Becki Newton Biography

Fresh-faced Becki Newton became interested in acting at a young age, participating in local theater from the time she was a child. After graduating from UPENN and studying abroad, Newton began devoting her career to show business, acting in commercials and appearing on shows like Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Charmed. In 2006, Newton married fellow actor Chris Diamantopoulos and the next year, she was cast in the hit series Ugly Betty, playing mean-spirited receptionist Amanda. ~ Cammila Albertson, Rovi