Becki Newton Biography

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

Biography

Early life and education

Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Becki Newton was raised in Guilford, Connecticut. She is of English and Czech descent and 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. At Penn, Newton was a member of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority.

After graduation, Newton then moved to New York City and landed several roles in television commercials for such companies as the Olive Garden.

Career

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 in summer 2011 on NBC and was cancelled after eight episodes. In November 2011, Newton was cast on CBS's How I Met Your Mother as Quinn, a love interest for Neil Patrick Harris's character Barney Stinson. She currently stars in the Fox mid-season TV series The Goodwin Games.

Personal life

Newton met her husband, Chris Diamantopoulos, in a subway station in New York, and they married on 12 May 2005. It was announced on July 1, 2010 that Newton and Diamantopolous were expecting their first child. She gave birth to a son in early Nov 2010.

Her older brother, Matt Newton, is also an actor. He guest starred as the boyfriend of Ugly Betty character Marc St. James. Her mother, Jennifer, is an award-winning artist, and her aunt, Stephanie Chase is a classical violinist.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2001	Burly TV	Host	Variety show
2003	Cold Case	Young Melanie Whitley	Episode: "Look Again"
2003"2004	Guiding Light	Fantasy Daughter
2004	'	Lily	Unsold NBC pilot
2004	'	Erin	Unsold WB pilot
2004	P.S.	Rebecca
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 Ruthie Young Fey Sommers	Main cast Nominated"Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
2007	American Dad!	Blonde hoe (voice) Mrs. Hannigan (voice)	Episode: "When a Stan Loves a Woman" Episode: "I Can't Stan You"
2007	August Rush	Jennifer
2008"2009	Mode After Hours	Amanda Tanen	Web series
2011	Homegrown	Eileen	Unsold CBS pilot
2011	Love Bites	Annie Matopoulos	Main cast
2012"2013	How I Met Your Mother	Quinn Garvey	10 episodes
2013	'	Chloe Goodwin	Main cast