| Thandie Newton, whose full name Thandiwe means Beloved in some African language, actually gained critical acclaim for portraying Beloved in the Oprah Winfrey-financed Beloved (1998). She is the daughter of a Zambian princess and a well-to-do British father, so it seems like she had all the breaks, which she more or less did. When her family fled Africa during a time of uprising, Thandi |