Diandra Newlin
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Diandra Newlin is an American actress, singer, and fashion model.
, Virginia
in 1991 to Jim and Donna Newlin, Diandra Newlin grew up in Richmond. Her father is the senior product manager for ChemTreat/Danaher Inc., and her mother is a registered nurse and SAG
actress. Her only current pet is a Yorkie named Max who is ten years old. Diandra spent five summers in New York City
from 1997 - 2001 modeling with Wilhelmina and Product Models, doing commercials, and making her debut into movies. Diandra has been in hundreds of International magazines and ads; her most famous gig was being on the Easy Bake Oven box. After 2001, she began spending her summers in Hollywood. What began as a hobby took a turn toward serious acting when she booked the recurring role as Angel Girl on NBC
's soap opera
Passions
. Diandra moved to Los Angeles in 2004. She currently is represented by LA Models/LA Talent for modeling and by Coast to Coast for commercials and theatrical. Her current acting managers are Susan and Cami Curtis.
She lives in Marina Del Rey, California
and graduated with honors, one year early from Laurel Springs School June 2008. In October 0f 2007 she also passed her CHSPE test which earned her High School Proficiency Diploma at age 16. Diandra started incorporating college courses into her busy acting/music career at Santa Monica College where she made the Dean's List her first semester. She graduated from Santa Monica College with Honors obtaining her Associate of Arts Degree in Liberal Arts in 2010. She was immediately accepted into Loyola Marymount University in January 2009 and is working toward a degree in Natural Science (Pre-Med) while continuing her music and acting career. Diandra plans to use both her acting and medical background in her future career. Diandra does research and volunteers at both Marina del Rey Hospital and UCLA/Ronald Reagan in Westwood, California.
In November of 2008 Diandra was diagnosed with drug-induced lupus and chronic anemia from taking Solodyn, a type of minocycline for her acne. After treatment with prednisone and Plaquenil for nine months her symptoms regressed. Diandra continues to work with lupus victims and has since did a video for hospitals and doctor's offices and has created a website where patients can ask her questions specifically about her fight with drug-induced lupus.
and Seth Riggs
in Hollywood. She spent some time at the Hollywood Pop Academy and has sung at the Young Artist Awards, Universal CityWalk and on Good Morning America
and in hundreds of other venues including China. Her singing credits include the role of Baby June in the musical Gypsy
with Lorna Luft
at the University of Richmond. She co-writes her own songs, two of which have been included on a compilation CD by Infant Records. Eleven songs compose her second self-titled CD. Diandra wrote and worked with Roy 'Royalty' Hamilton formally of Capitol Records, and now with Warner/Asylum Music, for 3 years. From June 2007 until March 2008 she worked with Drew Lane, from Silent Chaos Productions/Drew Right Music. Her music video "Boyfriend," which she cowrote, casted and produced, is the first of that new music release. In June 2009 Diandra went to Nashville to record on Music Row with producer Kim Copeland. In 2010 she released a new single "CUSS" written by Barry and Kim Currin from Screaming Tomato Music Publishing. Presently she is recording the remaining songs from her Nashville visit and is in talks with several music insiders who have the capacity to further her career with a record distribution deal.
's The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
as well as appearing in three soap operas; Guiding Light, General Hospital and on NBC Passions, where she was the recurring Angel Girl. She also was a supporting actress in the motion picture Loving Jezebel by Universal Pictures
at the age of eight. She has appeared on talk shows including Good Morning America and ABC Primetime Live spelling out her journey in show business.
Diandra has also had roles in the films G.I. Jane
, Hush, Pootie Tang
, Hearts in Alantis
and Mickey
. Diandra has acted in many national commercials and in music videos for Faith Hill
’s "Cry" and the Jonas Brothers
’ "Year 3000". Diandra has played leads in many Short Films depicting drama and comedy. Some of these films have gone to Film Festivals and have won awards. Her debut into serious comedy was with her appearance on The Gong Show with Dave Attell.
Diandra was nominated for Best Outstanding Youth Performance as a Young Leading Actress for her starring role in the drama Benchat the 2008 Young Artist Awards where she also debuted her "Boyfriend" music video and again nominated for the same category (comedy) in 2009 for her starring role in the film Christmas at the Asylum. Currently the movie Dreamkiller in which she co-stars, was released February 19, 2010. It premiered at Archlight Theater in Hollywood and had an extended limited release in the United States. Diandra won a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film: Supporting Young Actress for her portrayal of Natalia Nemet. Diandra's single "Boyfriend" is in the movie. Dreamkiller
.
