"Becki Newton"
Date of
Birth: July 4, 1978
Birth
Place: New Haven, Connecticut
Becki
Newton Born and raised in Connecticut, Becki Newton’s off-kilter childhood --
she was a brainy, artsy child with very little fashion sense -- ensured that
her passion for acting became evident at an exceedingly early age. Becki slowly
but surely honed her craft by performing in a variety of local plays and musicals.
Following her graduation from the University of Pennsylvania, where she earned
a degree in European history, Becki moved to New York City and began to pursue
an acting career in earnest. She got her start on a series of commercials.
Becki was
consequently hired to host a celebrity interview show on TBS called Movie
Junky, which she parlayed into a short-lived stint on the daily soap The
Guiding Light. In 2004, Becki made her cinematic debut with a small but pivotal
role opposite Topher Grace and Laura Linney in the drama P.S. She followed that
up with a three-episode arc on the popular NBC show American Dreams, and also
popped up in episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit with Mariska
Hargitay and Christopher Meloney, and Charmed with Alyssa Milano and Rose
McGowan.
Becki’s
big break came in 2006, after she successfully auditioned for the role of
Amanda Tanen on the ABC dramedy Ugly Betty with costars America Ferrera and
Vanessa Williams. The show, which quickly emerged as one of the breakout hits
of the ’06-’07 season, transformed Becki into an instant celebrity. And it
wasn’t long before the up-and-coming actress found herself being recognized
everywhere she went. She was part of the cast of Ugly Betty until 2010.
Becki is
also featured in the drama August Rush (2007) alongside Keri Russell, Robin
Williams and Terrence Howard.
In late
2011, Becki Newton began appearing on How I Met Your Mother on CBS. In early
2012, the network announced that it was going forward with a new pilot with Newton
signed on as the star.
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