Becki Newton Biography

Birth Name : Rebecca Sara Newton

Date of Birth : 4 July 1978, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Height : 5' 2" (1.57 m)

Occupation : Actress

Becki Newton Awards:

2007 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Nominee

2006 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Nominee

The hot and sexy American actress Becki Newton was born on July 4, 1978, in New Haven, Connecticut. She can speak many languages: Spanish, English, Greek, and German. She has a brother named Matt Newton. Becki Newton attended the Guilford High School, and went on to study European History at the University of Pennsylvania. When she was younger, the hot Becki Newton showed an early interest in Hollywood films and acting by being active in school productions and plays.

After graduation, her brother Matt helped the hot Hollywood actress Becki Newton to move to New York where she could focus on pursuing a career as actress. It was not difficult to see that the fresh faced Becki Newton was a charmer on screen, and had talent. She at first landed a few commercials and minor roles for television, and then she soon landed a hosting job for Movie Junky. She had talent for writing one woman shows, and she was able to write and host Movie Junky for quite a while. Becki Newton’s first appearance on the small screen was for Cold Case’s pilot episode. This was followed by other small screen jobs for the hot actress.

Newton portrayed the character Amanda Tanen in the comedy-drama series Ugly Betty from 2006 to 2010. With co-star Michael Urie, Newton co-hosted the Official Ugly Betty Podcast. She also appeared in ABC.com's Mode After Hours webisode series. Ugly Betty was canceled in 2010 after four successful seasons allowing the show to receive a proper series finale.

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 real-life husband Chris Diamantopoulos.

Newton starred in the television series Love Bites. The hour-long romantic comedy was created by executive producer Cindy Chupack, who worked on Sex and the City. NBC announced the pick up of the series in May 2010. However, with Newton announcing her pregnancy, 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. Love Bites aired on summer 2011 on NBC and it was cancelled after eight episodes. In November 2011, Newton was cast as Quinn on CBS's How I Met Your Mother. She will be playing a new love interest for Neil Patrick Harris's character Barney Stinson.