LOS ANGELES - American actress Uma Thurman, renowned for her roles in "Kill Bill" and "Pulp Fiction", is to star in a new romantic comedy, portraying a woman torn between two men.

Thurman, 36, who turned to acting after modeling, will play the lead female character in "The Accidental Husband," according to the Variety daily.

She will play a psychologist who gets engaged, but then learns she is already married and is faced with the dilemma of chosing which man she wishes to remain with.