Melissa Newman

American artist, singer

Melissa Newman
Born	Melissa Stewart Newman (1961-09-27) September 27, 1961 (age 62) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	Artist, singer
Years active	1969–1990
Spouse	Raphael Elkind
Children	2
Parent(s)	Paul Newman Joanne Woodward
Relatives	Nell Newman (sister) Scott Newman (half-brother)

Melissa Stewart Newman ^[1] (born September 27, 1961),^[1] also known as 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 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, California, the daughter of American actors Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman, 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 Paris Blues was released in the U.S.

She grew up shuttling back and forth with her well-known actor parents between Westport, Connecticut and Hollywood.^[2] She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1988.^[6]

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

In 2023, Newman published a book of personal photos and letters of her parents' relationship spanning over 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

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990) as Young India Bridge at the Pool
See How She Runs (1978) as Janey Quinn (credited as Lissy Newman)^[5]
Sometimes a Great Notion (1970) as Lissy Stamper (uncredited)^[4]
Rachel, Rachel (1968) as a girl in the classroom (uncredited)^[3]

As herself

Entertainment Tonight (TV series) – Episode dated September 30, 2008
Entertainment Tonight (TV series) – Episode dated September 29, 2008
The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special) (1978) ^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b Zeller, Terry (July 23, 2022). "Paul Newman's Wife: Everything To Know About His 2 Marriages Before Death". Hollywood Life. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Alexandria Styron – "Pop's Stars: Paul Newman's Daughters Now", Town & Country, December 31, 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2015
^ ^a ^b "The Lambs: Virtual Conversation with Melissa Newman". YouTube. January 29, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Sometimes a Great Notion: Credits". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "TV Guide: See How She Runs". TVGuide.com. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
^ 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.
^ Schwing, John (October 11, 2023). "'Head Over Heels' pictures Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward in love". Westport Journal. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
^ "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.