The public has known her as Thandie Newton for over 30 years. Now the Westworld actress revealed that it is not her real name. His real name is Thandiwe Newton.
Newton’s full name is Melanie Thandiwe Newton. Thandiwe is pronounced “tan-DEE-way” and means “loved”. In an interview with British Vogue, she revealed that her name was misspelled in the credits for her first film in 1991, Flirting who co-starred Nicole Kidman and Noah Taylor. As a result, Thandie Newton remained for more than three decades. It is not known how she waited so long to spell her real name again – but it doesn’t matter. What matters is that from now on we refer to her as Thandiwe Newton.
“The thing I am most grateful for in our business right now is being in the company of other people who really see me,” said Newton in an interview with British Vogue. “And not being an accomplice in the objectification of blacks as ‘others’, which is what happens when you are the only one.”
Newton continued: “This is my name. It was always my name. I’m taking back what’s mine. “
The Emmy-winning actress became an outspoken advocate on several fronts. At the British Vogue article mentions his involvement in the African American Policy Forum and the #sayhername campaign founded by his friend Kimberlé Crenshaw, who coined the term “intersectionality”. Newton is also a board member of Eve Ensler’s V-Day, which supports women survivors of sexual violence in Congo with the City of Joy project. She also helped establish One Billion Rising, which campaigns to end violence against women. She also received OBE in 2018 for her contributions to charity and cinema. “We can make a difference,” she said.