Uma Karuna Thurman is an American actress and model. She has performed in leading roles in a variety of films, ranging from romantic comedies and dramas to science fiction and action movies. Among her best-known roles are those in the Quentin Tarantino films Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill. In 2002 she won a Golden Globe Award for her performance in Hysterical Blindness. Thurman was born in Boston to Nena von Schlebrügge and Robert Thurman, and grew up mostly in Amherst, Massachusetts and Woodstock, New York. Her father gave his children a Buddhist upbringing, and she is named after an... Dbuma Chenpo . Regarding religion, she now calls herself agnostic. She has three brothers, Ganden , Dechen , and Mipam , and a half-sister named Taya , from her father's previous marriage. She and her siblings spent time in Almora, Uttarakhand, India, during childhood, and the Dalai Lama sometimes visited their home.
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| Birthdate: | April 29, 1970 |
| Birthplace: | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Age: | 41 |
| Height: | 5' 11" |
| Education: | Amherst Public Schools, Northfield Mount Hermon |
| Religion: | Buddhism, Agnosticism |
| Also known as: | Uma Karuna Thurman, Uma Thurman, uma_thurman |