Becki Newton

Rebecca Sara Newton Diamantopoulos (born July 4, 1978) is an American actress, known for her roles as Amanda Tanen on Ugly Betty and Quinn Garvey on How I Met Your Mother.

Becki Newton
Newton at the 4th Annual Norma Jean Gala in March 2015
Born	Rebecca Sara Newton (1978-07-04) July 4, 1978 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Pennsylvania (B.A.)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2001–present
Spouse(s)	Chris Diamantopoulos ( m. 2005)
Children	2
Relatives	Matt Newton (brother) Stephanie Chase (maternal aunt) Bruce Chase (maternal grandfather)

Early life

Newton was born in New Haven, Connecticut to Jennifer Newton, daughter of composer and arranger Bruce Chase and violinist Fannie (née Paschell) Chase. She is of English and Czech descent.

She began performing musicals and plays at local theaters, and studied at the University of Pennsylvania, where she graduated with a B.A. in European History.

After graduation, Newton then moved to New York City and landed several roles in television commercials for such companies as the Olive Garden.[1] Newton also appeared in a PSA video about the dangers of drinking for Human Relations Media, called "Keg Party."

Career

Newton portrayed the character Amanda Tanen in the ABC comedy-drama series Ugly Betty from 2006 to 2010. With 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.[2]

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.[3]

Newton starred in the television series Love Bites in 2011. The hour-long romantic comedy was created by executive producer Cindy Chupack, who worked on Sex and the City.[4] NBC announced the pick up of the series in May 2010.[5] 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.[6][7] Love Bites was ultimately aired in July 2011 on NBC and was cancelled after its first-season order of episodes was burned off.[8] 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.[9] In 2013, Newton starred in the midseason Fox comedy series The Goodwin Games.[10] 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.[11]

Personal life

Newton met her husband, actor Chris Diamantopoulos, in a subway station in New York and they married on May 12, 2005.[1] It was announced on July 1, 2010 that Newton and Diamantopolous were expecting their first child.[12] She gave birth to a boy in early November 2010[13] and a girl in early 2014.[14]

Her older brother, Matt Newton, is also an actor.[15] 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 award-winning artist,[16] and her aunt, Stephanie Chase, is a classical violinist.[17]

Filmography

Film

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

Television

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	Main cast; 85 episodes Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
2007	Ugly Betty	Ruthie	Episode: "Sofia's Choice"
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"
2007–2008	Ugly Betty	Young Fey Sommers	2 episodes
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)
2020	Fun	Role TBA	Series regular/co-producer; in development

Web

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

Awards and nominations

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[18]
	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

1. Rosenblum, Emma (November 16, 2008). "Pretty Becki". New York Magazine.
2. Oldenburg, Ann (January 27, 2010). "'Ugly Betty' canceled by ABC". USA Today. Gannett Co., Inc. Retrieved April 17, 2010.
3. "Girl Crazy (in Concert)". Backstage.com. 2009-11-20. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
4. 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.
5. "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.
6. "BREAKING: 'Love Bites' replaced by 'The Apprentice'" from Variety (July 1, 2010)
7. "'Love Bites' Replaced By 'The Apprentice'" from TV By The Numbers (July 1, 2010)
8. Lee, Stephan (2011-07-20). "Love Bites cancelled". Insidetv.ew.com. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
9. "How I Met Your Mother Exclusive: Ugly Betty's Becki Newton to Romance Barney!". TVLine.com. 2011-11-16. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
10. "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.
11. "Michael Urie, Becki Newton to Star in Michael Patrick King CBS Comedy" from The Hollywood Reporter (September 13, 2019)
12. Jones, Brent (July 1, 2010). "Becki Newton's pregnancy shuffles NBC fall schedule". USA Today. Gannett Co Inc. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
13. "Actress Becki Newton Welcomes Son!". US Magazine. December 9, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
14. "Becki Newton: What's In My Bag?". Us Weekly.
15. Biography of Matt Newton
16. Salibury, Vanita (December 12, 2008). "Chris Diamantopoulos Self-Medicates With Tostitos". New York Magazine. The New York Times. Retrieved April 17, 2010.
17. "Trivia about Stephanie Chase, violinist". stephaniechase.com. Archived from the original on September 2, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
18. Duck, Charlotte (2 June 2009). "Glamour Award Winners 2009". Glamour. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.

External links

• Becki Newton on IMDb