| Thurman at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Wins | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nominations | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Uma Thurman is an American actress who has received various accolades throughout her career, including a Golden Globe Award and nominations for an Academy Award, two Actor Awards, two British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA), and a Primetime Emmy Award.
Thurman rose to international prominence with her portrayal of Mia Wallace in the black comedy film Pulp Fiction (1994), her first collaboration with director Quentin Tarantino. Her performance was universally acclaimed and she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, the corresponding prizes at the Actor Awards and Golden Globe Awards, and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. She reunited with Tarantino to play The Bride / Beatrix Kiddo in the martial arts films Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003) and Volume 2 (2004), receiving nominations for a BAFTA Award for the first installment and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama for both chapters of the series. Her other film roles include the 2001 Richard Linklater's drama film Tape , that earned her a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female, and the 2013 erotic art film Nymphomaniac written and directed by Lars von Trier, for which she was nominated for the Robert Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Denmark's most prestigious film prize.
Thurman's work on television includes the 2003 HBO television drama film Hysterical Blindness , which won her the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film, and a recurring role in the NBC musical drama series Smash (2012), for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series.