Uma Thurman Biography

- Uma is named after a Hindu god, and her name means “bestower of blessings.”

- Her astrological star sign is Taurus.

- Uma lived in India for long periods of time when she was growing up.

- Uma’s mother Nena is a former psychotherapist.

- Uma was a cheerleader when she was a teenager, much to her parents’ disapproval.

- Uma’s father was the first American ever to be ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist monk.

- The Dalai Lama was a personal friend of Uma’s father.

- When she first moved to New York to pursue her dream of acting, Uma got a job washing dishes in a restaurant in order to support herself.

- Hollywood director Quentin Tarantino says that Uma is his muse.

- Uma is very claustrophobic, and says that the Kill Bill 2 scene where she was buried alive was a “horrific experience.“

- Uma played a bisexual in the movie, Henry and June.

- She says her life is so busy, she hardly has time to go to the gym!

- She is cast as a voice in the 2007 film Bee Movie.