Uma Thurman cool pick
UMATHURMAN has proven herself to be one of the most versatileyoung actresses by playing a variety of compelling characters. Thedaughter of a psychologist and a college professor, Thurman was raisedin Amherst, Massachusetts and Woodstock, New York. She attended apreparatory school in New England, where at fifteen she was discoveredby two New York agents. At sixteen she transferred to the ProfessionalChildren’s School in New York City in order to pursue anacting career.
Thurman’s entrance onto the mainstream film scenebegan with Johnny B. Good, opposite Anthony Michael Hall. But it washer role as the goddess Venus in Terry Gilliam’s fantasy TheAdventures of Baron Munchausen which brought herinternational attention. This striking and versatile actress went on toreceive critical acclaim for her portrayal of a virginal 18th centuryconvent girl, Cecile de Volanges, seduced by JohnMalkovich in Stephen Frears’ DangerousLiaisons. The following year she starred opposite Fred Wardand Maria de Medeiros in Philip Kaufman’s Henry& June playing the neurotic and exotic bisexualspouse of Henry Miller. She then played Daphne McBain, one of a trio ofDabney Coleman’s spoiled children in the comedy Wherethe Heart Is, directed by John Boorman. In 1991, Thurmanstarred opposite RichardGere and KimBasinger as Diana, a conniving therapy patient in PhilJoanou’s thriller FinalAnalysis. She then reunited with Malkovich in the thrillerJennifer 8, playing AndyGarcia’s blind girlfriend, Helena. In Mad Dog& Glory, she played a barmaid who becomes an indentured servantto RobertDe Niro for saving BillMurray’s life. Her most eccentric movie to date isGus Van Sant’s film, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, in whichshe played Sissy Hankshaw, a big-thumbed, bisexual hippie hitchhiker.
UMATHURMAN has proven herself to be one of the most versatileyoung actresses by playing a variety of compelling characters. Thedaughter of a psychologist and a college professor, Thurman was raisedin Amherst, Massachusetts and Woodstock, New York. She attended apreparatory school in New England, where at fifteen she was discoveredby two New York agents. At sixteen she transferred to the ProfessionalChildren’s School in New York City in order to pursue anacting career.
Thurman’s entrance onto the mainstream film scenebegan with Johnny B. Good, opposite Anthony Michael Hall. But it washer role as the goddess Venus in Terry Gilliam’s fantasy TheAdventures of Baron Munchausen which brought herinternational attention. This striking and versatile actress went on toreceive critical acclaim for her portrayal of a virginal 18th centuryconvent girl, Cecile de Volanges, seduced by JohnMalkovich in Stephen Frears’ DangerousLiaisons. The following year she starred opposite Fred Wardand Maria de Medeiros in Philip Kaufman’s Henry& June playing the neurotic and exotic bisexualspouse of Henry Miller. She then played Daphne McBain, one of a trio ofDabney Coleman’s spoiled children in the comedy Wherethe Heart Is, directed by John Boorman. In 1991, Thurmanstarred opposite RichardGere and KimBasinger as Diana, a conniving therapy patient in PhilJoanou’s thriller FinalAnalysis. She then reunited with Malkovich in the thrillerJennifer 8, playing AndyGarcia’s blind girlfriend, Helena. In Mad Dog& Glory, she played a barmaid who becomes an indentured servantto RobertDe Niro for saving BillMurray’s life. Her most eccentric movie to date isGus Van Sant’s film, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, in whichshe played Sissy Hankshaw, a big-thumbed, bisexual hippie hitchhiker.
