Photo: Georges Biard / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Thurman is proof that screen presence is its own kind of genius. At nearly six feet tall she doesn't enter a frame so much as reorganize it, and Tarantino understood that better than anyone — Pulp Fiction's dance and Kill Bill's yellow tracksuit are pop iconography because of her, not just the direction. I'm struck by the range hiding under the iconography: a Golden Globe, art-house turns, an intelligence that reads in every close-up. The MTV fight awards she stacked up testify to real physical commitment, not stunt-double illusion. Elegance and menace rarely coexist in one performer; she makes the combination look inevitable.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Uma Thurman
- Name (Japanese)
- ユマ・サーマン
- Reading
- ゆま・さーまん
- Born
- April 29, 1970 (age 56)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Dog
- Origin
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Height
- 181 cm
- Occupation
- actor / film producer / film actor / model / screenwriter
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
- 1995 MTV Movie Award for Best Dance Sequence
- 2004 MTV Movie Award for Best Fight
- 2004 MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance
- 2005 MTV Movie Award for Best Fight
- 2003 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film
- Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
- Saturn Awards
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Uma Thurman born?
Born April 29, 1970 (age 56).
Where is Uma Thurman from?
Uma Thurman is from Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
What does Uma Thurman do?
Uma Thurman works as actor, film producer, film actor, model, screenwriter.
How tall is Uma Thurman?
Uma Thurman is 181 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.