Born in Boston, April 29, 1970
Has 3 brothers: Dechen, Ganden and Mipam
Father, Robert A.F. Thurman was the first American to be ordained a Tibetan buddhist monk
Mother, Nena is a Swedish born psychotherapist
Lived many years in India
Also lived in Amherst, Massachusetts and Woodstock, New York
Dropped out of high school at 15 to study acting
Attended the Professional Children's School in New York at 15
Modeled for magazines and worked at restraunts to pay off school
Married to Ethan Hawke and has daughter, Maya Ray Thurman Hawke