Biography and filmography of Becky Newton

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Most know her for her role in the series "Ugly Girl". Of course, Becky Newton did not star in it, but, nevertheless, her character was present in the series until its very end. This actress also has many other good roles.

Biography of the actress

Rebecca Sarah Newton was born on US Independence Day, July 4, 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 acting career has been since childhood. During her school years, she performed in the summer theater and various productions.

Studied at the University of Pennsylvania where she took a course in European history, during which she spent several semesters abroad.

In pursuit of the goal of conquering Broadway, after graduating from university, Becky Newton immediately moved to New York. After dozens of commercials and bit parts, she finally got the full-fledged role of Amanda Tanen in 2006, which immediately made Becky famous.

Interesting facts

There are some interesting moments associated with the actress:

• Rebecca's mother, Jennifer Newton, is an artist by profession.
• Famous violinist Stephanie Chase belongs to Beckyaunt.
• She has an older brother named Matt, who is also an actor.
• Beki speaks three languages: Spanish, German and Greek.
• The first job the actress got when she arrived in New York was as a waitress at a Time Square brewery.
• Becky's favorite movie is Dirty Dancing, 1987.
• Took salsa lessons.

Beca Newton's personal life

One day at the Times Square subway station, Becky met her betrothed. They became Canadian actor Chris Diamantopoulos. At the time of this writing - May 12, 2018 - the couple is celebrating their thirteenth wedding anniversary. Becky and Chris have two children: a boy and a girl, aged 8 and 4 respectively.

Filmography

On account of Becky Newton film only one - "August Rush". In it, she played a minor role - a girl named Jennifer. The film itself is quite successful both in terms of box office and ratings (7.5 and 7.9 on IMDb and Kinopoisk, respectively). In addition, the actress starred only in TV shows.

Among the most significant roles are the following. The role of Mindy in the TV series "American Dreams". Mindy was present in three episodes of the series. Next in terms of appearances is the lead role of Chloe Goodwin in the sitcom Goodwin's Games (7 episodes). The series "Love Bites", in which Becky played the main role of Annie Mathopoulos for 9 episodes, was initially renewed twice due to herpregnancy, and then completely closed. On How I Met Your Mother, Rebecca appeared as Quinn (10 episodes). Also participated in the filming of the 2nd season of the series "Divorce" in the role of Jackie.

Some actors become famous and then get recognized throughout their lives for one particularly successful role. For Becky Newton, this is the role of Amanda Tanen in 85 episodes of the series "Ugly Girl".