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According to Thandie Newton, she wasn’t aware she was viewed differently because of her race until “fairly recently.” The 47-year-old actress grew up in Penzance, Cornwall, with her English father and Zimbabwean mother, and was so used to only ever seeing white people, she didn’t think too much about appearances and how other families perceived…

Sandra Oh has landed her third straight Emmy Awards nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a drama series. The “Killing Eve” star made history in 2018 when she became the first woman of Asian descent to be recognized in a lead actress category at the annual awards ceremony, and after bagging a second nomination in…

Actress Thandie Newton says she’s filled with regret about some of the choices she made during her illustrious and prolific film career that “misrepresented African Americans” onscreen. Newton is best known for her starring roles in such gripping dramas as Tyler Perry’s For Colored Girls and Good Deeds as well as Norbit, Mission: Impossible 2 and…

Thandie Newton has revealed she has been “lied” to by directors about how much of her naked body would be on display in films. Thandie Newton has been “exploited” and “lied to” by directors. The 47-year-old actress — who has daughters Ripley, 19, Nico, 15, and six-year-old son Booker with husband Ol Parker — feels…

Thandie Newton opens up about her traumatizing childhood. The “Westworld” star has detailed what she experienced on the set of a movie when she was just 16-years-old. Speaking about her experience on the set of Flirting she shared: “It happened the night my father flew home. I was 16, and a virgin. I’d been psychologically groomed…

Thandie Newton had to get involved with V-Day, a movement to end violence against women and girls for the sake of her “mental health.” The 47-year-old actress has been a board member for the organization for several years. Newton is adamant that her involvement in the global movement is something that is a necessity in…

Thandie Newton thinks her career was damaged because she refused the sexual advances of Hollywood executives. The 46-year-old actress said early in her career that agreeing to sleep with producers was “not going to fly” with her, and now — in light of the Time’s Up and #MeToo movements — believes her decision to refuse…

British actress Thandie Newton claims that she was not invited to join the powerful #TimesUp movement that swept through Hollywood and across the country because she was “not hot enough.” Newton, 45, said she has spoken out for years about being sexually assaulted by a casting director. She recently told The Telegraph it was “very…

Thandie Newton has revealed she was groped by a male co-star during filming. The 43-year-old actress — who has three children with husband Ol Parker — did not identify the co-star but revealed the incident took place between the birth of her first child in 2000 and her second child in 2004. “I’ve literally been in situations…

For decades, numerous actresses have shared Hollywood horror stories about the sexual abuse and sexual assaults that they’ve experienced from men in power in the film and TV industry. And while many would like to think that things have gotten better for women in the industry, stories like the latest testimony from veteran actress Thandie…

Thandie Newton received an apology from Starbucks after voicing her displeasure in the racially insensitive nature of a piece of decoration displayed at one of their stores. On Jan. 4, the English actress tweeted the picture of the figure at a local Starbucks location. It was a black child wearing what appeared to be a…

There have been countless intelligent and influential women who have used Ted Talks as a platform to pump life into their ideas by sharing them with the world. In the process, these speeches have empowered listeners to either get involved in a worthy cause or use the information from the talk to transform their own…

Les Nubians and Zimbabwe’s resident NYC DJ Eddie D., né Eddie Mundondo, gave a live performance at the 2015 “I Am ImageNation” Outdoor Film & Music Festival on Monday, July 6, 2015 at the Marcus Garvey Park Amphitheater in Harlem, NY. The Paris-born sisters Hélène and Célia Faussart who comprise the Grammy-nominated duo Les Nubians…

The African American Film Critics Association, the premier organization of film media professionals, set a goal last year to expand its industry presence during awards season with a collection of distinctive events. With awards season now coming to a close, by all accounts AAFCA has succeeded on all levels in honoring and presenting some of…

Vanity Fair recently released its annual Hollywood Issue and there is something refreshingly different about this year’s most coveted magazine cover. A record-breaking six out of 12 actors featured on the cover of this year’s 20th annual installment are African American. Prior to this year’s release, the most blacks to appear on the cover of…

Nothing is more intriguing than a black Brit. They look just like us, but culturally, they are worlds apart. Like a fine wine or import, the following celebrities took the U.S. by storm with their sexy accents, rocking bodies and talent to boot. From “The Wire” actor and heart throb Idris Elba to eccentric singer…

Halle Berry, Jennifer Freeman, Gina Torres, Zendaya Coleman, Meghan Markle, Logan Browning, Thandie Newton and more. Check out a few biracial actresses in Hollywood that are making a name for themselves. Some are veterans in the game and others if you do not recognize them now, just wait you will soon!

It’s believed that everyone has a twin somewhere in the world. The reference “‘twin” isn’t referring to those who are related through blood but those who are complete strangers. Obviously, celebrities aren’t exempt and have a look alike out there, as well. Check out some celebrity look-alikes here.