Becki Newton (born July 4, 1978) is an American actress known for her roles as Amanda Tanen on Ugly Betty, Quinn Garvey on How I Met Your Mother, and Lorna Crane on The Lincoln Lawyer.
Early life Newton is a first cousin once removed of actress Sienna Miller. She attended the University of Pennsylvania.
After graduation, Newton moved to New York City and landed several roles in television commercials for such companies as Olive Garden. She also appeared in a public service video, "Keg Party", about the dangers of drinking.
Career Newton portrayed Amanda Tanen in the ABC comedy-drama series Ugly Betty from 2006 to 2010. With her 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.
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 her real-life husband Chris Diamantopoulos.
Newton starred in the television series Love Bites in 2011. The hour-long romantic comedy was created by the 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, her 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 was ultimately aired in July 2011 on NBC and was cancelled after its first-season order of episodes was burned off.
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. In 2013, Newton starred in the midseason Fox comedy series The Goodwin Games. 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 would 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. However, the pilot did not move forward.
On February 2, 2021, it was announced that Newton would replace Kiele Sanchez as Lorna Crane, Mickey Haller's second ex-wife and office manager, in the Netflix series The Lincoln Lawyer.
Personal life Newton met her husband, actor Chris Diamantopoulos, in a subway station in New York and they married on May 12, 2005. She gave birth to a son in early November 2010 and a daughter in early 2014. Newton gave birth to her second daughter in 2020 and her third in 2022.
Her older brother, Matt Newton, is also an actor. 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 artist, and her aunt, Stephanie Chase, is a classical violinist.
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 episodesNominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series 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" 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 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) 2022–present The Lincoln Lawyer Lorna Crane Main cast; 40 episodes
Web Year Title Role Notes 2008–2009 Mode After Hours Amanda Tanen 19 episodes
Awards and nominations YearAwards CategoryNominated workResult 2007Screen Actors Guild Award Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Ugly Betty 2008 Ewwy Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series 2009Glamour AwardsGlamour Award for Comedy Actress Ewwy Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series 2013 OFTA AwardsBest Guest Actress in a Comedy Series How I Met Your Mother
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