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While promoting her new movie God s Country, Newton talked about wanting to "apologize every day to darker-skinned actresses" for being chosen for roles.
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Thandiwe Newton Is “Taking Back” Her Name After It Was Widely Misspelled For Years
The prolific British actor, whose name comes from her Zimbabwean roots, told British Vogue she is “taking back what’s mine.”
ByAshleigh Carter
Published on 4/5/2021 at 12:23 PM
Thandiwe Newton attends the premiere of HBO s Westworld Season 3 at TCL Chinese Theatre on March 05, 2020 in Hollywood, California. | Getty Images
Thandiwe Newton attends the premiere of HBO s Westworld Season 3 at TCL Chinese Theatre on March 05, 2020 in Hollywood, California. | Getty Images
Actor Thandiwe Newton’s name has been misspelled as “Thandie” for the entirety of her career and finally, she said, she’s reclaiming the original spelling.