Uma Thurman: The Biography

by Bryony Sutherland, Lucy Ellis

Daughter of an eminent Buddhist scholar and a psychotherapist, Uma Thurman left school at 15 to pursue an acting career in New York. After a brief stint as a model, she gained recognition in films such as Dangerous Liaisons and Henry and June. In 1990, she married the gifted British actor Gary Oldman, but their marriage was troubled and short lived. On the set of the sci-fi thriller Gattaca , she met actor Ethan Hawke, whom she married in 1998. Back in top form after the birth of her second child and her subsequent separation from Hawke, she gave an electrifying performance as a wronged bride on a rampage of revenge in Quentin Tarantino’s 2003 film Kill Bill. This complete biography looks at Uma Thurman’s rise to fame as well as what lies ahead for this mesmerizing star.

289 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2004

About the author

Bryony Sutherland is a biographer, ghostwriter and editor of memoirs and fiction ... with a twist.

She is the co-author of a number of celebrity biographies and ghostwritten novels with Lucy Ellis. Together they have been called "professional storytellers" by The Guardian, "very professional" by Film Review, "immensely readable" by The Beat Goes On, "detailed" by Sunday Express and "insightful" by OK! Magazine.

Bryony's most recent collaboration, Being Biracial: Where Our Secret Worlds Collide with Sarah Ratliff, is an anthology of essays from authors all over the globe, exploring how being more than one ethnicity affects identity. For more information, please visit http://beingbiracial.com.

Reviews

[Stanley Goldyn]

Insightful into the life of an actress who has slipped away from front and centre.

[Larryponder]

fun reading.