Shooting two films back-to-back — W, in theaters now, and RocknRolla, in wide release on Oct. 31 — has kept Thandie Newton busy, but the “condensed” schedule ultimately means she’ll have more time to spend with daughters Ripley, 8, and Nico, 4. Although there was a time in her career Thandie would have likely brought the girls along on location, the 35-year-old actress says that those days are over. “Because Ripley is now at school, and she loves her school, she loves her friends, it’s better for all of us if I just do my work for five days and then come back home,” Thandie said during a recent appearance on The Rachael Ray Show. In any event Nico and Ripley — so-named after Sigourney Weaver’s character in Alien, whom Thandie admired for being both tough and feminine at the same time — are in good hands.

“When my husband is with them when I’m away, they are eating pizza in bed until 10 at night. All of that stuff…it’s lovely.”

Ripley and Nico are Thandie’s children with husband Ol Parker, whom she married in 1998.

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Welcome to the completed version of Thandie Newton Web! I was able to finish up some of the main section of the website and create this new layout, so I decided to launch everything.

I still have a ton more I want to add to this site, opening up the icon archive and the video archive, as well as adding a ton more photos! Those will be here in the coming updates, so please check back here often. In the meantime, you can now browse the “Thandie Newton”, “Career”, “Interaction”, “Media” and “Website” sections to get information on Thandie and her projects as well as interact with this website and other Thandie fans.

Please feel free to leave your thoughts on the new look / content! Thanks for coming around and stop by thandienewtonweb.com again soon!

“W.” is now out in theaters starting today! Make sure you go out to your local theater and check it out. The movie is directed by Oliver Stone and Thandie co-stars with Josh Brolin and Elizabeth Banks. You can learn more about the movie at the film’s website, WtheFilm.com.

There is a contest going on at Spout.com to help promote “RockNRolla”… Check out the info on the content below and enter it now!

People ask the question…what’s a RocknRolla? And I tell ‘em – it’s not about drugs, drums, and hospital drips, oh no. There’s more there than that, my friend… Because a real RocknRolla wants the f*&king lot.” –Archie, RocknRolla

How to win:

1. Send an email to contest@spout.com with the subject: RocknRolla
2. Give us one reason why you’re a RocknRolla
3. That’s it, you’re in. Check back here daily to see if you’re the winner.

How it works:

1. Each day we will announce a RocknRolla winner here at spout.com/contests.
2. This RocknRolla will recieve one item (or more) out of a series of prizes: Fedora, Chain Wallet, Mens Tee, Womans Tee, Canvas Bag, Pint Glasses, Baseball Hat, Mini Flask, Tattoo Sheets.
3. Friday, October 31, we award a grand prize to the top RocknRolla, who we hand-pick from the previous winners.

Thandie was in attendance at the premiere of “W.” last night (October 14) in New York City. The film was screened at the Ziegfeld Theater and Thandie was photographed with her co-stars Josh Brolin and Elizabeth Banks as well as the film’s director, Oliver Stone. You can view some photos from the premiere by clicking on the thumbnails below!