Melissas newman actress biography

Not to be confused with Melissa Newman (actress), who debuted in 1969 as a teenager in The Undefeated.

American artist, singer

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.

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 Woodwar