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

Career

On the big screen at 7 years of age, her first appearance was in ''

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'' (1968) during the classroom scene, which is not credited. A year later, she appears in ''

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'' (1970), as Lissy Stamper, the daughter of Joe Ben (

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) and Jan ( Linda Lawson). 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,

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. On television, she appeared in a 1973 episode of the

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legal drama '' Hawkins'' and she had a supporting role as Laney, the teenage daughter of the protagonist Betty Quinn (Joanne Woodward), in the 1978 movie ''

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''.

Personal life

Melissa Newman was born in Hollywood, California, the daughter of American actors

and

Paul Newman Paul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008) was an American actor, film director, race car driver, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. He was the recipient of numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, three ...

, and the sister of Elinor Newman (as a child actress also known as Nell Potts) and Clea (Claire) Newman. She was born on the same day her parents' film ''

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'' was released in the U.S. She grew up shuttling back and forth with her well-known actor parents between Westport, Connecticut and Hollywood. She graduated from

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in 1988. Newman is married to Raphael "Raphe" Elkind, a middle-school teacher. They reside in

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, in the 19th-century home previously owned by her parents.Alexandria Styron – "Pop's Stars: Paul Newman's Daughters Now", '' Town & Country'', December 31, 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2015

Filmography

* '' Mr. & Mrs. Bridge'' (1990) as Young India Bridge at the Pool * ''

'' (1978) as Janey Quinn (credited as Lissy Newman) * ''

'' (1970) as Lissy Stamper (uncredited) * ''

'' (1968) as a girl in the classroom (uncredited)

As herself

* ''

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'' (TV series) – Episode dated September 30, 2008 * ''

'' (TV series) – Episode dated September 29, 2008 * '' The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards'' (TV special) (1978)

References

External links

* 1961 births Living people American people of Hungarian-Jewish descent American people of Polish-Jewish descent Newman family (acting) {{US-screen-actor-1960s-stub