Uma Thurman talks about the time she got mistaken for Jodie Foster, starring in Dexter: Resurrection, and making her return to action in The Old Guard 2.

Uma Thurman’s first name comes from Hindu mythology; Uma is another name for the goddess Parvati, the consort of Shiva. Her father, Robert Thurman, is a prominent Buddhist scholar.

Before Friends became iconic, Uma Thurman was actually offered the role of Rachel Green, which ultimately went to Jennifer Aniston. She turned it down to focus on film roles.

For Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill series, Uma trained extensively in sword fighting, kung fu, and wirework. Her physical transformation and fierce fight scenes are now legendary in action cinema. See more inside and a video clip…