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actress Thandiwe Newton decided to correct her name in April 2021 after a 30 year long career of going by Thandie due to a misspelling in the credits of her first film.

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Fun Fact: actress Thandiwe Newton decided to correct her name in April 2021 after a 30 year long career of going by Thandie due to a misspelling in the credits of her first film.

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