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Becki Newton

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Becki Newton
Newton in 2015
Born (1978-07-04) July 4, 1978 (age 46)[1]
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania (B.A.)[2]
OccupationActress
Years active2001–present
Spouse
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(m. 2005)​
Children4
RelativesMatt Newton (brother)
Stephanie Chase (maternal aunt)
Bruce Chase (maternal grandfather)
Sienna Miller (first cousin once removed)
Savannah Miller (first cousin once removed)

Rebecca Sara "Becki" Newton (born July 4, 1978)[3] is an American actress known for her roles as Amanda Tanen on Ugly Betty, Quinn Garvey on How I Met Your Mother, and Lorna Taylor on The Lincoln Lawyer.

Early life

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Newton was born in New Haven, Connecticut, the daughter of Thomas Newton and Jennifer Newton (née Chase). Jennifer is the daughter of the composer and arranger Bruce Chase and the violinist Fannie (née Paschell) Chase. Becki is of English, Czech, Norwegian, French, and Scottish descent. She is a first cousin once removed of actress Sienna Miller.[4]

After graduation, Newton moved to New York City and landed several roles in television commercials for such companies as Olive Garden.[5] She also appeared in a public service video, "Keg Party", about the dangers of drinking.

Career

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Newton portrayed Amanda Tanen in the ABC comedy-drama series Ugly Betty from 2006 to 2010. With her co-star Michael Urie, Newton co-hosted the official Ugly Betty podcast. She also starred in ABC.com's web series Mode After Hours opposite Urie. Ugly Betty was cancelled in 2010 after four seasons.[6]

In late 2009, Newton performed at a New York City Center Encores! presentation of the Gershwin musical Girl Crazy, which was directed by Jerry Zaks. She portrayed Molly Gray and performed opposite her real-life husband Chris Diamantopoulos.[7]

Newton starred in the television series Love Bites in 2011. The hour-long romantic comedy was created by the executive producer Cindy Chupack, who worked on Sex and the City.[8] NBC announced the pick up of the series in May 2010.[9] However, with Newton announcing her pregnancy, her co-star Jordana Spiro contractually obligated to stay with her other show, My Boys (which was later cancelled), and Chupack's desire to leave the show, Love Bites was pushed back to midseason.[10][11] Love Bites was ultimately aired in July 2011 on NBC and was cancelled after its first-season order of episodes was burned off.[12] In November 2011, Newton was cast on CBS's How I Met Your Mother as Quinn Garvey, a love interest for Neil Patrick Harris's character Barney Stinson, where she played a stripper.[13] In 2013, Newton starred in the midseason Fox comedy series The Goodwin Games.[14] In 2018 Newton began appearing in a recurring role on the HBO TV series Divorce, playing Jackie Giannopolis, the new girlfriend of Thomas Haden Church's character.

On September 13, 2019, it was announced that Newton will once again team up with Urie on a sitcom project for CBS and Warner Bros. Television called Fun, for which both will co-star and co-executive produce with creator Michael Patrick King and fellow Ugly Betty showrunners Tracy Poust and Jon Kinnally.[15] However, the pilot is not moving forward.[16]

On February 2, 2021, it was announced that Newton would replace Kiele Sanchez as Lorna Taylor, Mickey Haller's second ex-wife and office manager, in the Netflix series The Lincoln Lawyer.[17]

Personal life

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Newton met her husband, the actor Chris Diamantopoulos, in a subway station in New York and they married on May 12, 2005.[5] It was announced on July 1, 2010, that Newton and Diamantopoulos were expecting their first child.[18] She gave birth to a son in early November 2010[19] and a daughter in early 2014.[20] Newton gave birth to her second daughter in 2020 and her third in 2022.[21]

Her older brother, Matt Newton, is also an actor.[22] He played the recurring role of Marc St. James' boyfriend Troy in the fourth and final season of Ugly Betty. Her mother, Jennifer, is an artist,[23] and her aunt, Stephanie Chase, is a classical violinist.[24]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2004 P.S. Rebecca
2007 August Rush Jennifer
2019 Otherhood Andrea

