Uma Thurman

Uma Thurman rose to international prominence playing Mia Wallace in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction (1994), a role that earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Born April 29, 1970, in the US, she is an actress and screenwriter who has performed in over fifty film and television productions since the 1980s, spanning comedies, dramas, science fiction, and action. Her breakout film work included Dangerous Liaisons (1988), Henry & June (1990), and Mad Dog and Glory (1993), preceded by covers for British Vogue.

Thurman reunited with Tarantino for Kill Bill: Volume 1 and 2 (2003–2004), playing the Bride—a performance that brought her a BAFTA Award nomination and two Golden Globe nominations. Her other major film credits span decades: The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996), Batman & Robin (1997), Gattaca (1997), Les Misérables (1998), Paycheck (2003), The Producers (2005), My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006), Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010), Nymphomaniac (2013), The House That Jack Built (2018), Hollywood Stargirl (2022), and The Old Guard 2 (2025). She won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Film for the HBO film Hysterical Blindness (2002) and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her appearance in NBC's Smash (2012). On television, she has starred in The Slap (2015), Imposters (2017–2018), Chambers (2019), Super Pumped (2022), and Dexter: Resurrection (2025–present); she made her Broadway debut in The Parisian Woman (2017–2018). Her total accolades include a Golden Globe Award and nominations for an Academy Award, two BAFTAs, a Primetime Emmy, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.

As a Taurus, Thurman embodies the sign's steadiness and determination; her life-path number 5 reflects her adaptability across genres and decades of reinvention.