Melissa Newman

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Melissa Newman
Born
Melissa Stewart Newman

(1961-09-27) September 27, 1961 (age 63)
Hollywood,
Los Angeles, California,
U.S.A.
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Artist, singer
Years active1969–1990
SpouseRaphael Elkind
Children2
Parent(s) Paul Newman
(1925-2008),
Joanne Woodward
(born 1930)
Relatives Elinor Teresa ("Nell") Newman (sister)
Scott Newman (half-brother)

Melissa Stewart Newman [1] (born September 27, 1961), [1] also known as nicknamed "Lissy" Newman, is an American artist, singer [2] and former actress who appeared in the 1990 film Mr. & Mrs. Bridge, and at the 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.

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Career

On the big screen at 7 years of age, her first appearance was in Rachel, Rachel (1968) during the classroom scene, which is not credited. [3] A year later, she appears in Sometimes a Great Notion (1970), as Lissy Stamper, the daughter of Joe Ben (Richard Jaeckel) and Jan (Linda Lawson). [4] In Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990), she has a cameo as Young India at the Pool, appearing in silent home movies (at the beginning and end of the film) as a flashback of Mrs. India Bridge, who was portrayed by Newman's mother, Joanne Woodward.

On television, she had a supporting role as Laney, the teenage daughter of the protagonist Betty Quinn (Joanne Woodward), in the 1978 movie See How She Runs . [5]

Personal life

Melissa Newman was born in Hollywood section of Los Angeles, California, the daughter of famous American actors Joanne Woodward (born 1930), and Paul Newman (1925-2008), and the younger sister of Elinor Teresa ("Nell") Newman (born 1959, as a child actress also known under the name of Nell Potts), and a younger sister, Claire Olivia ("Clea") Newman, (born 1965). She was born on the same day in September 1961, that her parents' film Paris Blues was released in the U.S.A.

She grew up shuttling back and forth with her well-known actor parents between opposite U.S. coasts of Westport, Connecticut in the East of New England and Hollywood / Los Angeles, on the West Coast. [2] She attended and graduated from the Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, New York in 1988. [6]

Newman is married to Raphael ("Raphe") Elkind, a middle school teacher and they have 2 children. They currently reside in Westport, Connecticut, in the 19th century home previously owned by her parents. [2]

In 2023, young Newman published a book of personal photos and letters of her parents' relationship spanning over several decades entitled "Head Over Heels: Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman: A Love Affair in Words and Pictures" [7] that included never before seen love letters and rare photos by acclaimed artists such as Richard Avedon and Stewart Stern. [8]

Filmography

As herself

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References

  1. 1 2 Zeller, Terry (July 23, 2022). "Paul Newman's Wife: Everything To Know About His 2 Marriages Before Death". Hollywood Life. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Alexandria Styron – "Pop's Stars: Paul Newman's Daughters Now", Town & Country , December 31, 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2015
  3. 1 2 "The Lambs: Virtual Conversation with Melissa Newman". YouTube. January 29, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Sometimes a Great Notion: Credits". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  5. 1 2 "TV Guide: See How She Runs". TVGuide.com. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  6. ↑ Teltsch, Kathleen (March 27, 1991). "Newman To Endow New Chair". The New York Times. Retrieved May 8, 2016. Two of the daughters of Ms. Woodward and Mr. Newman are also Sarah Lawrence graduates. Melissa Newman graduated in 1988.
  7. ↑ Schwing, John (October 11, 2023). "'Head Over Heels' pictures Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward in love". Westport Journal. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Paul Newman's love letters to Joanne Woodward were too 'naughty' for daughter's book". Los Angeles Times. October 23, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2024.


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