MOVIESUma ThurmanAdd TopicHappy 51st birthday, Uma Thurman! See her life through the yearsUSA TODAYHappy birthday, Uma Thurman! The "Kill Bill" star turns 51 on April 29, 2021. To celebrate, we're looking back at her career, including this moment from the 2020 Hollywood for the Global Ocean Gala honoring HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco on Feb. 6, 2020.Paul Archuleta, FilmMagicShe attended the Guggenheim International Gala at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum on Nov. 14, 2019.Astrid Stawiarz, Getty Images For DiorShe looked heavenly at the 2018 Met Gala with Gabriela Hearst on May 7, 2018.Jamie McCarthy, Getty ImagesThurman attended the meet and greet photo call for the cast of Broadway's "The Parisian Woman" on Oct. 18, 2017.Walter McBride, WireImageShe posed on the red carpet at the 2017 Tony Awards on June 11, 2017.Jason Szenes, EPAShe shined bright on the red carpet of the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 28, 2017.Neilson Barnard, Getty ImagesThurman and her son Levon Roan Thurman-Hawke attended the Uncertain Regard Awards Ceremony of the 70th Cannes Film Festival on May 27, 2017.Sebastien Nogier, EPAHere she was at the "Based on a True Story" screening during the Cannes Film Festival that same day.Matthias Nareyek, Getty ImagesThurman and Andre Balazs attended the 2015 Met Gala on May 4, 2015.Larry Busacca, Getty ImagesLike mother, like daughter! Thurman posed with her daughter, Maya Thurman-Hawke, at "The Theory of Everything" premiere in New York on Oct. 20, 2014.Larry Busacca, Getty ImagesShe was all smiles at the 67th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 24, 2014.Loic Venance, AFP/Getty ImagesSmile and wave! Thurman posed for the cameras with John Travolta and Quentin Tarantino at the 67th annual Cannes Festival that same night.Michael Buckner, Getty ImagesShe opted for an all-black look at the 71st annual Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 12, 2014.Dan MacMedan, USA TODAYHere she was with Steve Buscemi, Dylan Lauren, Ricky Lauren, Ralph Lauren and Oprah Winfrey at an evening with Ralph Lauren on Oct. 24, 2011.Dimitrios Kambouris, Getty Images For Ralph LaurenThurman and Jimmy Fallon shared laughs together on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" on April 8, 2011.Theo Wargo, Getty ImagesShe was surrounded by autograph seekers as she arrived for the gala premiere of the film "Ceremony" at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 13, 2010.Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press, APThurman and Melissa Etheridge showed off their dance moves after the Nobel Peace Prize Concern on Dec, 11, 2007.ASERUD, LISE, AFP/Getty ImagesHere she posed for a USA TODAY photo shoot while promoting her film "My Super Ex-Girlfriend" on July 11, 2006.Robert Deutsch, USA TODAYShe looked regal at the 78th annual Academy Awards on March 5, 2006.Dan MacMedan, USA TODAYNathan Lane, Thurman and Matthew Broderick in a scene from 2005's "The Producers.Andrew Schwartz, Universal StudiosThurman and John Travolta in a scene from the movie "Be Cool.Ron Phillips, MGMThurman starred in several films directed by Quentin Tarantino including the 2003 film "Kill Bill Vol 1.Andrew Cooper, MIRAMAXShe attended the 74th Academy Awards on March 24, 2002 with her then-husband, Ethan Hawke. The two got married in 1998 and divorced in 2005.Jack Gruber, USA TODAYEthan Hawke and Uma Thurman in a scene from the 1997 film "Gattaca." The couple met on the set of the sci-fi film.Darren Michaels, COLUMBIA/TRISTARThurman and Ralph Fiennes in a scene from 1998's "The Avengers.DAVID APPLEBY, WARNER BROSGeorge Clooney as Batman, Thurman as Poison Ivy and Chris O'Donnell as Robin in the 1997 film "Batman & Robin.Christine Loss, TMS & (C)1997 DC COMICSThurman posed for a USA TODAY photo shoot in January 1995.Eileen Blass, USA TODAYShe and John Travolta starred in Quentin Tarantino's film "Pulp Fiction" in 1994.Associated PressFeatured Weekly Ad