Ripley Parker was born Dec. 17, 2000. She is Thandie Newton's oldest child. Ripley is an accomplished writer, which her proud mom has bragged about on Instagram. Her first published work appeared in It's Not OK to Feel Blue and Other Lies, which came out in October 2019. She's currently repped by Knight Hall Agency in London for her writing. Her bio reads that she's working on a young adult television series called The F*ck It Bucket about mental health concerns among British youths. She is also working on a "jukebox musical based on the music of The Smiths, as well as a play about the life and relationships of poet Emily Dickinson."