Following an unorthodox childhood spent being raised a Buddhist and modeling in New York at a young age, actress Uma Thurman jumped into feature films at 16 years old and never looked back. After mature performances in two independent films, Thurman broke through as an ingénue in the erotic drama “Dangerous Liaisons” (1988). From there, she developed a talent for playing alluring young women with ulterior motives, culminating in a head-turning performance in “Henry and June” (1990), the first movie to ever be rated NC-17. But it was her modern take on the classic femme fatale in “Pulp Fiction” (1994) that made her a star and an Academy Award nominee, leading to a series of roles in high-profile studio films like “Batman & Robin” (1997) and “The Avengers” (1998). While generating headlines for her marriage to actor Ethan Hawke, Thurman’s career took a pseudo-hiatus to bear and raise the couple’s two children. After their divorce in 2003, Thurman returned to the screen with a vengeance in “Kill Bill, Vol. 1” (2003) and “Kill Bill, Vol. 2” (2004), which happily reminded audiences of her ability to tackle unconventional material with both passion and skill.