5 Facts About Thandie Newton

1. In 2008 Thandie Newton visited poverty-stricken Mali, describing it as a "humbling experience.

2. In 2006 Thandie Newton contributed a foreword to We Wish: Hopes and Dreams of Cornwall's Children, a book of children's writing published in aid of the NSPCC.

3. In 2016, Thandie Newton began portraying Maeve Millay in HBO science fiction drama series Westworld, for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, among other accolades.

4. In 2007, Thandie Newton co-starred with Eddie Murphy in the comedy Norbit as his love interest, and then opposite Simon Pegg as his ex-girlfriend in the 2008 comedy Run Fatboy Run.

5. In 2013 Thandie Newton led the One Billion Rising flash mob in London, for an end to violence, and for justice and gender equality.