Uma Thurman is an American actress and model. She has performed in a variety of films, ranging from romantic comedies and dramas to science fiction and action movies. She rose to international prominence with her performance as Mia Wallace in Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 film Pulp Fiction, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actress. She reunited with the director to play the main role in Kill Bill: Volume 1 and 2 (2003, 2004), which brought her a BAFTA Award nomination and two additional Golden Globe Award nominations.

Birth Name
Uma Karuna Thurman
Nickname
Uma
Profession
Actress, Model
Nationality
American
Personal Life
Birthday / Date of Birth
Uma Thurman was born on 29th of April 1970, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Age
She is currently 55 years old.
Sun Sign
Ethnicity
White
She has German, Swedish and Danish ancestry on her mother’s side.
Education
Uma attended Amherst Regional Middle School in Massachusetts for her primary education and later attended Northfield Mount Hermon School, a preparatory school in Massachusetts. She didn’t complete high school as she dropped out at the age of 15 to pursue a career in acting.
Family Details
- Father – Robert Alexander Farrar Thurman (Professor, Buddhist writer and academic)
- Mother – Nena von Schlebrügge (Mexican Model turned psychotherapist)
- Siblings – Dechen Thurman (Brother) (Actor), Ganden Thurman (Brother), Mipam Thurman (Brother) (Model), Taya Thurman (Older Half-Sister)
Marital Status
Married
Boyfriend / Spouse
Uma Thurman has dated –
- Phil Joanou (1989) – Film director Phil Joanou and Uma Thurman dated each other for a couple of months in 1989. He is 8 years her senior. She left him for Gary Oldman.
- Gary Oldman (1989-1992) – English actor, Gary Oldman started dating Thurman in July 1989 after meeting her on the set of State of Grace. They married on October 1, 1990. They split after one and a half years in February 1992. Their divorce was finalized on April 30, 1992. There is 12 years of age difference between them, with Thurman being 12 years his junior.
- John Cusack (1992) – In 1992, Thurman was linked to actor John Cusack but nothing was confirmed about the assumptions.
- Timothy Hutton (1995-1996) – In February 1995, actors Timothy Hutton and Thurman met each other on the set of 1996 movie Beautiful Girls. They dated for quite some time from March 1995 to January 1996.
- Mick Jagger (1996) – British musician, Mick Jagger and Thurman had an encounter in January 1996, when they met at Viper Room Club. Mich was again about 27 years her senior.
- Richard Gere (1996) – This time Uma dated yet another actor, Richard Gere, who is 21 years older than her. They dated in January 1996.
- Ethan Hawke (1996-2005) – In February 1996, she started dating actor Ethan Hawke after meeting him on the set of “Gattaca” (1997). They married, after two years of dating on May 1, 1998. She was 7 months pregnant at the time of the wedding. After five years of successful marriage life, the duo split in 2003. Their divorce was finalized in August 2005. She gave birth to couple’s first child, daughter Maya Ray in 1998, and second child, son Levon in 2002. The couple separated in 2003, and the divorce was finalized in August 2005.
- André Balazs (2003-2006) – After splitting with Ethan Hawke in 2003, Thurman started dating Hungarian hotelier Andre Balazs in 2004. They lived together in New York loft apartment. This relationship also saw an end in March 2006.
- Arpad Busson (2007-2014) – In June 2007, she started dating London-based French financier Arpad Busson and got engaged to him in June 2008. Subsequently, in late 2009, they split. But, reconciled later. This relationship produced a daughter named, Rosalind Arusha Arkadina Altalune Florence Thurman-Busson (nickname Luna), who was born in 2012. They finally called off the engagement in April 2014.

- Quentin Tarantino (2014-Present) – In May 2014, Uma is dating another film director, Quentin Tarantino. They are longtime friends.
Physical Statistics
Height
- In feet – 5 feet 11 inches
- In centimeters – 180 cm
- In meters – 1.8 m
Weight
- In Kilograms – 64 kg
- In Pounds – 141 lbs
Body Measurements
- Measurements – 37-25-36
- Bust – 37 inches
- Waist – 25 inches
- Hip – 36 inches
- Bra Size – 34B
Body Build
Athletic
Eye Color
Blue
Hair Color
Blonde
Shoe Size
She wears a size 11 (US) shoe.
Dress Size
Her dress size is 5 (US).
Sexuality
Straight
Professional Statistics
Famous For
Playing Dr. Pamela Isley / Poison Ivy in the Batman & Robin (1997), Mia Wallace in Pulp Fiction (1994) and Emma Peel in The Avengers (1998).

Film Debut
In 1987, Thurman made her acting debut in the neo-noir psychological film, Kiss Daddy Goodnight as Laura.
Television Debut
In 2000, Uma narrated in The Learning Channel’s documentary and biography program Great Books in an episode titled Les Miserables.
Brand Endorsements
She appeared in TV commercials for Lancôme’s Miracle (2001), Schweppes (2011), Virgin Media (2007), Alfa Romeo ‘Giulietta’ (Italy) car (2010). Uma had also appeared in print ads for Louis Vuitton, Tag Heuer Swiss watches and others.
Uma Thurman Favorites
- Favorite Actor – Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise,
- Favorite Actress – Meryl Streep
Uma Thurman Net worth
Uma Thurman has a estimated net worth of $45 million dollars as of 2025.
Social Media Profiles
- Facebook – Uma Thurman
- Instagram – umathurman
- X – Uma Thurman
Some Lesser Known Facts About Uma Thurman
- She was already 5 feet 10 inches by the age of 13.
- She first started her career as a model at the age of 15.
- She was raised Buddhist. Her first name “Uma’ means “light, splendour” which is one of the alternative names of Hindu goddess Parvati. Her middle name “Karuna” is one of the four sublime abodes in Buddhism. It means “compassion.”
- She was discovered by talent scout while she was performing as Abigail in the stage production of The Crucible.
- Uma supports United States Democratic Party.
- In 2003, she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film for her role in the HBO series Hysterical Blindness.
- She was ranked #21 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.
- In 2006, she was ranked #59 in FHM magazine’s “100 Sexiest Women in the World”.
- In 2013, Thurman was named one of the “100 Hottest Women of the 21st Century” by GQ.
- In 2014, Thurman was protagonist for the 15th Campari Calendar, acclaimed for its beauty and printed in a limited edition of 9999 copies, which Thurman defined “an amazing work of art”.
- In 2017, Uma made her Broadway debut in Beau Willimon’s political drama The Parisian Woman at Hudson Theatre.
- In December 2017, during the allegations of sexual misconduct against Roy Moore, Thurman expressed her strong disapproval for his run to the United States Senate special election in Alabama.
- In February 2018, in an interview to New York Times she revealed that she sustained some serious injuries due to the car crash on the set of Kill Bill, since Tarantino had insisted she perform her own driving stunts.
- In June 2018, it was reported that Thurman is getting help from the former Swedish Minister for Justice, Thomas Bodström, to gain Swedish citizenship. Thurman has ancestry from Scania, Sweden and wants to move there.
- In 2020, scientists named a new species of fringe-toed lizard from southwest Arizona (Uma thurmanae) after Thurman.
- In 2023, Uma will star as an art dealer in the crime thriller The Kill Room, alongside Pulp Fiction collaborator Samuel L. Jackson, and as fictional US president Ellen Claremont in the Amazon Prime romantic comedy Red White & Royal Blue.