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Personal life
Born in RichmondRichmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...
, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
in 1991 to Jim and Donna Newlin, Diandra Newlin grew up in Richmond. Her father is the senior product manager for ChemTreat/Danaher Inc., and her mother is a registered nurse and SAG
Screen Actors Guild
The Screen Actors Guild is an American labor union representing over 200,000 film and television principal performers and background performers worldwide...
actress. Her only current pet is a Yorkie named Max who is ten years old. Diandra spent five summers in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
from 1997 - 2001 modeling with Wilhelmina and Product Models, doing commercials, and making her debut into movies. Diandra has been in hundreds of International magazines and ads; her most famous gig was being on the Easy Bake Oven box. After 2001, she began spending her summers in Hollywood. What began as a hobby took a turn toward serious acting when she booked the recurring role as Angel Girl on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Passions
Passions
Passions is an American television soap opera which aired on NBC from July 5, 1999 to September 7, 2007 and on The 101 Network from September 17, 2007 to August 7, 2008....
. Diandra moved to Los Angeles in 2004. She currently is represented by LA Models/LA Talent for modeling and by Coast to Coast for commercials and theatrical. Her current acting managers are Susan and Cami Curtis.
She lives in Marina Del Rey, California
Marina del Rey, California
-Demographics:-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Marina del Rey had a population of 8,866. The population density was 6,094.6 people per square mile...
and graduated with honors, one year early from Laurel Springs School June 2008. In October 0f 2007 she also passed her CHSPE test which earned her High School Proficiency Diploma at age 16. Diandra started incorporating college courses into her busy acting/music career at Santa Monica College where she made the Dean's List her first semester. She graduated from Santa Monica College with Honors obtaining her Associate of Arts Degree in Liberal Arts in 2010. She was immediately accepted into Loyola Marymount University in January 2009 and is working toward a degree in Natural Science (Pre-Med) while continuing her music and acting career. Diandra plans to use both her acting and medical background in her future career. Diandra does research and volunteers at both Marina del Rey Hospital and UCLA/Ronald Reagan in Westwood, California.
In November of 2008 Diandra was diagnosed with drug-induced lupus and chronic anemia from taking Solodyn, a type of minocycline for her acne. After treatment with prednisone and Plaquenil for nine months her symptoms regressed. Diandra continues to work with lupus victims and has since did a video for hospitals and doctor's offices and has created a website where patients can ask her questions specifically about her fight with drug-induced lupus.
Music career
Diandra has studied music with both Bob Marks in New York CityNew York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
and Seth Riggs
Seth Riggs
Seth Riggs is an American vocal coach and founder of a technique known as Speech Level Singing. Some of his students have included Whoopi Goldberg, Michael Jackson, Kalil Wilson, Ray Charles, Josh Groban and Philip Webb.- External links :...
in Hollywood. She spent some time at the Hollywood Pop Academy and has sung at the Young Artist Awards, Universal CityWalk and on Good Morning America
Good Morning America
Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...
and in hundreds of other venues including China. Her singing credits include the role of Baby June in the musical Gypsy
Gypsy: A Musical Fable
Gypsy is a musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Gypsy is loosely based on the 1957 memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, the famous striptease artist, and focuses on her mother, Rose, whose name has become synonymous with "the ultimate show business...
with Lorna Luft
Lorna Luft
Lorna Luft is an American television, stage, and film actress and singer. She is the daughter of singer and actress Judy Garland and Sid Luft, and the half-sister of singer and actress Liza Minnelli.-Biography:...
at the University of Richmond. She co-writes her own songs, two of which have been included on a compilation CD by Infant Records. Eleven songs compose her second self-titled CD. Diandra wrote and worked with Roy 'Royalty' Hamilton formally of Capitol Records, and now with Warner/Asylum Music, for 3 years. From June 2007 until March 2008 she worked with Drew Lane, from Silent Chaos Productions/Drew Right Music. Her music video "Boyfriend," which she cowrote, casted and produced, is the first of that new music release. In June 2009 Diandra went to Nashville to record on Music Row with producer Kim Copeland. In 2010 she released a new single "CUSS" written by Barry and Kim Currin from Screaming Tomato Music Publishing. Presently she is recording the remaining songs from her Nashville visit and is in talks with several music insiders who have the capacity to further her career with a record distribution deal.
