Overview

• Her family said she died from complications related to chronic health conditions, with the obituary appearing in The New York Times this week.
• Newman acted on and off Broadway and in late‑1970s films including I Wanna Hold Your Hand, Slap Shot and Robert Altman’s A Wedding.
• She produced the 1980 ABC Theatre adaptation of Michael Cristofer’s The Shadow Box, earning a Golden Globe and Humanitas Award plus Emmy, Peabody and Grammy nominations.
• A longtime leader with the Scott Newman Foundation, she became executive director, testified before Congress and helped launch student‑made anti‑drug public service campaigns.
• Born to Paul Newman and Jackie Witte in 1953, she later broadened her advocacy to education, juvenile justice, conservation and healthcare, as tributes and retrospectives continue.