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Uma Thurman was born in Boston in 1970, and grew up on campus at Amherst College, where her father is a noted professor of Buddhist Studies. She blew out college to start a film career and made her debut at 17. Kiss Daddy Goodnight was panned but Thurman soon made an impression as a deflowered virgin in Dangerous Liaisons (1988). Her steamy performance in Henry & June led to some unwelcome attention from fans, which knocked her confidence until Pulp Fiction rescued her in 1993. Although she's appeared in some great films (Beautiful Girls, Gattaca), she has been missing a big hit since, a problem which should be rectified with the release of Tarantino's forthcoming Kill Bill, in which she stars.
