Thandiwe Newton is an English actress. She has appeared in several British and American films, and is known for roles such as Linda in The Pursuit of Happyness, Nyah Nordoff-Hall in Mission: Impossible 2 and Christine in Crash, for which she received a number of awards, including a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.

She played the sentient android, the madam Maeve Millay in the HBO science fiction-Western television series Westworld, which earned her three Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.