Uma Thurman: The Biography - Tapa dura

Presently at the peak of her career following her towering performance in Kill Bill Volumes 1 and 2, Uma Thurman is an intriguing paradox: the beautiful muse of Quentin Tarantino whose struggle with body dysmorphic disorder has often rendered her crippled with insecurity. The daughter of a Buddhist professor and a model, Uma enjoyed a bohemian upbringing. After leaving school at fifteen to pursue an acting career, she first gained recognition playing a vulnerable ingenue opposite John Malkovich in 1988's Dangerous Liaisons. But her most memorable role was as a reckless gangster's moll in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, one of the most talked-about films of the 1990s. Accomplished biographers Bryony Sutherland and Lucy Ellis tell the whole story: the ups and downs of Uma's acting career; her two marriages, to fellow actors Gary Oldman and Ethan Hawke; embracing a new role as devoted mother to daughter Maya and son Roan; and her triumphant return to form as the wronged bride on a rampage of revenge in Kill Bill.

Bryony Sutherland & Lucy Ellis are the authors of Nicole Kidman: The Biography and Drew Barrymore: The Biography (both published by Aurum Press), as well as biographies of Julie Walters, Kylle Minogue, Annie Lennox and Tom Jones. They write about showbusiness and music for numerous magazines and websites.