Entertainer Thandie Newton has said she is reverting to the first Zimbabwean spelling of her first name, Thandiwe.
The entertainer has until now been known as Thandie, an anglicised version of her name with the “w” absent.
The entirety of Newton’s movies will be credited with the name Thandiwe (pronounced “tan-DEE-way”) Newton in future.
“That’s my name. It’s always been my name. I’m taking back what’s mine,” Newton told British Vogue.
The actress, whose complete name is Melanie Thandiwe Newton, said her name was incorrectly spelled in the credits to her first film in 1991, Flirting, which co-featured Nicole Kidman and Noah Taylor.
Therefore, Thandie Newton became the generally utilized spelling of her name and has stayed with the actress for three decades.
Newton likewise revealed to Vogue she welcomed how much representation of ethnic minority groups has improved in the entertainment landscape.
“The thing I’m most grateful for in our business right now is being in the company of others who truly see me. And to not be complicit in the objectification of black people as ‘others’, which is what happens when you’re the only one,” she said.
Newton was brought into the world in London to a white British dad, Nick, and a Zimbabwean mother, Nyasha.
Her family gotten comfortable Penzance, Cornwall, when Newton was three years of age.
Newton’s role in the HBO science fiction series Westworld earned her an Emmy Award in 2018 for best supporting actress in a drama series.
In 2006, she won a Bafta Film Award for best supporting actress for her part in Crash, which proceeded to win best picture at the Oscars.
Her other film credits include Half of a Yellow Sun, Mission: Impossible 2, The Pursuit of Happyness, and Solo: A Star Wars Story.
Newton was because of star in the 2000 remake of Charlie’s Angels, however uncovered a year ago she exited the role after being approached to play up to racial stereotypes, adding that she likewise felt “objectified”.