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Uma Thurman

Uma Thurman

8 films · 770 frames · top-billed in 6 · 19942023

Born 29 April 1970 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Uma Karuna Thurman is an American actress, writer, producer and model. She has acted in a variety of films, from romantic comedies and dramas to science fiction and action films. Following her appearances on the December 1985 and May 1986 covers of British Vogue, Thurman's breakthrough role was Dangerous Liaisons (1988) in which she starred. She rose to international prominence with her role as Mia Wallace in Quentin Tarantino's 1994 film Pulp Fiction, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award, the BAFTA Award, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Awards

On FrameThrower we have: 8 films · 770 frames · top-billed in 6 · 19942023

  • Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film2003
  • Golden Globe Awards
  • MTV Movie Award for Best Fight2005
  • International Cinephile Society Award for Best Actress2004
  • MTV Movie Award for Best Fight2004
  • MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance2004
  • MTV Movie Award for Best Dance Sequence1995
  • Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
  • Saturn Awards
  • Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

How their films are shot

Measured across 770 frames from the 8 films we hold. This is the look of the work Uma takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.

Across the 8 films we hold, 64% of their frames are night, 53% low key — the look of the work Uma takes.

Time of day

Night64%
Day28%
Interior5%

Lighting

Low key53%
Natural27%
High key16%

Shot size

Medium44%
Closeup25%
Wide21%
Fullbody6%

Camera angle

Eye level79%
Low angle11%
High angle7%

Mood

Neutral48%
Tense21%
Ominous10%
Mysterious7%

Films in the library

Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.

Often with

Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.

A reference database for filmmakers

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