Acting career
Diandra has guest starred on Disney ChannelDisney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
's The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody is an American sitcom created by Danny Kallis and Jim Geoghan. The series premiered on Disney Channel on March 18, 2005 with 4 million viewers, making it the most successful premiere for Disney Channel in 2005. It was one of their first five shows available on the...
as well as appearing in three soap operas; Guiding Light, General Hospital and on NBC Passions, where she was the recurring Angel Girl. She also was a supporting actress in the motion picture Loving Jezebel by Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures
-1920:* White Youth* The Flaming Disc* Am I Dreaming?* The Dragon's Net* The Adorable Savage* Putting It Over* The Line Runners-1921:* The Fire Eater* A Battle of Wits* Dream Girl* The Millionaire...
at the age of eight. She has appeared on talk shows including Good Morning America and ABC Primetime Live spelling out her journey in show business.
Diandra has also had roles in the films G.I. Jane
G.I. Jane
G.I. Jane is a 1997 American action film directed by Ridley Scott, produced by Largo Entertainment, Scott Free Productions and Caravan Pictures, distributed by Hollywood Pictures and starring Demi Moore and Viggo Mortensen. The film tells the fictional story of the first woman to undergo training...
, Hush, Pootie Tang
Pootie Tang
Pootie Tang is an American comedy film written and directed by Louis C.K. and released in 2001. It was adapted from a comedy sketch that first appeared on The Chris Rock Show. The character Pootie Tang is a satire of the stereotyped characters who appeared in old blaxploitation films...
, Hearts in Alantis
Hearts in Atlantis (film)
Hearts in Atlantis is a 2001 American/Australian drama thriller directed by Scott Hicks. It is loosely adapted from Stephen King's novella "Low Men in Yellow Coats", from his story collection Hearts in Atlantis.-Plot:...
and Mickey
Mickey
Mickey is a common name, derived from Michael. The word may refer to one of the following:-Fictional characters:* Mickey Mouse, a Disney cartoon character* Mickey Goldmill, a character from the Rocky franchise...
. Diandra has acted in many national commercials and in music videos for Faith Hill
Faith Hill
Faith Hill is an American country singer. She is known both for her commercial success and her marriage to fellow country star Tim McGraw. Hill has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and accumulated eight number-one singles and three number-one albums on the U.S...
’s "Cry" and the Jonas Brothers
Jonas Brothers
The Jonas Brothers are an American boy band. The band gained its popularity from the Disney Channel children's television network. From the shore region of New Jersey, the band consists of three brothers: Paul Kevin Jonas II , Joseph Adam Jonas , and Nicholas Jerry Jonas...
’ "Year 3000". Diandra has played leads in many Short Films depicting drama and comedy. Some of these films have gone to Film Festivals and have won awards. Her debut into serious comedy was with her appearance on The Gong Show with Dave Attell.
Diandra was nominated for Best Outstanding Youth Performance as a Young Leading Actress for her starring role in the drama Benchat the 2008 Young Artist Awards where she also debuted her "Boyfriend" music video and again nominated for the same category (comedy) in 2009 for her starring role in the film Christmas at the Asylum. Currently the movie Dreamkiller in which she co-stars, was released February 19, 2010. It premiered at Archlight Theater in Hollywood and had an extended limited release in the United States. Diandra won a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film: Supporting Young Actress for her portrayal of Natalia Nemet. Diandra's single "Boyfriend" is in the movie. Dreamkiller
Dreamkiller
Dreamkiller is a fantasy first-person shooter where the player takes on the role of Alice Drake, a psychologist with the ability to enter the minds of her patients to fight the monsters appearing in their dreams. The game is developed by Mindware Studios and published by Aspyr for Microsoft...
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Diandra Newlin
- 2009: Boyfriend
- 2009: "See Me Cry"
- 2009: "Blow Ur Horn"
- 2009: "Whatever"
- 2009: "Bubblin"
- 2009: "No More"
- 2009: "Make A Move"
- 2009: "Let You Go"
- 2009: "Popcorn Player" feat. Jackie Boyz
- 2009: "Leave Me Alone"
- 2009: "Boyfriend Remix"
Official sites
- Official Website of Diandra Newlin
- Official MySpace of Diandra Newlin
- Official YouTube Channel of Diandra Newlin
Other sites
lupus.diandranewlin.com