Overview

• An Emmy-nominated producer, she was the firstborn daughter of Paul Newman and his first wife, Jackie Witte.
• She appeared in I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978) and had roles in Slap Shot (1977) and Robert Altman’s A Wedding (1978).
• On stage, she performed on Broadway in 1975 and later produced ABC Theatre’s The Shadow Box in 1980, directed by her father.
• She produced a Simon & Schuster audiobook series that earned a Grammy nomination for best spoken word album for children.
• She joined the Scott Newman Foundation in 1980, became executive director, testified before Congress on drug prevention, and later led efforts with the Entertainment Industry Foundation.