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2001 Burly TV Herself Host
2003 Cold Case Melanie Whitley (1976) Episode: "Look Again"
2003–2004 Guiding Light Fantasy daughter Unknown episodes
2004 American Dreams Mindy 3 episodes
2004 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Colleen Heaton Episode: "Weak"
2005 Charmed "Glamoured" Piper Halliwell Episode: "Something Wicca This Way Goes...?"
2006–2010 Ugly Betty Amanda Tanen [a] Main cast; 85 episodes
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
2007 American Dad! Blonde Hoe (voice) Episode: "When a Stan Loves a Woman"
2007 American Dad! Mrs. Hannigan (voice) Episode: "I Can't Stan You"
2008–2009 Mode After Hours Amanda Tanen Main cast; 19 episodes (Ugly Betty spin-off)
2011 Love Bites Annie Matopoulos Main cast; 6 episodes
2012–2013 How I Met Your Mother Quinn Garvey 10 episodes
2013 The Goodwin Games Chloe Goodwin Main cast; 7 episodes
2014 Mickey Mouse Cruise ship waitress (voice) Episode: "Flipperboobootosis"
2014 American Dad! Margie (voice) Episode: "Introducing the Naughty Stewardesses"
2015 Weird Loners Caryn Goldfarb Main cast; 6 episodes
2018–2019 Divorce Jackie Giannopolis Recurring role (season 2), main role (season 3)
2018–2019 Tell Me a Story Katrina Thorn Recurring (season 1)
2022-present The Lincoln Lawyer Lorna Taylor Main role
  1. ^ Also makes appearances as Young Fey Sommers in two episodes and Ruthie in the episode "Sofia's Choice."

Web

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Year Title Role Notes
2008–2009 Mode After Hours Amanda Tanen 19 episodes

Awards and nominations

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Year Awards Category Nominated work Result
2007 Screen Actors Guild Award Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Ugly Betty Nominated
2008 Nominated
Ewwy Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated
2009 Glamour Awards Glamour Award for Comedy Actress Won[25]
Ewwy Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated
2013 OFTA Awards Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series How I Met Your Mother Nominated

References

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  1. ^ Hogan, Kate (30 June 2023). "Born on the 4th of July! All the Stars Celebrating Birthdays Today". People. Archived from the original on July 5, 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Weird Loners Star Becki Newton Shares Some Surprising Fun Facts".
  3. ^ "Becki Newton - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
  4. ^ Gomez, Patrick (April 9, 2015). "'Weird Loners' Star Becki Newton Shares Some Surprising Fun Facts". People. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  5. ^ a b Rosenblum, Emma (November 16, 2008). "Pretty Becki". New York Magazine.
  6. ^ Oldenburg, Ann (January 27, 2010). "'Ugly Betty' canceled by ABC". USA Today. Gannett Co., Inc. Retrieved April 17, 2010.
  7. ^ "Girl Crazy (in Concert)". Backstage.com. 2009-11-20. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
  8. ^ Ausiello, Michael (February 21, 2010). "Pilot Intel: Becki Newton finds 'Love' on NBC". Ausiello Files. Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on February 24, 2010. Retrieved April 17, 2010.
  9. ^ "NBC Picks Up Three New Series for the 2010-11 Season with 'The Event', 'Outsourced', and 'Love Bites'". The Futon Critic. May 7, 2010. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  10. ^ "BREAKING: 'Love Bites' replaced by 'The Apprentice'" from Variety (July 1, 2010)
  11. ^ "'Love Bites' Replaced By 'The Apprentice'" from TV By The Numbers (July 1, 2010)
  12. ^ Lee, Stephan (2011-07-20). "Love Bites cancelled". Insidetv.ew.com. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
  13. ^ "How I Met Your Mother Exclusive: Ugly Betty's Becki Newton to Romance Barney!". TVLine.com. 2011-11-16. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
  14. ^ "The Goodwin Games Exclusive: Ugly Betty's Becki Newton to star in Upcoming Fox TV series". TVLine.com. 2012-05-16. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
  15. ^ "Michael Urie, Becki Newton to Star in Michael Patrick King CBS Comedy" from The Hollywood Reporter (September 13, 2019)
  16. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 4, 2020). "CBS Comedy Pilot 'Fun' Starring Becki Newton & Michael Urie Not Going Forward". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  17. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 2, 2021). "Becki Newton Joins 'The Lincoln Lawyer', Jazz Raycole & Angus Sampson To Continue On Netflix Series – Deadline". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  18. ^ Jones, Brent (July 1, 2010). "Becki Newton's pregnancy shuffles NBC fall schedule". USA Today. Gannett Co Inc. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
  19. ^ "Actress Becki Newton Welcomes Son!". US Magazine. December 9, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
  20. ^ "Becki Newton: What's In My Bag?". Us Weekly.
  21. ^ "Instagram".
  22. ^ Biography of Matt Newton
  23. ^ Salibury, Vanita (December 12, 2008). "Chris Diamantopoulos Self-Medicates With Tostitos". New York Magazine. The New York Times. Retrieved April 17, 2010.
  24. ^ "Trivia about Stephanie Chase, violinist". stephaniechase.com. Archived from the original on September 2, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  25. ^ Duck, Charlotte (2 June 2009). "Glamour Award Winners 2009". Glamour. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
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