31, a son Levon Roan Thurman-Hawke (aka Roan Thurman-Hawke) on January 15, 2002. Child's father is her now ex-2nd husband, Ethan Hawke.10Gave birth to her 1st child at age 28, a daughter Maya Ray Thurman-Hawke (aka Maya Thurman-Hawke) on July 8, 1998. Child's father is her now ex-2nd husband, Ethan Hawke.11Returned to work 3 months after giving birth to her daughter Luna in order to begin filming Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013).12Was 3 months pregnant with her daughter Luna when she filmed her guest appearance on Smash (2012).13Despite the potential for complications with child birth because of problems with her blood vessels, she gave birth to 3 children.14Played a role in Savages (2012) as Paqu (Blake Lively's character mother) but all her scenes were deleted from the film.15Auditioned for the role of Cathy in Wuthering Heights (1992). The role went to Juliette Binoche.16Auditioned for the Mary Stuart Masterson role in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991).17Turned down the Kate Hudson role in Almost Famous (2000).18Turned down the title role in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001). The role went to Angelina Jolie.19Auditioned for the role of Buttercup in The Princess Bride (1987). The role went to Robin Wright.20Was Brian De Palma's first choice for the role of Maria in The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990). Actor Tom Hanks, who had casting approval, dismissed Thurman's acting as "high school," and the role went to Melanie Griffith.21Was a contender for the role of Giselle in Enchanted (2007). The role went to Amy Adams.22Considered for the role of Eleanor Arroway in Contact (1997) after Jodie Foster initially turned it down in 1995, until Foster agreed to do the film after seeing a new revision of the script.23Turned down the Katherine Heigl role in Knocked Up (2007).24Returned to work 5 months after giving birth to her son Levon in order to begin filming Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003).25Auditioned for the role of Geneva Backman in The Dilemma (2011), which went to Winona Ryder.26Ex-stepmother of Alfie Oldman.27Has appeared in two films quoting the proverb "revenge is a dish best served cold", Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) and Batman & Robin (1997) as well as Dangerous Liaisons (1988), an adaptation of the novel often credited with originating that expression.28Auditioned for the Julia Roberts role in Pretty Woman (1990).29Called off her engagement to Arpad Busson on November 15, 2009.30Born at 1:51 PM (EDT).31Was 5ft 10in by the age of 13.32Engaged to Arpad Busson [June 26, 2008].33Uma and her hotelier boyfriend, André Balazs, have ended their three-year romance. They started dating in 2003 [March 20, 2007].34Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 1994.35Named #59 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement. (2006).36Quentin Tarantino considers her as his muse.37Ranked as #67 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. (2005)38Was made a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters (Chevalier De l'Ordre Des Arts Et Des Lettres) by France on February 7, 2006. Presenting the prize on behalf of the French Ministry of Culture, Cannes Film Festival President Gilles Jacob told Thurman she was "admired throughout the world" and that her career would "make her the favorite actress of an entire generation." The Order of Arts and Letters is given out twice annually to a few hundred people worldwide.39She and her first husband, Gary Oldman, have both appeared in separate Batman films. Uma appeared in Batman & Robin (1997) as Poison Ivy. Gary Oldman has appeared in Batman Begins (2005) & The Dark Knight (2008) as James Gordon.40Followed in the footsteps of both her mother and grandmother into the world of modeling.41Named #21 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.42She 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 thrilled43Former sister-in-law of Laila Morse.44Former husband Ethan Hawke's book was dedicated to her ("For Karuna").45In Polynesian, her name means "kiss".46Originally cast for the part of Eowyn in the The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002).47Supported the Junior Senator (John Kerry) from her native state (Massachusetts) for President of the United States.48Her uncle, John Thurman, is a professional concert cellist who performs with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.49She 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.50Sister of Dechen Thurman and Ganden Thurman and the daughter of Nena Thurman and Robert Thurman51Has three brothers with equally unusual, exotic names: Ganden, Dechen (who is an actor and director) and Mipam.52Her mother, Nena Thurman, 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 1967.53Has shades of Lancome lipsticks named after her (available only in Asia).54Uma 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).55Named after the goddess of light and beauty in Indian Mythology.56Attended 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.57Uma'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).58Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#20). [1995]59Uma's mother, Nena Thurman, who was born as Birgitte Caroline von Schlebrügge in Mexico City, Mexico, is a model-turned-psychotherapist, who was a young teenager when she was discovered in Stockholm by photographer Norman Parkinson. Uma's maternal grandfather, Friedrich Karl Johannes von Schlebrügge, was a Prussian nobleman. Uma's maternal grandmother, Brigit Holmquist, was born in Sweden, to a father of Swedish descent and a mother of German and Danish ancestry. Brigit's father was a famous local industrialist, and Brigit was herself a famous beauty. A nude statue, called 'Famntaget' (The Embrace), of Brigit, stands in the port town of Trelleborg. Uma's maternal grandparents moved to Mexico, where Nena was born. Artist Salvador Dalí introduced Nena to her first husband, Timothy Leary.60Her father, Robert Thurman (Robert Alexander Farrar 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. Robert's family has been in the United States for many generations, and he has English, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), Scottish, and German ancestry.61Former model.62Ranked #99 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]63French cosmetics firm Lancome have employed her as a spokesmodel for their company. [June 2000]

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