Becki Newton
Becki Newton Role: Amanda Tanen
Birthday : July-4-1978
Birthplace : New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Birth Name : Rebecca Sara Newton
AKA : Becki S. Newton
Recent Role : Amanda Tanen on Ugly Betty
Gender : Female
Becki Newton took birth in New Haven, Connecticut and she grew up in Guilford, Connecticut. Her mother is named Jennifer is an award winning actress. She has a brother named Matt Newton who’s an established actor. In the beginning of her career, Becki started performing musicals at the local theatres. She joined the University of Pennsylvania and received Bachelor of Arts in European History. She next moved to New York and started appearing in television commercials.
As of now, she’s portraying the character of Amanda Tanen in the popular comedy series ‘Ugly Betty’. She’s also the co-host of the Official Ugly Betty Podcast. She’s married to Chris Diamantopoulos, both met in a subway station in New York. In 2007, she became one of the ten finalists for the 2007 Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in Comedy Series.
Among her other credits are ‘August Rush’, ‘Charmed’, ‘Law
& Order: Special Victims Unit’, ‘American Dreams’, ‘P.S’, ‘The Men’s Room’, ‘The Guiding Light’, ‘Cold Case’ and ‘Burly TV’ etc.
Role on ‘Ugly Betty’
Becki Newton portrays the character of Amanda Tanen on ‘Ugly Betty’. She’s the sexy receptionist at MODE magazine. She’s the adoptive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tanen. Fey Sommers is her biological mother. Before started working at MODE, she was an actress. The lady is one of the very important characters on series.
