Most know her for her role in the TV series The Ugly. Of course, Becky Newton starred in him not in the title role, but, nevertheless, her character was present in the series until its very end. This actress also has many other good roles.
Actress Biography
Rebecca Sarah Newton was born on US Independence Day, July 4, in 1978. Her hometown is New Haven, Connecticut. But she grew up in the city of Guildford. The growth of the actress is 1 m 60 cm. Interest in an acting career has been since childhood. In school, she performed in the summer theater and various productions.
She studied at the University of Pennsylvania, where she took a course in European history, during which she spent several semesters abroad.
Pursuing the goal of conquering Broadway, after graduating from the university, Becki Newton immediately moved to New York. After dozens of promotional and episodic roles, finally, in 2006, she received the full-fledged role of Amanda Tanen, who immediately glorified Becky.
Interesting Facts
There are some interesting points related to the actress:
- Rebecca's mom, Jennifer Newton, is an artist by profession.
- The famous violinist Stephanie Chase has Becky aunts.
- She has an older brother named Matt, who is also an actor.
- Becky speaks three languages: Spanish, German and Greek.
- The first job that the actress got a job when she arrived in New York is a waitress in a brewery in Time Square.
- Becky's favorite movie is Dirty Dancing, 1987.
- She took salsa lessons.
Becky Newton's personal life
Once at the Times Square subway station, Becky met her fiancée. They became the Canadian actor Chris Diamantopolos. At the time of this writing, May 12, 2018, the couple has the thirteenth wedding anniversary. Becky and Chris have two children: a boy and a girl of 8 and 4 years old, respectively.
Filmography
On account of Becky Newton there is only one film - "August Rush." In it, she played a secondary role - a girl named Jennifer. The film itself is quite successful both in box office and in ratings (7.5 and 7.9 on IMDb and Kinopoisk respectively). In addition, the actress starred only in the series.
Among the most significant roles are the following. The role of Mindy in the series "American Dreams." Mindy was present in three episodes of the series. Next in terms of appearances follows the main role of Chloe Goodwin in the sitcom "Goodwin Games" (7 episodes). The series "Love Bites", in which, over the course of 9 episodes, Becky played the main role of Annie Matopoulos, was first prolonged twice due to her pregnancy, and then completely closed. In the series "How I Met Your Mother," Rebecca appeared in the role of Quinn (10 episodes). She also participated in the filming of season 2 of the series "Divorce" in the role of Jackie.
Some actors become famous, and then throughout their lives they are recognized due to one particularly successful role. For Becky Newton, this is the role of Amanda Tanen in 85 episodes of the ugly series.