Uma Thurman is an American model and actress. She is well-known from the Kill Bill movies and Pulp Fiction. Her estimated net worth is $60 million dollars.
| Net Worth: | $60 million |
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Birth Date: |
Apr 29, 1970 |
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Birthplace: |
Boston, USA |
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Famous Movies: |
Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction |
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Last Updated: |
June 2019 |
Uma Thurman started her career in modeling, and later also started acting. She has had a long, extremely successful career in acting and modeling. Now, more than 30 years after she got started in the industry, she still going strong.
She started earning big money after the huge success of the Kill Bill Franchise. The movie was a hit and brought in $300 million. After that she started requesting $12.5 million per film, according to W Magazine. This salary has likely even increased more over the next coming years, although the next couple of movies after Kill Bill weren’t a huge success (compared to Kill Bill).
Biography and Life of Uma Thurman
Uma Thurman was born in Boston, Massachusetts on April 29, 1970. Her current age is 49 years old. Her father is Robert Alexander Farrar Thurman, a professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies and an academic writer. Her mother is Nena von Schlebrügge, and has ties to German nobility. Her mother was also a high-fashion model. Uma has three brothers named Mipam, Ganden, Dechen Karl and a half-sister named Taya from her father’s previous marriage.
Uma Thurman was an introverted and awkward girl during childhood who was often teased because of her height, angular bone structure, large feet and unusual name. I bet all those people regret that now!
Relationships of Uma Thurman
Uma Thurman has been married 3 times. The first time she married to Gary Oldman, but that marriage ended in a divorce 2 years later.
On the set of the sci-fi thriller Gattaca, she met Ethan Hawke, whom she married in 1998. Ethan later also dedicated a book called ‘’For Karuna’’ to her. She has 2 children with Ethan as well, a son Levon and a daughter Maya. They eventually divorced in 2005.
She was also 2 times in a relationship with French businessman Andre Balazs which whom she has a daughter Luna. In 2012 Thurman had another daughter with British businessman Arpad Busson, whom she was a couple of years engaged with.
Fun Facts about Uma Thurman:
– The first name Uma means splendor and light in Sanskrit.
– Her middle name of Karuna means compassion or empathy (also in Sanskrit)
– Uma Thurman’s father lived as a Buddhist monk for three years.
– Uma Thurman was the target of a stalker from about 2004 to 2011.
– In 2007, Uma Thurman hosted the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway alongside actor Kevin Spacey.
Conclusion
Uma Thurman is an A-List Hollywood star. Everybody has probably seen a movie where she played in. Her performances are truly amazing. Besides being a great actress we love her role as an activist and a philanthropist as well.
